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Direction, NORMAN JEFFRIES 



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DEPRESENTS Variety 

in England, with 
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changed to Mr. Taylor's office 



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THIS WEEK (May 29) ALHAMBRA 

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AND THE SALESMAN" 

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Direction, EDW. S. KELLER 



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Vol. XXII. No. 13. 



JUNE 3, 1911. 



PRICE TEN CENTS 



NEW5Y0RK CASINO CONVERTED 
INTO REGULAR MUSIC HALL 

Shubert's Said to Have Had Plans Drawn for that 

Purpose. Unsuccessfully Tried Years Ago by 

the Aronsons at the Same House. 



There Is a strong likelihood that 
tho Shuberts will transform the Casino 
into a music hall next season. Archi- 
tects have been called into consulta- 
tion to make plans for the requirea 
alterations to the structure, somewhat 
reducing the seating capacity in order 
to make room for tables and chairs at 
which purchasers of admission tickets 
may be seated. 

The Aronsons once tried the plan 
and failed through inability to secure 

proper attractions, due entirely to in- 
experience in that branch of theatri- 
cals. The Casino was at that time an 
"upstairs house." 

The plan, as at present contem- 
plated, is to serve the liquid refresh- 
ments from the cafe at present located 
on the corner of the structure. 



AMERICAN, CHICAGO, DARK. 

Chicago, May 31. 

Sunday night the American Music 
Hall will close its doors and remain 
dark until Aaron Jones of Jones, Lin- 
irk & Schaeffer, the present lessees, 
returns from New York where he 
went in search of a suitable musical 
play to present at the South Side 
house. 

In the event of a musical show 
coming, it is said that Jones, Linick 
& Schaeffer will invest a few thou- 
sand dollars in a new balcony to in- 
crease the seating capacity. At pres- 
ent no one seems to know what will 
become of the American. 



Rl T FFLE OVER EMMY WEHLEN. 

Negotiations are now formulating 
for Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., to produce for 
William Harris and Frar.k McKee the 
American production of "The Quaker 
Girl," which is to open at the Majestic 



theatre In October, at which time that 
playhouse passes into the hands of 
Harris and McKee. 

The managers are anxious to secure 
Emmy Wehlen for the leading role 
and are reinforced in their efforts by 
George B. McLellan, her personal 
manager. McLellan discovered Miss 
Wehlen In Munich when she couldn't 
speak English and piloted her English- 
speaking engagements. He placed her 
with Liebler & Co. for the production 
of "Marriage a la Carte" and was a 
partner In the venture. Liebler & Co. 
have Miss Wehlen under contract for 
a term of years, but McLellan alleges 
that the contract is broken through the 
premature closing of the piece in Chi- 
cago last Saturday night on one day's 
notice. McLellan is said to have sunk 
considerable money in the venture. 

Victor Herbert is also said to be en- 
deavoring to secure Miss Wehlen for 
the London production of "Mile. Mod- 
iste" by Fred. C. Whitney, to play the 
role created in America by Fritzl 
Scheff. 



LULU GLASER A WOODS' STAR. 

It is almost a foregone conclusion 
that Lulu Glaser, last starring under 
the management of the Shuberts, will 
be under A. H. Woods' direction next 
season. The little woman now has 
in her possession the manuscript of 
several plays, one of which she will 
be featured in by Mr. Woods next 
fall. 

Miss Glaser and Mr. Woods have 
had several conferences, with the re- 
sult that she is looking favorably up- 
on "The Marriage Broker," which 
Cyril Maude is now playing as a 
straight comedy in London. If ar- 
rangements are completed for Miss 
Glaser to debut in this piece, it will 
be transformed into musical comedy. 



THEATRE SAVED IN CHUTES FIRE. 

San Francisco, May 31. 

The entire block occupied by the 
Chutes Amusement Co., with the ex- 
ception of the vaudeville theatre, was 
destroyed by Are Monday, entailing a 
loss of $150,000. 

The theatre was not damaged to any 
appreciable extent. Efforts are al- 
ready being made to get the thorough- 
fare sufficiently cleaned up to continue 
the vaudeville show at the Chutes 
theatre before the expiration of the 
current week. 

On the bill there this week were 
Madame Lloyd, Western Duo, Alva- 
rado, Bell Trio, Johnson and Wells. 
The only performer to sustain any loss 
was Madame Lloyd, whose wardrobe 
was ruined. The Chutes company 
carried no Insurance. 



HATTIE LORRAINE COMING EAST. 

San Francisco, May 31. 

Hattie Lorraine will start east after 
this week's engagement of Billy 
Gould's act at the Orpheum, Oakland. 

It was not unexpected by Mr. Gould 
that Miss Lorraine would grow weary 
of traveling. Bookings over the Or- 
pheum time were entered only until 
about this time. Mr. Gould planned 
a vacation In Honolulu over the sum- 
mer. 

BIG OFFER FOR PRODUCER. 

That the United Booking Offices 
proposes to enter seriously Into the 
producing line is shown conclusive- 
ly by the offer made to Henry Miller 
recently to accept the post of director 
of this department. Mr. Miller was 
tendered a salary of $".0,000 a year for 
five years to stage dramatic acts in 
vaudeville, according to an announce- 
ment. He declined the proposition as 
he has already contracted to go star- 
ring again next season in "The Havoc" 

Some time ago the United Booking 
Offices male an arrangement with Hu- 
go Baruch & Co. to supply complete 
scenic and cost nine equipment for a 
series of productions contemplate;!. 

COLLIER'S "TAKE MY ADVICE." 

William Collier lias collaborated 

with James Montgo ry on a new 

piece entitled 'Take My Advice." 

It will have its first presentation at 
Collier's Comedy Theatre early in the 
fall. 



ALBEE SECURES "SAMURUN." 

(Special Cable to Variety*. ) 

Berlin, May 31. 

E. F. Albee, general manager of the 
United Booking Offices of America, has 
closed a contract with Hugo Baruch & 
Co., the local theatrical costumers, 
who control "Samurun," to bring the 
piece to America for production in 
vaudeville. It is a most . pretentious 
spectacular pantomime based on a ser- 
ies of Arabian Nights tales. 

The entire production will be sent 
to America after its run at the Coli- 
seum In London, where it goes for a 
return date In October. 

All the principal characters make 
their entrance on the stage via the 
audience. The music is by Victor Hol- 
lander, who may leave for America 
shortly to compose the scores for sev- 
eral books for Frazee & Lederer, the 
New York managers. 



ENGLISH COMBINE REPORT. 

(Special Cable to Vakikty). 

London, May 31. 
A report is about that there may be 
a variety combine over here shortly. 
Walter Gibbons, Walter Do Frece and 
Alfred Butt figure in the stories. There 
is nothing decided on the subject yet, 
although that Oswald Stoll is playing 
possum seems to forebode some big 
move. 



NEW PLAY A FAILURE. 

(Special Cable to Vakikty,) 

Paris, May 31. 
The new di.nna "L'Knfant dea For- 
tifs," by Jules Mary and Emlle Roch- 
ard, was produced at the Theatre de 
r.\mbigu May 2 1, and was a certain 
failure. The story Is of low Paris life. 



HEAT KILLING HI SI NEKS. 

(Special ('able to Vakiity). 

London, May 31. 
The extreme heat this week is kill- 
ing the business in all London Theatres. 
They arc reaping the benefit of the 
American invasion for the Coronation. 

M(i(.l,i:i! HOES WELL. 

1 Special Cabin to Variety.) 

Sydney, May L'8. 
llessie, a j 1 1 ir 1 • 1 « • r . opening at the 
National today for bis first appearance 
In Australia, passed nicely. 



VARIETY 



HUOKi; BY "THE OPEN DOOR." 

Seattle, May 31. 

Russell & Drew, a once prosperous 
theatrical firm, confess they are 
"broke." They blame John Cort and 
the Shuberts for their financial state. 

Last week Russell & Drew movei 
to dismiss an action against the Shu- 
berts and Cort, for an injunction and 
$25,000 damages brought Nov. 18 last, 
while permitting a still later suit for 
$.'•0,000 against the same defendants 
to stand. 

In 1908, Russell & Drew entered 
into a contract whereby all the Shu- 
bert stars were to appear for the 
firm. On the strength of this agree- 
ment, the firm leased the Alhambra 
theatre for ten years at $1,000 month- 
ly rental. Then, Russell & Drew al- 
lege, Cort organized the Northwestern 
Theatrical Association, fell out with 
Klaw & Erlanger, and foyned "The 
Open Door" with the Shuberts, induc- 
ing the latter to disregard their con- 
tract with them, with the result that 
all of the Shubert Btars have playel 
at Cort's Moore theatre instead of at 
the Alhambra. 

Deprived of the big legitimate 
shows, Russell & Drew had to resort 
to all kinds of entertainment. They 
have lost money steadily, finally find- 
ing themselves unable to pay the Al- 
hambra rent. 

John Cort returned from New Yors: 
to-day. Mr. Cort announces that the 
Moore will continue playing legitimate, 
the Grand will be the "dollar house," 
and the Seattle will be the home of a 
stock company next season. 

Mr. Cort will produce "The Web" 
next season, a western play without 
nielodramatlcs or gun play, written by 
Harold Holland, now supporting Max 
Figman in stock at the Seattle. 



LINGUIST FOR FOLIES. 

(Special Cable to Variktv). 

London, May 31. 

Olga Petrowa has been engaged for 
the Folies Bergere, New York. She 
leaves within a short time. Olga works 
In French and English, burlesquing 
both. 

Satanllla, a dancer, has been en- 
gaged by William Harris for the Fo- 
lies Bergere Cabaret performance. She 
will open in New York, June 19. 



RUSSIAN DANCE PASSE. 

(Special Cable to Variety) 

London, May 31. 

The Russian dance seems to be a 
bit frayed over here. The craze is 
now a two-year-old. So when "The 
Dream Dance" with a Russian ballet 
opened at the Alhambra Monday, the 
hall did not catch on fire. 

Caterina Geltzer and M. Tichomiroff 
are admittedly great dancers; the pro- 
duction is brilliant, although lacking 
a big climax, but the entire aggrega- 
tion came too late. 

Mosher, Hayes and Mosher, Ameri- 
can comedy bicycle turn, scored a 
genuine hit at the Alhambra. No 
specialty turn has ever gone better 
there. 

Violinsky, another American who 
plays "rag" on a violin, met with a 
moderate success at the Coliseum, ap- 
pearing In London for the first time. 

Hynes and Stoddart, heading a poor 
program at the Metropolitan, did well 
in a quiet way Monday. 



BAYES REFUSED TO PLAY. 

Chicago, May 31. 

There was no performance to- 
day at the Chicago Opera House, 
where Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth 
are appearing in "Little Miss Fix-it," 
although the show was advertised 
and a good house present. The 
reason for not giving a show was be- 
cause Miss Bayes refused to play two 
matinees on succeeding days, having 
given a matinee on the holiday. 

The management was not informed 
of Miss Bayes' decision until the audi- 
ence had been seated and the opening 
chorus started. The show continued 
until It was time for Miss Bayes to 
make her appearance. It was then dis- 
covered the female star was not in the 
theatre and the curtain had to be rung 
down. Money was refunded to the en- 
tire audience. 

Lyman B. Qlover, general manager 
of the Kohl & Castle Interests, stated 
that the house management would 
take no action in the matter. 



"PINAFORE" TRAVESTY. 

Oeo. V. Hobart is writing a traves- 
ty on "Pinafore," to be a feature of 
"The Follies of 1911." This week F. 
Zlegfeld, Jr., engaged the Dolly Sis- 
ters for the show. They were with 
"The Echo." 

Another feature secured by the 
manager is Tom Dingel, who became 
famous during the Friars' perform- 
ance at the New Amsterdam last Sun- 
day. Dingel is an eccentric dancer. 
He came to New York from the west, 
forming a partnership with Ben Ryan, 
late of Ryan and White. The act 
was signed with "The Follies" by Joe 
Sullivan, its manager. 



A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. 

Chicago, May 31. 
After a preliminary week in Milwau- 
kee "The Heartbreakers," the new 
Hough and Adams piece opened at the 
Princess theatre last night before a 
big audience. The critics did not agree 
with the managers that the piece was 
fit for a Chicago opening. 




MRS. EDDIE LEONARD. 

(MABEL RUSSELL) 
In her new "40" Chalmera-betrolt. 



LARRY WHEAT MARRIES. 

Laurence Wheat, now playing with 
"The Hen Pecks," and Anice Harris, 
also in the profession, were married in 
New York Thursday morning. Sam 
Meyers acted as best man. The wed- 
ding breakfast was served at the Cafe 
Madrid. 



Some members of the cast came 
in for praise, Sallie Fisher and George 
Damerel sharing first honors. 

A run at the Princess is the present 
schedule for the production. 



NEW "ROLAND" IN "THE SPRING 
MAID." 

Wednesday night "The Spring 
Maid" had a new "Roland." Tom 
McNaughton stepped aside for the 
evening to witness the performance 
from "the front." 

The newcomer was Leo Stark, an 
Englishman, just returned from a 
stay of seven years in Australia. Mr. 
Stark has been engaged by Werba & 
Luescher to take the role in the "No. 
2" "Spring Maid" company next sea- 
son. With four rehearsals, Stark 
asked for a try. At the Saturday 
matinee, he will go through It again. 



TWO MINDS WITH SAME TITLE. 

That minds will run in the same 
channels was brought to light this 
week when the theatrical fraternity 
was informed by Daniel Frohman that 
he would open the Lyceum about 
Sept. 1 with a new comedy in three 
acts, "Thy Neighbors' Wife" by El- 
mer Harris. 

Reposing in the office of Clarence 
Bennett is a new play by that play- 
wright-actor bearing the title, "Thy 
Neighbor's Wife." The piece has 
never been produced, though Bennett 
had some of the big Broadway mana- 
gers look it over. 

Each author may have caught the 
Inspiration for the title from the song 
of that name, sung by Grace LaRue 
sometime ago. 



MAY BUCKLEY SIGNS. 

May Buckley attached her signature 
to a contract In the Frazee-Lederer of- 
fice Wednesday and will be seen In 
the play, "He Fell In Love With His 
Wife," an ofd dramatic piece which 
the firm will rename and give an 
elaborate presentation next fall. 



ROSS* SHOW SECURED. 

Frazee & Lederer have Thomas W. 
Ross of "Checkers" fame to star next 
season in a new piece by Owen Davis. 
It is a comedy-drama and its tentative 
title is "An Every Day Man/' but the 
name will probably be changed. 



GAITES SELLS "TWINS." 

Two of the "Three Twins" compan- 
ies have been sold for next season by 
Jos. M. Galtes. One, with the abso- 
lute western rights, goes to F. A. 
Wade, the musical comedy show 
owner, and the other, covering south- 
ern territory, is turned over to Billy 
Woods, a New York manager. 

Galtes will keep the third company, 
sending it through the Stair-Havlin 
houses, playing mostly week stands. 



WORRYING OVER GABY. 

(Special Cable to Variety). 

London, May 31. 
Though Gaby Deslys arrived from 
Paris to-day, the management of the 
Alhambra is worrying lest the French- 
woman should balk at her engagement 
to appear in the hall next Monday. 



ENGAGING SYLVA COMPANY. 

Al. Woods is casting the new Mar- 
guerita Sylva show which goes out 
under his management. The piece 
opens in Philadelphia late in August, 
goes then to Boston for a short stay, 
and is listed for the Globe theatre 
here in October. 

Harry MacDonough has been en- 
gaged as leading comedian. 



AUTHOR'S ART COLLECTION SOLD. 

(Special Cbale to Variety). 

Paris, May 31. 

Pierre Decourcelle's famous art 
collection was put up at auction Mon- 
day. From 125 numbers on the cata- 
logue there was realized $207,830. 
The objects of art sold are but half 
of the things he has been collecting 
all his life. 

Decourcelle is best known in Amer- 
ica as the author of "Two Little Vaga- 
bonds." 



Nederveld's Monk will tour the Or- 
pheum Circuit opening July 2, placed 
by the Marinelli office. 



Charle 8 Williams will be a manager 
for Gus Hill next season. 



CLOSES AT ONE NIGHT'S NOTICE. 

Chicago, May 31. 

The Llebler & Co. production of 
"Marriage a la Carte" closed its sea- 
son at the Grand Opera House last 
Saturday, with only a notice of one 
night given to the company. 

The piece has been playing here 
about four weeks. Entirely recasted 
and restaged for the Chicago premier 
the piece seemed as though it would 
go over big from early indications. 
The warm wave, however, proved too 
much. 

"Mile. Roslta," in which Fritz! 
Scheff is appearing at the Lyric, is 
due to close this Saturday night. The 
show "died" here without a doubt. 

The withdrawal of these two at- 
tractions will, from present appear- 
ances, close two of the Shubert houses 
In Chicago until the beginning of next 
season. 



VARIETY 



MANAGERS PESSIMISTIC 

OV ER THE CONDITIONS 

Unsettled State of Vaudeville Holding up Building Prop- 
ositions, Frightening Out Capital* and Delaying 
Improvements to "Small Time" Theatres. 
May Change Policy of Many Houses. 



The present unsettled condition of 
vaudeville, has caused many managers 
to become pessimistic over the reopen- 
ing of vaudeville activities in the late 
summer. 

The smaller vaudeville manager ap- 
pears to be the most apprehensive. He 
claims the agitation between the actor 
and the manager has become public 
property, to the extent that outside 
capital is now influenced by the re- 
ports of impending strife between the 
two. The report that "there Is going 
to be a strike by the actors" is often 
heard, say the managers, and the re- 
mark has been made by men to 
whom a proposition involving one or 
more theatres or to interest money in 
the vaudeville business has been ad- 
dressed. 

"It hits me seriously," said a "small 
time" manager this week to a Variety 
representative. The manager and the 
circuit represented by him are passive 
figures in the smouldering relations 
between the managerial and acting 
end of the vaudeville profession. His 
circuit enjoys a good standing, has 
not been connected with any complaint 
by actors, and has worked up from a 
small beginning until the future 
seemed to hold out considerable pro- 
mise. 

"The trouble is" he continued "we 
don't know where we stand for next 
season. We have a couple of houses 
in mind that could be added on, one 
to be new, but we can't go ahead, 
because we are uncertain where we 
will stand if the trouble between the 
actors and the managers breaks out 
in a strike. 

"We don't care which way it goes. 
If there is a strike, we are going to 
lose money. We can't afford to lose 
much, and we certainly can't afford to 
take chances on investing in the face 
of how th'ngs look. Why, we have 
even given up the idea of making im- 
provements to our houses. They are 
necessary and would have cost In all 
about $25,000, but how can we do 
it? I couldn't tell you now if you 
asked me whether we shall reopen 
with vaudeville. What's the use of 
taking chances? We can do other 
things with the theatres, with less risk 
than having our acts walk out, and 
forced to play makeshift bills in our 
small towns, where you may lose your 
entire clientele in one week. 

"I don't know whether the actors 
understand what this agitation is do- 
ing or what it means. If we closed 
our theatres, over forty acts weekly 
would have to look elsewhere for en- 
gagements. I don't know how the big 
managers look at this question. Per- 
haps they don't care, because their 
money has been made, and again of 
course the big manager will be the last 
to have trouble in his theatre with 



the actors, but we little fellows have 
got to figure ahead. 

"Several building deals I know of 
for 'small time' houses have been held 
up by the people who were about to 
make the investment asking the man- 
agers, 'What about this strike the 
actors are talking of?' 

"We would be safer playing straight 
pictures, or stock, or forming a cheap 
melodramatic circuit among ourselves. 
If things don't settle down shortly, I 
think you will find . any number of the 
cheaper houses will dcelde on some 
other entertainment until the man- 
agers know exactly what to expect 
and what to look for." 

One or two "big time" managers 
when spoken to by a Variety repre- 
sentative as to plans for next season, 
said that they were proceeding as they 
always have; no trouble was expected, 
and if it came, when it arrived was 
time enough to give attention. 

At an adjourned meeting of the 
Vaudeville Managers Protective Asso- 
ciation Monday, it was agreed that 
when a strike by actors should occur 
in any theatre operated by a member 
of the Association, the theatre in- 
volved should either close or Imme- 
diately adopt a moving picture policy 
of entertainment. 

At the same meeting the secretary 
of the Association was instructed to 
draft a form of contract, to be gener- 
ally placed in use among members. 



PROFESSIONAL, FLYING DULL. 

It begins to look as though the 
many aviation companies which build- 
ed hopes upon dates for fairs and 
summer parks are due to get a bump. 
Several of the larger companies have 
already given up the idea of secur- 
ing any big money for flights this 
summer. 

The reason, according to an author- 
ity, is that in almost every commun- 
ity there are several would-be flyers. 
The fair or park people do not look 
further for an attraction and hire the 
local genius. Whether he ever 
leaves the ground or not is immate- 
rial; the "press stuff" is there, and 
the "local" works much cheaper. 

It is said the Wright Bros, will 
not bother about exhibition dates 
after this season, but will place their 
machines on the market for sale out- 
right. 

Big open-air attractions are being 
handled very sparingly this summer. 



CHILD LABOR CONVICTION. 

San Francisco, May 31. 
Archie Levy, the booking agent and 
manager of the Richmond theatre 
here, was arrested and found guilty 
before Judge Sullivan of employing 
child labor at his theatre. Levy was 
remanded for sentence until later in 
the week. An appeal from the deci- 
sion will be taken. 



MAURICE SHAl'lltO DIES. 

Maurice Shapiro, the music pub- 
lisher, died suddenly yesterday morn- 
ing at his home in New York. Mr. 
Shapiro had been suffering for some 
months with stomach trouble. At At- 
lantic City for a few days with his 
wife, he returned to Xew York Wed- 
nesday. During the night he com- 
menced to sink, and died early Thurs- 
day morning. 

The deceased started his present 
music publishing firm five years ago. 
Previously he had been engaged in 
the music trade over here, but left 
for an extended period In Europe. 
"Shapiro" has been very successful, 
and is ranked amon gthe leading firms 
of the country in the line. 



PICTURES FOLLOW CORN BEEF. 

Where once the merry lobster 
squirmed midst the melting butter 
while the corn beef and cabbage play- 
fully dipped itself into the English 
mustard, the moving picture will soon 
dance on the sheet of white, for the 
building that housed Shanley's restau- 
rant at 42nd street and Broadway 
for so many years is to be opened as 
a picture house this Saturday. 

Freeman Bernstein is the promoter. 
Tuesday Freeman said everything 
would be ready by Saturday. The 
police, the license and the fire bur- 
eaus had been visited. Everything 
looked so rosy that Mr. Bernstein was 
able to spend Decoration Day with his 
family at his newly rented cottage at 
Long Branch (rent prepaid). What 
was the main dining room in the 
famous restaurant will be the picture 
theatre. Admission will be a dime. 



COMEDY CLUB WEEK OFF. 

The Vaudeville Comedy Club's big 
show which was to have gone into the 
Savoy, Atlantic City, July 17, ha 8 been 
declared off. 

One story proclaimed the opposi- 
tion, Youngs Pier, as the cause. 
Louis Wesley, manager of the Savoy, 
stated that there had been no com- 
plaint from the Pier end, but that an 
agreement regarding terms between 
the Club and Comstock & Gest could 
not be reached. 



LEECH'S NEW "TWO-ACT." 
Al. Leech has purchased from 
Charles Horwitz a "two-act," entitled 
"Sighs," and has been booked to open 
with it shortly at Hammersteln's. 



PRINCESS' NEW ACT. 

The Princess Sita Diva is rehears- 
ing a new act for vaudeville, under 
the stage direction of William Torpey. 
The Princess is under the management 
of Pat Casey. Four of the Hindoo girl 
dancers with Ruth St. Denis have 
been added to the Princess' comple- 
ment for the stage. 



PERHAPS OF OLD-TIMEKS. 

Several of the managers of the 
United Booking Offices have been con- 
sidering the value of presenting a 
week of "old-time" minstrelsy. The 
first to go actively to work to formu- 
late such a hill is H. <1 Larson, man- 
ager of Keiths, Boston. He has al- 
ready communicated with a number of 
the veteran blackfac e stars to see how 
they felt about it. 



USING UNITED'S CONTRACT. 

This week the Charles K. Krauss 
agency of Philadelphia, and the Nat- 
ional Agency, of Boston, both affiliated 
with the Family Department of the 
United Booking Offices, adopted the 
form of contract lately placed in use 
by the Fam. Dept. That form does away 
with the arbitrary cancellation of the 
act after the first show, a condition 
permitted of by former manager-artist 
agreement. 

This Saturday night will mark the 
closing of four houses that have been 
securing their bookings through the 
Family Department of the IT. B. O. 
The houses are the Prcspect in the 
Bronx, the Plaza in Buffalo, N. Y., the 
Star, Ithaca, N. Y. and the Greenwich, 
Greenwich. N. Y. The latter three 
will remain dark for the Summer 
while the Prospect will play stock. 

Amcng these four closings there will 
be two openings during the present 
month. One Is a theatre and the ether 
a park. Rock Springs Park at East 
Liverpool, Ohio, opens for the summer 
next Monday. Three weeks later the 
Lyceum, Ashtabula, O , will open with 
vaudeville. Bookings for both will be 
laid out by Billy Delaney. 



ANOTHER CANINE WONDER. 

Chicago, May 31. 

Another canine wonder has appear- 
ed in the form of "The Great Spot," 
presented by Louis Pruchniak. "Spot" 
is being touted as the best of all, his 
trainer offering to wager that he is 
the best trained dog in the world. 

Pruchniak claims that "Spot" is the 
original "writing" dog, an 1 also that 
no magnetic influence is used to make 
the animal display his penmanship. 

Among other things "Spot" can run 
backwards, stand on his head unaldel, 
weep real tears and do a mind-read- 
ing act. Pruchniak has refused sev- 
eral offers for current New York en- 
gagements, but will spring his meal 
ticket next season. 



AFTER MILLIONAIRE MUSICIAN. 

Robert E. Irwin, manager of the 
Fifth Avenue theatre, ever on the 
alert for novelty, is endeavoring to 
secure for his house an act that 
would prove an unquestionable draw- 
ing card. Some time ago there was 
produced at one of the performances 
at the Lambs' Club an instrumental 
act by four of its members. They 
were Alfred Seligman, of the well- 
known banking house of I. & N. Sel- 
igman. Theo. Bendlx, musical direc- 
tor of the Hudson theatre, Max Ben- 
dlx, director of "The Spring Maid" 
Company orchestra, and Oscar Sang- 
er, late conductor at the Empire the- 
atre. For the little turn, was em- 
ployed some $20,000 worth of Instru- 
ments, the property of Mr. Seligman, 
who is said to he an amateur musi- 
cian of no moan merit. The difficulty 
is In the other three musicians, en- 
forced by Mr. Irwin, persuading the 
millionaire banker to make his debut 
as a public performer. 



Frank Milton and the De Long Sis- 
ters are under the management of 
Albee. Weber & Evans; George, Elsie 
and Ida St. Leon are under the man- 
agement of Frederic Thompson. A 
transposition of a line under tho lat- 
ter's picture in Vahiktv, last week oc- 
casions thl^ explanation. 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE ATTRACTIONS 

FO R SEASO N'S OPENING 

Plays In Plenty, Some Tried and Found True. Others, 

Stamped as Successes Out of Town the Past 

Season, Waiting for New York Opening. 



Much hag already been said and 
written of the outlook in the legiti- 
mate field of theatricals for next sea- 
son. The professional croakers have 
declared that there is a dearth of 
new material in sight, and that "show 
business has gone to the dogs." This 
cry has been recorded every spring 
since show business began, and will 
likely be revived every year at the 
beginning of the season when the So- 
ciety for the Prevention r t>f Cruelty 
to Animals issues its annual announce- 
ment that all dogg should be muzzled. 

The crop of new material in the 
form of plays, musical and otherwise, 
to be presented at the opening of the 
regular fall season in New York is, 
as far as may be judged from ad- 
vance information and reports of pre- 
liminary presentations out of town, 
'way above the average. In addition 
to those already announced there is 
undoubtedly a large list that is being 
held in reserve and others now being 
written, while still others have been 
submitted to managers by the authors 
and are being given careful considera- 
tion. 

A partial list of the opening pieces 
for the inauguration of the season of 
1911-12, is as follows: 

Weber's theatre will reopen in Au- 
gust with the first production of "Sen- 
orita," a new musical play by George 
V. Hobart, music by Silvio Hein. 
Later Joe Weber in a new piece, will 
appear in the house as his own star. 

Liebler & Co. will produce early in 
September at Wallack's theatre a com- 
edy in four acts by Louis N. Parker, 
called "Disraeli," with George Arliss 
in the title role. It won success in 
Chicago the past season. 

Charles Frohman opens the Knick- 
erbocker early in September with a 
new comedy in which he will present 
Donald Brian as a star. 

The Hackett theatre (re-named the 
Harris), will show the first New York 
performance of "Maggie Pepper" by 
Charles Klein, in which Rose Stahl 
is at present enjoying a long and pros- 
perous stellar engagement at the Il- 
linois, Chicago. Its metropolitan 
premiere is scheduled for Labor Day. 

Julian Eltinge in "The Fascinating 
Widow," comes to the New Amster- 
dam or Liberty in September. El- 
tinge has enjoyed phenomenal success 
on tour. 

"The Spring Maid," one of the past 
season's big New York successes, re- 
opens at the Liberty early in August, 
for a short stay. 

David Belasco will open his Repub- 
lic theatre with "The Woman," with 
Helen Ware. 

Ijew Fields, who closes at the Broad- 
way Saturday with "The Henpecks," 
in order to make a short trip abroad, 
reopens that playhouse with the same 
piece the first week in August, fol- 
lowing it in a few weeks with another 



musical comedy of the same type, 
called "The Never Homes." 

The Hudson theatre will reopen 
Sept. 4, when Frank Mclntyre, last 
seen in New York as Bob Blake in 
"The Travelling Salesman," will make 
his stellar debut in George Bronson 
Howard's comedy "Snobs." Manager 
Henry B. Harris has in reserve for 
that theatre a piece by Edgar Selwyn 
called "The Arab," tried out in stock 
in Los Angeles recently. 

The Belasco-Stuyvesant theatre re- 
opens early in September for a few 
weeks' revival of "The Concert" and 
will be followed Oct. 17 by David War- 
field in "The Return of Peter Grimm." 
This has been such an unquestioned 
success in Chicago and elsewhere that 
it can hardly be looked upon as even 
a possible failure in New York. 

"Thy Neighbor's Wife" is carded for 
the opening attraction at the Lyceum 
in August. 

Wagenhals & Kemper will open the 
Astor the middle of August with a 
three weeks' revival of "Seven Days," 
following it with "What the Doctor 
Ordered." This farce was tried out 
in Trenton last season and its spon- 
sors regard it as an even funnier 
piece than their "Seven Days." They 
also have in reserve a serious play to 
follow at their theatre. 

"A Gentleman of Leisure," a new 
comedy by John Stapleton and P. G. 
Wodehouse, with Douglas Fairbanks 
as the star, will be the opening at- 
traction at The Playhouse, Aug. 16. 
Grace George will make her first ap- 
pearance with The Playhouse com- 
pany at that theatre, some time in 
October. 

John Drew will open at the Empire 
in a new play, as he has done ever 
since he has been a star under the 
direction of Charles Frohman. 

"The Girl of My Dreams," featuring 
Leila Mclntyre and John Hyams, which 
enjoyed two successful engagements 
in Chicago last season, is listed for 
the opening of the Globe. 

When Frank McKee assumes me 
management of the Majestic in Octo- 
ber, he will return it to its original 
policy of a production house, opening 
it with "The Quaker Girl," an English 
musical piece of the George Edwardes 
type, which has been favorably re- 
ceived in England. 

Liebler & Co. will inaugurate their 
tenancy of the New Theatre, renam- 
ing it the Century, by a stupendous 
spectacular production of "The Garden 
of Allah." 

One of Henry W. Savage's early pro- 
ductions next season, to be presented 
at one of the houses not mentioned 
above, will be "Le Million," a four- 
act farce now running at the Palais 
Royal, Paris. Leo Ditrichstein has 
male the American adaptation. 

Fritzi Scheff in "Mile. Roslta" has 
been mentioned as the opening attrac- 



tion for the Casino, but out-of-town 
(report! are to the effect that the 
piece will require some drastic over- 
hauling before it can reasonably be 
looked upon as a candidate for the 
money-making prize. 

Some of the other plays presented 
on the road last season that have 
enjoyed a sufficient amount of success 
to entitle them to make a bid for 
metropolitan favor are, "The King's 
Game" (with James K. Hackett), 
"Katie-Did;" "The Fox;" "Behind the 
Scenes" (by Margaret Mayo); "My 
Cinderella Girl;" "The Sweetest Girl 
in Paris;" "The Girl I Love;" George 
Fawcett in "The Remittance Man;" 
Margaret Anglin in "Green Stock- 
ings;" Henrietta Croasman in "The 
Peacock and the Goose;" Thomas 
Dixon's "Sins of the Father;" Robert 
Edeson in "Where the Trail Divides;" 
Henry Kolker in "The Great Name;" 
Wilton Lackaye in "The Stranger;" 
Olga Nethersole in "The Redemption 
of Evelyn Vaudray;" Annie Russell in 
"Gordon's Wife;" Virginia Harned in 
"The Woman He Married;" "Rock of 
Ages;" "Gay Matilda." 



NEW YORKER IN MARSEILLES. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, May 31. 
Harry C. Romaine, formerly a man- 
ager in New York, will assume charge 
of the Eldorado, Marseilles. He will 
open this establishment June 2, for a 
summer season, under the name of 
the New York Music Hall. 



NEW STAR FOR "TILIjIE." 

"Tillie's Nightmare" may be sent 
out on the road once more, next sea- 
son, but without Marie Dressier. Sev- 
eral women have been mentioned in 
connection with the stellar role of the 
piece. The parting between Miss 
Dressier, the show and her managers 
arrived with the abandonment of the 
proposed summer run of the produc- 
tion at the Herald Square. It was to 
have commenced last Monday. Miss 
Dressier refused to open at the Herald 
Square, leaving for her farm in the 
Country. No reaeon was assigned. 
Lew Fields declared he knew of no 
reason for it. 

The tour of "Tillie's Nightmare." 
embracing an eight months' stay in 
New York and a tour of the country 
to the northwest and return, was high- 
ly profitable. In that time Miss Dress- 
ier played nearly six hundred perfor- 
mances and her share of the receipts 
amounted to about $50,000. When 
Miss Dressier was apprised by her 
management that for her return New 
York engagement the prices were to 
be $1.50 instead of two dollars, she 
balked as only the strenuous Marie 
can. Not only that, but she insisted 
that the organization be recostumed 
at a cost approximating $3,000. The 
points were argued for several days 
between star and management until 
Anally, finding that the Messrs. Fields 
and Shuberts could not see it her way, 
Miss Dressier quit. 



FRIARS ARE PARADING. 

Atlantic City, May 31. 

The first "stand" of the trip of 
the Friars' Frolic was this town. 
They got here on Monday as per 
schedule, and immediately paraded 
the Boardwalk, headed by Emmett 
Corrigan and their band. The march- 
ers were attired in long, green linen 
dusters, plaid caps and bamboo canes. 
James Walsh was Just behind the 
man with the baton, while immedi- 
ately back of him was held aloft a 
placard announcing the Friars' Frol- 
ic at the Apollo. This was unneces- 
sary as the house was completely 
sold out last Saturday. 

The parade Is unique in that it is 
the first theatrical organization that 
ever paraded the "walk." There have 
been but few processions of any kind 
along that thoroughfare. 

Philadelphia, May 31. 
The Friars' gave their "Frolic" at 
the Chestnut Street Opera House, 
Tuesday afternoon. Despite the many 
attractions Memorial Day, the thea- 
tre was filled and the audience 
evinced much enjoyment at the enter- 
tainment given. The receipts of the 
single performance were not an- 
nounced. 

Baltimore, May 31. 
The Friars Frolic played to big busi- 
ness here yesterday, more money going 
in at the gate than had been looked 
for. 

Chicago, May 31. 
The advance sale for the Friars 
Frolic has reached $5,000, up to date. 



MAKIGNY SETTLES A STRIKE. 

(Special Cable to Variety,.) 

Paris, May 31. 

The stage hands at the Folies Ma- 
rigny went out on a strike during the 
performance the other night. The au- 
dience was acquainted with the facts 
and the money refunded. 

The house opened again the next 
night with an entirely new staff be- 
hind the scene. The stage hands' 
grievance was that they were worked 
too hard. The management refused to 
hire more help. 



ANOTHER HIGH BROW PLAY. 

Not content with his attempts to 
launch "The Clouds" at the Bijou 
Theatre recently, Julius Hopp will of- 
fer the public a few more "high brow" 
pieces at that playhouse. The first of 
them will be "Youth" by Max Halbe, 
translated and adopted by Herman 
Bernstein from the German play 
"Jugend." It will be given June 8. 



M. JoKcpli Joyce, advance of "The 
Smart Set" ("big show") the past sea- 
son, has taken charge of the L. A. 
Thompson interests at Rockaway, for 
the summer. 



BUBB CASTING TWO PLAYS. 

George J. Wetzel, representative for 
the Bennett attractions has completed 
a deal with George Bubb whereby the 
latter secures for next season "A 
Warning Bell" and "A Royal Slave," 
by Clarence Bennett. Mr. Bubb will 
reach New York this month to select 
his casts. 

"A Sailor's Sweetheart," a roman- 
tic operette by Mr. Wetzel, calling for 
a small cast and no chorus, is now in 
rehearsal and will open early next 
month. 



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Vol. XXII. 



June 3 



No. 13 



"The Red Rose," with Valeska Su- 
ratt, opened at Boston Monday. 



The IjongwortliM played Peoria, 111., 
last week. The act has not been idle 
in the past eighteen months. 



Vardon, Perry and Wilder leave for 
their second European tour, June 10, 
opening at the Palace, Blackpool, June 
19. 



Joe Carroll and Will J. Cooke re- 
turned to Broadway this week, not 
having seen the lane since last Au- 
gust. 



Cileu Island opened its regular sea- 
son last Sunday. A couple of new 
steamers run between the Island and 
New York. 



Bijou Russell has received a route 
through Freeman Bernstein over the 
Sullivan-Considine Circuit, commenc- 
ing in July. 



Neely L. Kd wards; of Flanagan and 
Edwards, and Belle Carlton, former- 
ly with Dan Burke in vaudeville, were 
married May 27. 



Hawthorne and Burt replaced Harry 
Fox and Millership Sisters at Proc- 
tor's, Newark, this week. Harry is 
still without his voice. 



Roy Barnea is "stealing Eddie Leon- 
ard's stuff," Roy having purchased a 
big touring car, and will join the Ac- 
tor's Automobile Club. 



Jack Lorimer, the Scotch comedian, 
bus been placed by the Marinelli 
agency for thirty weeks on the United 
Circuits next season. 



A. K. Johnson, the foreign agent, 
will sail June 1 ; "» for tbe other side. 
Max Sherman will attend to his busi- 
ness while away. 



Mr and Mrs. Perkins Fisher have 
purchased a ranch in Southern Cali- 
fornia and will study orange raising 
during the holiday season. 



Stepp, Mehlinger and King sailed 
Wednesday to play in England. After 
a week In the provinces they will open 
at the Hippodrome, London. Max Hart 
did the booking. 



Johnson and Dean, the colored act, 
wish to return to this country next 
season. M. S. Bentham is filling in 
vaudeville time for them. 



Sheppard Camp has been engaged 
by Henry B. Harris to play the role 
of Bob Blake in "The Travelling 
Salesman" for next season. 



Raymond Hitchcock's starring ve- 
hicle for next season is entitled "The 
Red Widow." It is the joint work of 
Channing Pollock and Hen Wolf with 
music by Charles Gebest. 



Gerald Griffin and Co., Camilla 
Ober, Arlington Four and William, 
Thompson and Co. have been booked 
over the Orpheum Circuit. 



When Julius Tannin played at 
Hammerstein's he was billed as "Jul- 
ius Tannen, The Popular Monologist, 
first time here in three years." 
(Julius thinks it's funny). 



The engagement is announced of 
Arylyne Caryl Elliott (non-profes- 
sional) of Halifax, N. S-, to Jules 
Kibel, of the Bell Boy Trio. 



Walter J. Kingsley, general press 
representative for Henry B. Harris and 
Jesse L. Lasky has been appointed by 
Mayor Gaynor on the committee to see 
that New York has a sane 4th. 



SPORTING NEWS 

During the summer months Variety will give special attention to all 
•porting event* in which the profession is directly concerned. 

Send in accounts of baseball games, swimming * races, golf matches, 
automobile runs, etc., addressing all communications to Sporting Editor, 
VARIETY, New York, 






Nat Wills and Mrs. Wills (La Belle 
Titcomb) left for the mountains yes- 
terday, for the summer. They open 
on the Orpheum time August 21. 



Harry Mundorft*, who has been 
away from his desk in the United of- 
fices for the past four weeks, suf- 
fering from a nervous breakdown, is 
reported to be on the mend. 



Jos. K. Watson has concluded to 
tempt vaudeville with a "single" next 
season, leaving burlesque for the time 
being. Paul Durand is the agent. 



Jack Welch and Francis X. Hope 
will take out "The Man Who Owns 
Broadway," next season with a new 
man playing Raymond Hitchcock's old 
role. 



'Truthful John" Pollock, the chief 
piper of the Victoria Roof, will not 
take to the road next season, but 
will be at Weber's on Broadway, as 
the distributer of press "dope." 



Ray Cox may go starring next sea- 
son — that is, she will if certain nego- 
tiations to that end are consummated. 
If not she will play the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit. 



A large corner plot of ground, lo- 
cated at Fulton and Washington 
streets, Jamaica, Long Island, has 
just l been purchased for the erection 
thereon of a vaudeville theatre. 



"Happy Fanny" Fields is in town 
on a visit to her relatives. She will 
remain here for the summer, return- 
ing in time for the regular fall season 
in London. 



No special policemen's badges 
could be obtained for the contem- 
plated female Cops on Hammerstein's 
Roof. They may keep guard up there 
without the emblem of authority. 



Girard and Gardner, after spend- 
ing a few weeks at Mt. Clemens, 
leave for England (in July) to com- 
mence a second tour of the Stoll 
houses. 



The New Netherlands Theatre Co., 

which is erecting a theatre on Forty- 
eighth street, near Sixth avenue, has 
just negotiated a loan of $250,000 
with which to erect the building. 



The Colonial, New York, closes 
June 18, for the summer. Percy G. 
Williams' other houses, open at pres- 
ent (Alhambra and Orpheum) will 
stop June 25. 



LJna Abar banal 1 has rented a cot- 
tage at Saranac Lake for the summer. 
She will be the star once more of 
"Madame Sherry" with the opening of 
the regular season. 



Ed. MacDoweil, formerly business 
manager with Mrs. Leslie Carter, has 
been engaged by John Cort for next 
season to manage the coast show of 
"The Gamblers." 



Arvis' "Temple of Mystery", the 
illusion and living picture turn, on re 
on the Morris Circuit, has been place. J 
by Paul Durand for four weeks on 
Hammerstein's Roof, opening June 2<",. 

Lillian Sinalley, late of "Madame 
Sherry," has been secured for next 
season by W. J. Counihan for his 
"Queens of the Folies Bergere" to play 
a prima donna soubret role. This is 
Miss Smalley's first appearance in bur- 
lesque. 

Al. Itiirman, cornelian with the 
Walthour Troupe, and Matilda Wolff, 
with "Tollies of the Day," will he 
married in New York .Mine LM. K. 
Walthonr. mentioned last week as the 
prospective bridegroom, will merely 
be amoimst those present. 



E. J. Carpenter has obtained the 
producing rights to "Forty-Five Min- 
utes From Broadway," for next sea- 
son and may put out two companies 
in the Cohan piece. Carpenter will 
also have out "The Blue Mouse" and 
"The House of a Thousand Candles" 
next season. 



"The Isle Of Bpice," which opened 
Sept. 3 last, is having an unusually 
long season and is now playing Domin- 
ion of Canada fair dates. After the 
July and August dates are filled, the 
company will be reorganized to play 
comic operas in the northwest terri- 
tory for the balance of the season. 

Ray Bailey, who has been suffering 
from an attack of peritonitis, was suc- 
cessfully operated on Monday at the 
French Hospital on West 34th street. 
Miss Bailey will probably be out in a 
fortnight, but will do no work until 
she and her husband open on the Or- 
pheum Circuit next season. 



Clark Brown, general manager of 
the Canadian Circuit (vaudeville), re- 
turned from a fishing trip Monday. 
Joe Weber spent a week with Mr. 
Brown, eighty miles north of Ottawa, 
in a place called a town because there 
were eight houses in it. (Mr. Brown 
caught ail th e flsh — Mr. Weber ate 
them). 



Able Hammers teln promises to 
surely leave New York to-morrow, 
taking the New York for the other 
side. With the youngest of the Ham- 
merstein brothers will go "The Ori- 
ental Rose," said by Abe to be a reg- 
ular act, imported by him from 
Europe when last over there. Abe 
was so busy here he could not bring 
the foreign turn to the attention of 
the American managers, so he in- 
tends letting the Londoners see it at 
the Hippodrome, toward the latter 
end of this month — or later. 



Bessie Clayton reached New York 
last week, to visit her husband, Julian 
Mitchell, who is convalescent after a 
severe illness. Her father returned 
with her. Miss Clayton will return 
abroad to fulfill engagements placed 
by her manager, Bert Cooper, who has 
the dancer under contract for two 
years more. Mr. Cooper is back in 
New York with authority, he claims, 
to place the works of Fran/ Lehar on 
this side. Mr. Lehar may visit the 
States when Dr. Wullner comes over 
for a contemplated concert tour next 
fall. 

A vaudeville actor (who doesn't 
wear his watch in his upper outside 
coat pocket) was looking over some 
suburban property with a view to pur- 
chasing a home, last Sunday. The 
real estate man was showing him 
around. The actor stopped in front of 
one cottage that looked as though It 
illicit he purchased at a reasonable 
figure. 

"What's the price of that oueT' 
said the actor. 

"Oli," replied the real estate sales- 
man, "that was sold to an actor yes- 
terda>. We caught him on the run 
and slipped it to him good. " 



8 



VARIETY 



MANHATTAN'S REAL RENTERS. 

The real renters of the Oscar Ham- 
ruersteiu's Manhattan Opera House are 
Comstock & (Jest, the young theatri- 
cal firm, who have taken a lease of 
the house for ten years at an annual 
rental of $6r»,000. Possession will be 
Kiven Sept. 1. The Shubert attrac- 
tion will again appear at the Manhat- 
tan next season, at prices ranging from 
twenty-five cents to one dollar. The 
Manhattan will be a week-stand. It la 
in opposition to the Grand Opera 
House, managed by Cohan & Harris, 
playing the same policy with Klaw & 
Erlanger attractions. 

The Manhattan was taken over by 
the Shuberts this spring, on a per cent- 
age plan with Mr. Hammersteln. Open- 
ing with "Alias Jimmy Valentine," the 
theatre did a terrific business that 
week, but gradually dropped off in re- 
ceipts until the success of the new 
policy was not as firmly established 
as the early returns indicated it would 
bo. Later, it was announced that 
the Shuberts had taken the property 
under lease. This, it was understood 
at the time, was for the purpose of 
assisting Mr. Hammersteln in securing 
a large additional mortgage on the 
property he was then negotiating for. 
The formal announcement of Comstock 
& Gest having secured the Manhattan 
was given out last week. 

In addition to the Manhattan, Corn- 
stock & Gest lease or manage the Co- 
lonial, Cleveland; Harmonus-Bleecker 
Hall, Albany; Van Twiller, Schenec- 
tady; Shubert, Rochester, Savoy, At- 
lantic City, and a house in Louisville. 



OHIO'S STRICT LAW. 

Cincinnati, May 24. 

The law governing theatrical and 
other public exhibitions in the State 
of Ohio has been amended by the 
state legislature. Theatrical per- 
formances, public shows and athletic 
games of whatever name or nature to 
which admission is charged will be 
regulated by license or prohibited if 
such action be necessary and all busi- 
ness of trafficking in theatrical tickets 
or coupons of licensed amusements by 
unrecognized agents will be governed 
accordingly. 

All municipalities in Ohio, by their 
councils, may provide by ordinance or 
resolution for the exercise and en- 
forcement of the powers granted. 



HEADQl ARTERS IN NEW YORK. 

Chicago, May 31. 

Tommy Quigley, general manager 
of the Laemelle Music Publishing Co., 
will leave for the east in a week or 
two to establish headquarters for his 
firm in New York. As yet no one has 
been selected to represent the house 
here. 

Since Quigley left "Shapiro" to di- 
rect the affairs of the Chicago firm, he 
lias sent over several hits, incidently 
learning that one of the necessities of 
a successful publisher is to have his 
main office closer to Broadway than 
Chicago. 



Maud IiUiiil>ert, takes another dip 
into the varieties, starting June 17 at 
Shea's, Buffalo. A week or two may 
be played hereabouts before that time. 
Jenie .Jacobs of the Casey Agency Is 
fixing it. 



NEARLY MILE-COASTER. 

The Giant Coaster on Surf avenue, 
Coney Island, is scheduled to start to- 
morrow. It is located Just next to 
"Dreamland," which was destroyed by 
fire. The flames damaged it slightly. 

Covering 4,000 feet of track, built 
of 500 tons of steel, and having a ca- 
pacity of a passenger a second, the 
coaster can register $4,000 on a busy 
day. The highest point of vantage is 
100 feet. 



THE GIRLS ARE COMING. 

Chicago, May 31. 
Minnie Warner and Genevieve Gan- 
non, the two niftiest girls in the Or- 
pheum Circuit's employ, will leave for 
New York in a few weeks to spend 
their usual summer vacation in that 
city. While both young women are 
strong for the Windy City, they like 
to slip east once a year to wise up to 
the new buildings, so that in a pinch 
they can converse familiarly on the 




An example of the attractive billing originated and used by the Orpheum Circuit In featuring 
"MARVELOUS GRIFFITH." THE HUMAN ADDING MACHINE, whom the managers declared 
to be one of the beat nets to create talk that has gone over the tour In a long while. 

In Griffith's opening weeks on the Circuit he was not even featured, but it did not take 
the management long to appreciate his value, as he was quickly advanced to the headline 
position, and there he finished In New Orleans May 7. 

He Is resting on his farm In Northern Indiana for the summer, but his manager. K. K. 
NADEL, is In New York, arranging future bookings 



A. Jarvis, who had the construction 
in his charge, signed a contract Mon- 
day, to build a coaster at Revere 
Beach, Boston, and have it finished by 
10 a. in., July 4, or forfeit fifty dol- 
lars a day until it runs. 



"HAY RUM" COMEDIANS READY. 

Closing their first (and successful) 
burlesque season on the Eastern 
Wheel, as proprietors and managers, 
Al Shean and Ed. Gallager are ready 
to spend the summer in vaudeville 
with Mr. Gallager's laughable traves- 
ty, "The Battle of Bay Rum." Mr. 
Shean has never played in vaudeville 
with Mr. Gallager, although the cou- 
ple made the skit a feature of their 
show the past season. 

M. S. Bentham has been commis- 
sioned to secure time. 



subject. 

Minnie still remembers her daily 
morning trips to Central Park with 
Pat Casey where the obelisk was thor- 
oughly explained to her. Minnie be- 
lieved Pat when he told her it was 
the original Blarney stone brought 
over from Ireland to give courage to 
the park police force. 

Harry Robinson will also spend a 
few weeks in New York, he being the 
first member of the W. V. M. A. staff 
to receive his summer leave. 



"EXPIATION" PANTOMIME. 

During July Auriel Coccla will pre- 
sent Minnie Amato in a dramatic pan- 
tomime, entitled "Expiation." In the 
piece, Mr. Coccla will appear as a 
clown. Ten people will be employed. 
The first local presentation may be on 
Hammersteln's Roof. 



$600 REFUSED. 

Six hundred was offered through the 
Pat Casey office on Wednesday for the 
Cooper Brothers for next week at the 
Orpheum in Brooklyn. Harry Cooper 
was willing to accept but Irving, who 
at present is a "manager" of vaude- 
ville acts was the one preventing the 
booking. 

Irving states that booking is too 
good at present for $300 (one-half) 
to tempt him. Seven hundred and fif- 
ty for the act he might consider, said 
Irving. 



JIM MORTON'S "PROP" LIST. 

The Folies Bergere stage manager, 
John H. McCarron, was shocked Mon- 
day morning upon receiving the fol- 
lowing letter from James J. Morton. 

The »Kld Komical Kuss opened at 
the Folies Monday evening, as the 
talking card boy, informing the audi- 
ence by word of mouth who and what 
would be next. For this duty, James 
J. required one frock coat, some 
trousers, shirt and hat — perhaps 
shoes. 

Never does Jlmsy wear more than 
that when appearing upon the ros- 
trum; he is the avowed enemy of all 
make-up manufacturers, hence Mc- 
Carron's surprise: 

New York, May 27, 1911. 
Mr. J. McCarron, Esq., 

Dear Sir: — Will you please have 
your property-man procure the fol- 
lowing mentioned articles for Mon- 
day night: 

1 Large Carriage Sponge. 

2 V6 dozen U-pound paper bags 

blown up. 

1 Lemonade squeezer — glass. 
Vz pint Jamaica Rum. 

2 sweet Lemons each show. 

1 full set parlor furniture (Gold), 
and linen covers for same. 

1 Large Pier Mirror- not less than 
6 feet. 

2 Children's stockings, 1 white. 1 
black. 

1 Football filled with milk. 
1 2 feet small rubber hose. 
\\ pairs old Gloves and one sure fire 
pitcher to break. Can use House 
Piano if not in tune. 
Yours respectfully, 

JAMES J. MORTON'. 



"TALKING ACTS" ON ROOF. 

There will be a radical change in 
the frame-up of the programs for the 
Victoria Roof Garden this Summer. 
A fair proportion of the numbers on 
the bills will be "talking acts," Even 
comedy sketches will he used. This 
is made possible by completely closing 
the windows on the 12nd street side 
of the roof, which will shut out the 
major portion of the noise from the 
street. Electric fans will be put in 
operation on sultry nights, should the 
temperature become at all uncomfort- 
able. 



RUSS ALEXANDER ILL 

Boston, May \\ 1 . 
The Exposition Four are not at 
Keith's this week, having cancelled 
the engagement through the Illness of 
Russ Alexander. Mr. Alexander has 
gone to the Adirondack Mountains to 
recover his health. He was the piano 
player in th e act. 



VARIETY 



EASTERN WHEEL INCREASES 
BOARD M EMBERS HIP BY ONE 

Will Elect Qus Hill for Eighth Member; John Q. Jermon 
Likely Filling Vacancy. R. K. Hynicka Per- 
manent Treasurer. "Extra Act" Understand- 
ing, by Mutual Consent, Expense 50-50. 



At the annual meeting of the Co- 
lumbia Amusement Co. (Eastern Bur- 
lesque Wheel) to be held today, it is 
quite likely that the Board of Direc- 
tors of the company will be increased 
from its present membership of seven 
to eight. It is said that Gus Hill will 
be appointed as the new member. 

John G. Jermon (of Jacobs & Jer- 
mon) is slated to step into the vacan- 
cy on the Board created by the retire- 
ment through resignation of L. Law- 
rence Weber. The treasure ship, also 
left open by Mr. Weber's resignation, 
and which has been filled temporarily 
by Rudolph K. Hynicka, of Cincinnati, 
will be filled permanently by the elec- 
tion of Mr. Hynicka as treasurer. 

Another important point to be 
passed upon at the meeting is the 
question of "extra acts," it is expected. 
This point was brought up by the re- 
cent Judgment obtained against the 
Columbia Co. by Mr. Hill, for acts in- 
serted into his shows, Mr. Hill recov- 
ering the cost of the extra turns he 
was obliged to pay for. 

Although the Columbia Co. appealed 
from the Judgment (that appeal 
pending) it is said that future contin- 
gencies will be settled through a mu- 
tual agreement between house and 
road manager upon an extra attrac- 
tion, the expense to be divided equally 
between the theater and the show. 
This was the main concession the trav- 
elling managers of the Eastern Wheel 
have looked forward to. 

It is also rumored that with the 
election of Mr. Hill to the Columbia 
Board, and the settlement of the "ex- 
tra act" point, all legal proceedings 
and other matters in dispute lately be- 
tween the executives of the Columbia 
Eastern Wheel and a few of its fran- 
chise holders, will be dropped. This 
will leave an opening for the Dove of 
Peace to slip in, after a stormy inter- 
val since that bird last hovered about 
the Columbia building. 

Other routine business will be 
transacted at the meeting. During 
the day annual meetings of the sub- 
sidiary companies to the Columbia 
will also be held at the offices of the 
parent concern. 



KICE & CADY SELL OUT. 

Chicago, May 31. 
Rice & Cady have sold their in- 
terest in "The Beauty Trust" to the 
New York Costume Co., of this city. 
The bill of sale includes everything 
but the "Wheel" franchise. 



BUYING A THEATRE. 

Philadelphia, May 21. 

For its second Philadelphia house 
next season, the Empire Circuit Co. 
(Western Burlesque Wheel) is about 
to take title to a theatre here. The 
transfer of the property is expected to 
occur today or tomorrow. 

The Western Wheel, also, according 



to information, has in view the pur- 
chasing of a site in this city, and the 
building of a new house for season af- 
ter next. The Trocadero is now the 
Western Burlesque Wheel theatre. 



FIVE FOR HURTIG & SEAMON. 

Hurtig & Seamon will have five 
shows on the Eastern Burlesque Wheel 
next season. This means the adding 
of one new show (Irwin's Big Show) 
to their four troupes which have been 
playing over the Wheel this season. 
"The Bowery Burlesquers," "Girls 
from Happyland," "Ginger Girls," and 
"Follies of New York and Paris" play- 
ed this year. Next season "The Taxi 
Girls" and "The Social Maids" will be 
a couple of new titles. Two of the 
Arm's show this season headed the list 
of money makers on the Eastern 
Wheel, the "Happyland" and "Bow- 
ery" shows. 

Jules Hurtig is a firm believer in 
good shows and claims the proof is 
found in the firm's record. 

Next season the Hurtig & Seamon 
forces are planning to make all shows 
big productions. "The Ginger Girls" 
will carry fifty-five people, which will 
include a company to play "The Fu- 
turity Winner" in the olio. Three 
horses will also go along. "The Girls 
from Happyland" will again be headed 
by Billy W. Watson, and augmented 
by a big European novelty, the name 
of which Mr. Hurtig does not reveal. 

The Farrel-Taylor Trio will head 
the new "Taxi Girls." It is not yet 
certain who will head "The Social 
Maids," although the Arm has engag- 
ed all artists for next season. 

The death of Ben Jansen, who has 
headed the "Bowery" show for the 
past few seasons, will necessitate an 
entire shifting about of principals. 
Charles Jansen, a brother of Ben's, 
will very likely lead the "Bowery" 
show. The "Madame X-Cuse Me," 
burlesque, will be retained. Mr. Hur- 
tig denies trouble with Henry W. Sav- 
age over the title or the travesty. The 
pieces of the "Bowery's" may be 
changed. 

Jules Hurtig and I. Hurtig and wife 
of Cincinnati, have sailed for Europe, 
to be gone about two months. 



MRS., THE 3D, DISSATISFIED. 

Chicago, May 31. 

Lyda Carlisle, in private life, Mrs. 
Billy Inman (the third) has instruct- 
ed attorneys to commence suit for 
divorce against her husband. 

Miss Carlisle before marrying In- 
man, was the wife of Maurice Jacobs, 
a Western Burlesque Wheel manag- 
er. Jacobs was her second husband. 

The Inmans have been separated 
for some time. 



PATERSON OPENS FOR BIDS 

Paterson seems bound to have bur- 
lesque from either one Wheel or the 
other next season. A theatre to be 
called the Orpheum is now being built 
and will have a seating capacity of 
1,500. The location is on Van Houten 
street, near Main street. The theatre 
will be completed about Sept. 15. 

An announcement states that, while 
nothing has been closed with either 
Wheel, the one making the beet terms 
will get the house. 



HILL LEASES SHOW. 

It was stated early in the week that 
Gus Hill had leased the franchise un- 
der which he had operated the "Vanity 
Fair" company on the Eastern Wheel 
last season and that he would have but 
one company under hiB personal man- 
agement next season. 

The reported lessees of the fran- 
chise are the Bowman Brothers. 



"BEEF TRUST" 10 LBS. HEAVIER. 

Billy Watson of "Beef Trust" fame, 
took a ten-day ocean trip on the 
steamship Creole of the Southern 
Steamship Co., as the guest of James 
Byrnes, the steward of the boat. ' 

Billy gained 10 pounds on the trip. 
The comedian returned in time to at- 
tend the Western Burlesque Wheel 
drawing this week. 




BEN BOHNSTEIN. 

Th<> hunt lint; rn;oiaK<r <»f th<> profcBHlnn.il 
(l<>pnrtiii<>nt of tlir> HAKUV VON TILZIOIt 

misic im'hmsiiim; <;o 

Hi-n hag Jimt n-tui ti<<l to N< w York aflt-r n 
very Huci-raaful trip to ("hlia^o. He will con- 
fine his uctlvltlcH to tin? metropolis for tin- 
present. 



WANTS THAT OTHER WEEK. 

Margaret Clemens, a principal in 
the "Midnight Maidens," and who 
claims (Jus Hill dismissed her with 
only one week's notice! (when she 
should have received two according to 
a recognized theatrical custom), is su- 
ing the burlesque malinger for another 
week's salary. 

The case was adjourned until to- 
day in the Third District Municipal 
Court. Miss Clemens is represented 
by Denis F. O'Brien; George Edwin 
Joseph appears for Mill. 



WESTERN WHEEL DRAWING. 

The Western Burlesque Wheel Is 
holding its drawing of opening dates 
for '11-' 12 at the Bon Ton theatre, 
Jersey City, to-day (Friday). The 
drawing was first scheduled to be 
held at Philadelphia. 

As the Wheel rotates, the opening 
point is but the spot for the show to 
step in. Next season the Western has 
decided to follow the plan adopted by 
the Eastern Wheel a couple of years* 
ago, to advance the opening place of 
the shows each season five or six 
cities. 



THE SINGER SHOWS. 

Jack Singer has nearly completed 
the task of signing up the principals 
for his three burlesque shows next 
season. Up to date the following 
have been engaged: Ben Welch, 
Show-Lou Kelly, Lon Hascall, Victor 
Casmore, Joe Barton, Ben Turbett, 
George Siegman, Watson Sisters, a 
chorus of twenty and two other female 
leads to fill; "Behman Show" — Harry 
L. Fraser (late of the Henry W. Sav- 
age forces); Joseph Weber, Ezra C. 
Walck, Albert Reed (of the original 
cast of A. H. Woods' "Girls From 
Rector's"), Rita Richards, Dot Duvall 
and the Six English Rosebuds; Halli- 
day and Curley-Ward Sterling, Clara 
Raymond, Geraldine Raymond, Mar- 
garet Howard, Four Runaways and a 
chorus of eighteen. The "Behman" 
chorus will number twenty. 

Mr. Singer has obtained the rights 
to produce a burlesque version of 
"The Girl From Rector's," which will 
be presented by the "Behman Show" 
players. Eileen Sheridan, who ap- 
peared with "The Behmata Show" this 
past year, will be in support of Harry 
Bulger next season, having signed a 
contract with Mort H. Singer. 



RUSH IN THE WEST? 

According to report Edward F. Rush 
is very likely to be a Western Burles- 
que Wheel manager next season. Mr. 
Hush is out for a show on that Wheel, 
if permission is given him to operate 
one. 

Rush's Eastern Burlesque Wheel 
show franchise, under which "The 
Bon Tons" sailed along this season, 
has been leased by him for the future. 

"The Hon Tons," under Rush's man- 
agement closed at Omaha May 20, 
about four weeks earlier than the 
promised supplementary seven-week 
season would have carried the troupe. 
The members returned to New York, 
paying their own transportation. 

It is also rumored that Hush will 
make another partnership connection 
for the production U pieces for the 
popular priced time next season. 

WAINSTOCK, VICE MARION. 

Morris Wainstock lakes Dave 
•Marion's pla<o on the Western Wheel 
next seas* n. He will have out a brand 
new show entitled "The New Century 
Girls." Wainstock was connected 
with Sam Scrihner on the Eastern 
Wheel fnr several \eais, and last sea- 
son piloted .lames If. Curtin's "Hec- 
tor (iirls' o\.r ihe Western Wheel. 
He h;is signed the church City Four 
whieli closed with the W--ta Victoria 
Company in Chicago last Saturday 
night. Other olio features will be 
secured. 



IO 



VARIETY 



AN OPEN LETTER TO 



HARRY MOUNTFORD 



By WILLIAM GOULD 



San Francisco, May 26. 

Dear Sir: — I read your article in 
the Player (using Vaiukty.'s caption 
"Hero's Hilly Could") publishing two 
criticisms, one from Seattle and the 
other from Portland. It is true, every 
word of it. 

As you are so well informed and as 
I am of so much consequence to you, 
so much that the Player has broken 
its most stringent rule "Not to Criti- 
cise performers" I may as well repeat 
some more of the Portland critic's 
very Just criticism. He reprinted an 
entire paragraph from Variety, (my 
column) regarding people using my 
original stuff, and finished by saying 
that I was the biggest chooser of the 
lot. Mak e yourself the Jury on this 
matter — I don't have to answer it. 

Again this very "fair" critic had 
the following inserted one evening: 
"There is a certain head liner 

playing a vaudeville theatre this 

week that tells very ancient Jokes. 

He killed a man once — by telling 

him a new Joke, and he promised 

never to repeat the offense." 

That is what I call nifty Journalism; 
and is worthy of even the Player. 

My act was a big hit in Portland 
this time. When I played Portland 
last year, I flopped, and I roasted the 
town for six months afterward in 
Variety,. That is the reason the very 
able critic went out of his way to 
boost me along. 

The report on my act in the Or- 
pheum Booking Office is "excellent." 
Please publish some of my San Fran- 
cisco notices; — a regular town with a 
regular bill and a regular audience. 

Now, then, Harry, I will turn critic 
for a minute, and you can be the ac- 
tor. I believe you played one week 
in vaudeville, in Brooklyn, and that 
you wer e a dire failure. 

You, as an editor, allowed some 
one to write an article which you 
printed calling you a second Geo. 
Washington, Abraham Lincoln and 
Moses, all rolled into one. Suffering 
cats, what variety! Dowie or Emma 
Goldman would fit you better, but you 
allowed that drivel to be printed, and 
you are supposed to have common 
sense. Then, on the other hand, Bar- 
tram calls you "A gas bag." 

There is a sample of the good and 
poor notices that you have received. 

I also enjoyed a notice in your 
paper that is in keeping with your 
very poor ideas of vaudeville. Per- 
haps you will remember that one 
brother complained about seeing an- 
other brother chewing scab tobacco. 
(Worthy Puck or Judge). 

Now, my dear Geo. Washington- 
Abraham Lincoln-Moses Mountford, 
please tell me why you have given me 
all this fine advertising? 

Yes, my dear Dowie-Emma Gold- 
man-Mountford, Mr. Xugent's letter 
was a pippin, truthful and straight 
from the shoulder, from one vaude- 
ville performer of t lie- first class to 
Knottier, and both of us actively en- 
K«ige<l in first class vaudeville. 

While I'm at it, I want to thank 



you very kindly, Geo. Washington- 
Abraham Lincoln-Moses Mountford, 
for associating my name with Mr. 
Albee's in an article a few months 
ago. 

So that all of my friends who are 
White Rats will know Just where I 
stand, and what my ideas are of first 
class vaudeville, I will write an open 
letter on the subject in the near fu- 
ture, without fear or favor. 
Sincerely, 

WILLIAM GOULD. 



BRITT HAS A DOYLE SKETCH. 

Jimmie Brltt, the ex-champion, who 
returned last week from England, 
where he picked up a popularity that 
it will be hard for another American to 
follow, wired the Casey Agency this 
week that he would like to tackle 
vaudeville for a few weeks. 

While In London Jimmie was given 
permission by A. Conan Doyle to use 
one of his short stories for a sketch, 
if he desired. 



ROOF SHOW, DAY SHOW. 

The vaudeville program on the 
American Roof this week plays but 
one show dally (evening). Most of 
the acts are in the theatre downstairs, 
with two or three turns added for the 
upstairs night show, to increase the 
program to ten acts. 



ONE HOUR SKETCH. 

Thomas J. Gray has been secured 
by Gus Edwards to write an elabora- 
tion of his "Graduation Days" sketch, 
introducing the characters of the par- 
ents of the scholars. About twenty 
people will be in the cast of the new 
act which will be designed to run for 
nearly an hour. 



STERNAD LANDS. 

Chicago, May 31. 
Jake Sternad is "back" again, this 
time with Richard Guthman, a wealthy 
transfer man of this city. Sternad 
has incorporated the new firm and has 
opened offices. 



AVENUE GOES TO PRINCESS CO. 

Louisville, May 31. 

The Princess Amusement Co. an- 
nounces it has leased tne Avenue the- 
atre for twelve years, including the 
unexpired term of two years held by 
E. D. Stair. An effort is being made 
to buy the summer lease from J. 
Thomas Ward so that alterations can 
be made during the heated term. 

The Princess company controls the 
Hopkins theatre and is running vaude- 
ville for the summer at the Gayety. 

The Avenue will be conducted as a 
vaudeville house starting in Septem- 
ber, with bookings from Sullivan-Con- 
sidine. 



Mr. Grell, manager of the Hansa 
theatre, Hamburg, arrived in this 
country this week. The German man- 
ager besides looking for acts for his 
own house has been commissioned by 
several continental managers to keep 
his eyes open for material. 



NEW C. * H. COMPANIES. 

Cohan ft Harris next season, In ad- 
dition to sending out three companies 
in "Get-Rich-Quick Walllngford" and 
three in "The Fortune Hunter," will 
have the original George M. Cohan 
(himself) show opening at the Cohan 
theatre early in October. James E. 
Dodson will be starred in a new piece 
by James Hartley. The title of 
"Gaunter's Pride" will be changed be- 
fore the opening next fall. 

"The Red Widow," a musical play, 
lyrics by Channing Pollock, book by 
Rennold Wolf and music by Charles J. 
Gebest, musical director with Cohan 
for ten years, will be Raymond Hitch- 
cock's starring piece in which Flora 
Zabelle (Mrs. Hitchcock) will assist. 

Two plays by James Montgomery, 
author of "The Aviator," entitled 
"Money Mad," and "Jimmy Junior," 
have been accepted by the firm and 
will be produced next fall. Both are 
of farcical construction. 

Laurette Taylor loaned to Daniel 
Frohman this season, will be recalled 
by C. & H. and will be presented in 
one of their new plays. 

There will be three companies play- 
ing "Get Rich Quick Walllngford" 
next season and a similar number on 
the road with "The Fortune Hunter." 
Nearly all the shows will start about 
Sept. 1. The company now at the 
Cohan theatre, New York, will prob- 
ably run there all summer, opening 
at the Park, Boston, Oct. 1. 

The roster of the six companies 
have been filled as follows: "Get 
Rich Quick Walllngford" (Eastern); 
Hale Hamilton, Frances Ring, James 
C. Marlowe, George K. Henry, Russell 
Pincus, Frederick Seaton, Fletcher 
Harvey, Ida Lee Caston, Mary E. Tay- 
lor and Spencer Charters. (Central) 
— Joseph Manning, Rose Lubonn, 
George W. Park, Harry O. Taylor, 
Ernest R. Baker, Charles U. Diem, 
Eliza Mason, Jack L. Newton, Calvin 
Tibbett, William P. Connery, William 
J. Phiney, John Morris, Harry Sey- 
mour, Maud Truax and Edwin Red- 
ding; (Western) — Milton B. Pollock, 
Junius Matthews, Yoshim Sakural, 
Carolyn Gordon, lone Bright, Charles 
B. Hamlin, and John D. O'Hara 
(others to fill). 

"The Fortune Hunter" companies 
will comprise the following: (East- 
ern) — Fred Niblo, John C. Brownell, 
Charles Fisher, Edgar Nelson, Dean 
Richmond, Kathryn Marshall, Charles 
Crosby, Forrest Robinson, Henry Jew- 
ett, Delmar E. Clark, Ramsay Wal- 
lace, William Rosell, Charles Wheeler, 
John Stanley, Henry V. Wallace, O. E. 
Wolf, Richard Fitzgerald, and James 
Malry; (Central) — Albert Ta vernier, 
Emma Messing, James W. Shaw, John 
Beck, W. J. Holden, Blanche Almee, 
Bertram Millar, Will Doming, Chaun- 
cey Caualand and Lawrence Trumbull 
(others to fill); (Western) — Frank 
Bacon, Frank Bowman, Philip Bishop, 
W. F. Granger, Lento Fulwell, Nell 
Burton, Edith Luckett, Vernon Mc- 
Donald, J. Irving Southard, Ernest 
Lenke, Edwin Bowden, William L. 
Finn, James A. Sheridan, Ed. C. Dart, 
Avon Brier, Laura K. Hill and George 
L. Sargent. 



"THE BIO BOOKER*' FOUND. 

Chicago, May 31. 
Little Barbour, "The Big Booker" 
who disappeared from town a few 
years ago after an exciting and expen- 
sive leap into the agency business has 
been discovered. Little Barbour is 
a monologist and if one looks closely 
over the books of one Morgansteln 
(small booker) they may discover the 
big booker playing a "split week." 
Little Barbour is evidently meeting 
with more success behind the lights 
than he did behind the books. 



MAKING THE SOUTH HOTTER. 

Chicago, May 31. 

It became known this week that the 
southern managers who had been re- 
ceiving talent from the local S.-C. Of- 
fice were becoming dissatisfied and 
next season would remove to another 
local office. 

The Sullivan-Considine people lined 
up a number of southern houses last 
season, arranging to send a road show 
through that territary, similar to the 
one sent weekly over its own circuit. 
Of the houses booked all season, Gal- 
veston, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, 
Little Rock and Hot Springs have 
closed, while the Shreveport house still 
remains open. The reason given is 
the extreme hot weather now prevail- 
ing In the south, but from an authen- 
tic source comes the news that poor 
business is the cause of the early 
closings. 

On top of this comes the engage- 
ment of Ernie Young, by the local Pan- 
tages office. Young will leave here 
July 1 to make a trip through the 
south in an endeavor to round up as 
many weeks as he can to be booked 
through the Pant ages office either from 
here or New York. If successful Young 
will arrange for a Pantages road show 
to be sent over the circuit. 

About the same time that Young 
leaves, Paul Goudron, manager of the 
local S-C office will also start south 
in an attempt to increase his string of 
southern time, while holding what 
he has. 



A "DREAMLAND" FILM. 

A special film of the "Dreamland" 
fire, Coney Island, was released Mon- 
day by the Vltagraph Company and 
shown for the first time at Gane's 
Manhattan on Broadway. 

Just the ruins of the park were 
taken. The pictures were a disap- 
pointment considering what an inter- 
esting sight Sunday's crowd would 
have made in front of the camera. In 
the Vitagraph's picture only a few 
persons were caught. 



CHANGES FILM STOCK. 

The Motion Picture Patents Com- 
pany sent word to the exhibitors of 
"Licensed" films. May 29, that after 
June 1, a portion of the motion pic- 
tures supplied would be on the ordin- 
ary film stock in place of the non-in- 
flammable film stock that has been 
generally used during the past two 
years. 

Hereafter the "Licensed Exchanges" 
will have the option of specifying 
either the ordinary or non-inflam- 
mable stock, when ordering. 



Howard and Howard have changed 
their Hammerstein Roof date from 
June r» to June 19. 



Leon Friedman will again attend to 
the press work this summer for 
"The Follies of 1911." 



VARIETY 



ii 



COLORED CORONATION FILM 
ENTERTA INMENT OF 3 HOURS 

;. / — — — 

Commences with Opening of Crystal Palace and Unveil- 
ing of Monument; Continued by the Investiture of 
Prince of Wales. Coronation of King George at 
Delhi as Emperor of India, a Future Subject. 



The ceremonial festivities, inclusive 
of the all-Important ceremonies in 
reinject ion -with) the Coronation of 
King George of England next month, 
will be brought to the easy view of 
the Americans-at-home by colored mo- 
tion photography. 

The Coronation is world-wide talk 
just now. Hundreds of thousands 
from all parts of the earth are turn- 
irg their steps Lohdonward. More 
will remain at home, awaiting news- 
paper reports of the big events to 
take place before and after the 
mainspring of the works is sprung 
June 22, when George will be regular- 
ly ordained a proper King through the 
gentle descension along official chan- 
nels of a coronet upon his cranium. 

A noteworthy affair of this kind the 
moving picture people could not af- 
ford to miss. Fo r the King's Corona- 
tion, however, the makers of colored 
picture film have been glventhe rail 
position. Charles Urban, the English- 
man, who appears to have a monop- 
oly of swiftly passing photos in nat- 
ural colors, has received a "Royal 
Command" to make* a historical re- 
production of the scenes. One set 
of these pictures will be placed in the 
archives of the Unted Kingdom for 
posterity, to compare them with what 
may attend the coronations of the fu- 
ture^ — if England keeps on coronat- 
ing. 

The Urban process of developing 
this distinctly novel side of the mov- 
ing picture industry has been secured 
(for the American rights) along with 
any prints the Urban English Com- 
pany may place on the market, by 
the new Kinemacolor Company, the 
six-million dollar corporation with 
headquarters in New York City. 

In charge of the Kinemacolors tech- 
nical or operating department will be 
Joseph de Ftenes, one of Mr. Ur- 
ban's most expert assistants, who ar- 
rived here last week. Mr. de Frenes 
(pronounced Due Frane) is a Fel- 
low of the Royal Geographical Society, 
the British Association of Travellers 
aBd Explorers, which carries its own 
honor with membership. He has trav- 
eled over all civilized and uncivilized 
worlds in quest of "picture subjects." 
Mr. de Frenes' journeys have taken 
him to Alaska, Canada, the Thousand 
Islands and Western States on this 
continent, but this is his first visit 
to New York City. 

Returning to London from four 
months in the Africas, Mr. de Frenes 
arrived there just in time to assist 
at the Urban taking of the unveiling 
of the Queen Victoria monument May 
16, sailing next day for this city. 

In. outlining the entertainment the 
series of Urban Coronation pictures 
will show, Mr. de Frenes explained 
to a Variett, representative that an 
exhibition of three hours will be fur- 



nished by the complete film. Of the 
thousands of feet to be takrn by the 
camera, elisions will be made until 
the "meat" is reduced to that length 
of time. The subjects will show the 
opening of the Crystal Palace, London 
(the first of the Coronation events); 
then the Unveiling, and incidental 
scenes up to the Coronation of June 
22, to be followed by the investiture 
of the Prince of \V.il ; .'s at Carnarvon 
Castle in North Wales. This latter 
ceremony, of pronouncing the first 
son of King George the Prince of 
Wales, is only secondary to the King's 
Coronation itself. To the north of 
Wales will proceed the potentates, 
dignitaries and royalty, in their royal 
raiment, who have been present at all 
preceding ceremonials. 

Next winter, King George with his 
retinue, will travel to Delhi, India, 
where, with great pomp and cere- 
mony excelling in regal style that at- 
tending the London Coronation, the 
lucky man will be crowned Emperor 
of India (or the Indian Dhuhar). Mr. 
Urban will also snap that, sending a 
crew there for the purpose. 

At the unveiling of the monument, 
Mr. de Frenes says the picture ma- 
chines were but nine feet removed 
from the King and Queen of Eng- 
land, as they passed to their assigned 
places. Immediately after came the 
Emperor of Germany, with the Em- 
press, and their daughter, Princess 
Louisa. The children of King George 
also appear in the picture, the fig- 
ures, owing to the close range, be- 
ing larger than life size when thrown 
upon the sheet. With the members 
of the House of Lords, Parliament, 
the army and navy staffs in dress uni- 
form; about 2,r»00 feet of the unveiling 
was taken; 600 of this was chopped 
out. 

The Urban picture concern experi- 
enced some difficulty in catching King 
Edward's funeral cortege. Urban then 
ranked as an outsider. The "Royal 
Command," however, carries with it 
the assistance of all connected in an 
official way with the Coronation. 
Through this, Mr. de Frenes states, 
the Urban people will have every fa- 
cility offered them to obtain a com- 
plete picture. 

The unveiling film arrived In New 
York this week. Other Coronation 
pictures will be sent over as taken, 
the whole series to be leased by the 
Kinemacolor Co.. for American ter- 
ritorial rights. The first public re- 
leases will probably occur early in 
July. 

Of his trips all over in search of 
pictures, for colored photography, Mr. 
de Frenes speaks most interestingly. 
He tells of the destruction of his cam- 
era, and his own narrow escape, while 
photographing from the top of a 
building at the Port of Mecca, Arabia, 



a Mohammedan procession. The 
Arabs broke ranks to stone the sacri- 
legious photographer. 

While in Egypt, on his last visit, Mr. 
de Frenes took a picture of the Set- 
ting Sun. The perspective shows pas- 
s'n? caravans, the Nile and the pyra- 
mids in between. It is to be shortly 
related, said Mr. de Frenes, who con- 
siders it the most handsome piece of 
work in cclored pictures that has ever 
been accomplished. 

In London, the Urban Company has 
now its own theatre, The Scala, where 
its colored films only are exhibited. 
Fifteen reels an evening are shown to 
an admission scale running from 
$2.7f> to 25 cents a seat. Formerly 
the Palace, London, had the sole priv- 
ilege among theatres there to the Ur- 
ban pictures. With the opening of 
the Scala as the Urban home house, 
this restriction lapsed. 

Three other Urban technical opera- 
tors are shortly to follow Mr. de 
Frenes here, and be associated with 
him at the offices of the Kinemacolor 
Co. in the Theatrical Exchange Build- 
ing. 



NEW BROOKLYN AIRDROME. 

Albert E. Lowe, who conducts two 
"pop" vaudeville houses in Brooklyn, 
opened an airdrome May 25 located at 
the corner of Bushwick Avenue and 
Hancock street over there. 

The inaugural bill comprised eight 
acts and pictures. Walter Plimmer 
is booking the place. It is known as 
Lowe's Summer Garden and seats 
about 1,500. 

Simultaneously with the opening of 
the new Airdome, Marcus Loew Issued 
a statement for publication that he 
was in no way connected with the en- 
terprise. He added that he has been 
• receiving bills contracted by Albert E. 
Lowe and that the newcomer had 
been trading on the reputation he had 
been building for several years. 

Albert E. Lowe conducts two pic- 
ture houses in Brooklyn, and in his 
Airdome advertising announced a 
show "the same as given at our thea- 
trfs.'! Marcus Loew has notified A. 
E. Lowe to "cease forthwith" or ac- 
cept the consequences. 



FAIR BUSINESS AT GARDEN. 

The Madison Square Garden has had 
a fair attendance to the picture shows 
In the big arena since opening Thurs- 
day of last week. A crudely con- 
structed stage has been brought for- 
ward from the Fourth avenue side, 
shutting off about one-third of the 
arena. The side seats all around have 
a fence before them, while wooden 
chairs have been placed across the 
arena flooring. A large capacity is 
still obtained. The Garden makes an 
ideal place for a picture exhibition. 

The cabinet for the projecting ma- 
chine is over the entrance at the 
Madison Avenue end. "Association" 
pictures are shown. Admission is fif- 
teen cents. The class of people ap- 
parently attracted by pictures in the 
Garden seem to averse far above the 
usual picture audience. 

The Garden is too large for vaude- 
ville acts, excepting "dumb" ones. 
Last week the Vassar Girl Musicians 
gave a band concert between pictures, 
with a soprano soloist. 



NEW ENGLAND ORGANIZED. 

Boston. May 31. 

The New England Vaudeville Man- 
agers* Protective Association was or- 
ganized May 26 with the following 
officers: President, Robert G. I^ar- 
sen of Keith's theatre, Host en; vice- 
presidents, Harry Katzes. Auditorium, 
Lynn; David J. Adams, White's Opera 
llcuse, Concord. N. H.; Hiram 
Abrams, Portland theatre. Portland, 
Me.; treasurer, Harry K. Jones, Pot- 
ter Hall theatre. Boston; secretary, 
Charles F. A. Smith, Unique. Boston. 
These, with Nat Burgess of the Old 
South and Washington theatres, and 
Jacob Lourie, of the Beacon. Boston, 
and the Colon al, Nashua, N. H., are 
also the board of directors.. 

K. F. Albee. president of the Na- 
tional Vaudeville Managers' Protec- 
tive Association, addressed the meet- 
ing. The N. K. V. M. P. A. embraces 
nearly all the important vaudeville 
theatres in this section of the coun- 
try. It was vote! to establish head- 
quarters in Boston. A committee for 
that purpose was appointed. 



"SUNDAY" PICTURES PROHIBITUM) 

(Special Cable to Vahikty.). 

Sydney, May 28. 
The Legislature has passed a meas- 
ure prohibiting the exhibition of mov- 
ing pictures in Australia on Sunday. 
"Pictures" have gained great head- 
way here. The closing of the houses 
on the Sabbath means a large hole in 
the receipts. 



J. H. MORRIS DK.-ID. 

J. B. Morris, a well Inown man- 
ager of "small time'" tieare.s in the 
east, died May 26 at hip home, 20. r > 
West 101st street, New York. He has 
for many years past been in rather 
delicate health, but Irs death was 
totally unexpected. 

Recently he has been in the M. R. 
Sheedy booking office. He was f>2 
years old and leaves a wife, mother 
and two sisters. The body was taken 
to Ottawa, 111. for interment. The 
funeral took place last Sunday. 

Harry Scott, associated with the late 
manager for some years, is in charge 
of the estate, including the Family 
theatres at Gloversville and Port Jer- 
viB, N. Y. 



"PRODUCING" THK POLICY. 

Detroit, May 27. 
Here's another one. A new thoitro 
is to be erected at the corner of Wood- 
ward and Forest streets. The house 
will cost In the neighborhood of $100,- 
000 when completed. R. A. Roberts, 
present stage manager of the Castle 
Square Opera Co., Boston, will man- 
age the new house. Capacity 1,200, 
prices 10-20, policy, "producing" — 
whatever that means. 



HAS CASK AGAINST REICH. 

The Lovetts have brought suit 
through O'Brien & Malevlnsky against 
Felix Reich fo r breach of contract, 
claiming $000 is due them through 
failure of Reich to keep them work- 
ing eiKht. weeks as per agreement. The 
case will come to trial June 1. 

Fay Tinrliunl b;is b«-en offered a 
role with the Surutt show and will 
probably join in Boston. 



12 



VARIETY 



FIGHTING OVER LOSSES. 

Chicago, May 31. 
Last Saturday night witnessed the 
ending of the "world-wide tour" of 
Vest a Victoria and her "all-star vaude- 
ville company" with the closing of a 
nine-day engagement at the Audi- 
torium in this city. 

According to report the tour of Miss 
Victoria was beset with obstacles from 
the very beginning. When the com- 
pany started on a tour of Eastern 
Canada the business did not warrant 
a continuance. The management de- 
cided that it would chance the playing 
of dates booked further westward. The 
dates in Winnipeg and other towns 
in Canada and the Northwestern sec- 
tion of the United States were played 
to money that showed a profit. But 
the trip back east through the states 
and ending with the Chicago engage- 
ment was played at a loss. r 

Those fathering the tour made ar- 
rangements with Miss Victoria where- 
by the English singing comedienne was 
to accept a salary of $1,000 weekly 
and also to share in the profits of the 
tour on a 50-50 basis. 

Col. "Bill" Thompson, manager of 
the tour and one of its promoters was 
to receive a salary of $100 per. In 
addition to the weekly stipend he was 
to share with the star to the extent of 
50 per cent of the profits. 

When the Chicago engagement 
started at the Auditorium, the star 
had not drawn any salary, according 
to her own statement made privately, 
for at least three weeks. The show 
in the Windy City struck a period of 
inclement weather. It rained the 
opening day, and the downpour con- 
tinued for the second day. Then the 
weather took an abrupt turn and be- ' 
came exceedingly hot. 

Business became so bad that the 
manager and promoter (who had con- 
tracted debts to the extent of some 
$3,000 for the Chicago engagement) 
went to the star, according to the al- 
legations of the latter, and stated that 
he was going to close after the per- 
formance Tuesday night, unless she 
agreed to accept the responsibility of 
all expenses incurred for the Chicago 
date. 

Miss Victoria, afraid of public opin- 
ion, and without advice from any of 
her friends, agreed to assume the ob- 
ligations. 

After a talk with advisers, however, 
the star reconsidered. 

Incidentally it is said, Thompson 
went into the Auditorium under a 
contract that gave the house the first 
$5,500 that came in, and to split 
50-50; Thompson to furnish all news- 
paper, hotel and billboard advertising 
and the orchestra as well as the show. 
The house was to furnisn nothing but 
the attendants. 

Thompson has been served with 
papers calling for $25,000 damages 
for breach of contract, entered by 
Miss Victoria. 

Thompson alleges that Wednesday, 
when he notified the English star he 
could no longer continue in the ca- 
pacity of business manager, she in- 
structed Abe Halle who acted as 
treasurer to hold all money to pay 
the expenses of the local engagement 
amounting to $3,500. 

Thompson has placed his defense 
in the hands of S. A. flristow, a local 
fittorney. 



CORT'S SUMMER PIECE. 

Chicago, May 31. 
"The Prodigal Tar" Is the title of 
a musical play reported to be in 
course of preparation for a midsum- 
mer production at the Cort. Grace 
Kennlcott is to be casted for the lead- 
ing soprano role. 

G. E. McCune has in rehearsal a 
nautical operetta for production at the 
Cort, Chicago, June 18, Its present 
title is "On Larboard Watch," but 
this will probably be changed. The 
book and music are both by Fred. 
Miller, librettist of "Ship Ahoy." 

In the cast will be Arthur Donald- 
son, Dorothy Maynard, John L. Kear- 
ney, Madison Smith, W. J. McCarthy, 
Anna Hoffman, Julian Reed, Osborne 
Clemson. 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 



FIRE ASSN. RECOMMENDS. 

At a session of the National Fire 
Protection Association, held at the 
Waldorf Hotel the other day, a num- 
ber of Improvements in the conduct 
of theatres and other places of amuse- 
ment In New York were rcommend- 
ed. It is proposed that all places of 
amusement shall receive the joint ap- 
proval of the fire and building depart- 
ments; that all scenery be fl reproofed, 
and no dressing rooms placed under 
the stage. Wherever standing room 
is permitted it is requested that three 
feet of floor space be provided for 
each person. For roof gardens it is 
recommended that all such places 
should be on top of fireproof build- 
ings and not over ninety feet from 
the street, with not over 750 persons*' 
to be accommodated at a perform- 
ance. Some of the other recommen- 
dations are: 

"No seat in a theatre gallery shall 
have more than four seats interven- 
ing between It and an aisle. 

"Actors' dressing rooms shall be 
placed in a separate section provided 
for that purpose, and no dressing 
room ceiling shall be less than three 
feet above the level of the street." 



10-CENT GALLERIES. 

At a meeting of the Managers' As- 
sociation held recently, it was decid- 
ed that all the theatres booked 
through the Klaw & Erlanger offices, 
excepting in the very large cities, will 
reduce the price of gallery seats to 
ten cents. This was determined upon 
to offset the inroads made by the pop- 
ular priced vaudeville and moving pic- 
ture houses which have been injuring 
the attendance in the upper portions 
of the legitimate theatres. 



KITTY GORDON AT LIBERTY. 

All business relations between the 
Shuberts and Kitty Gordon are at end, 
according to a declaration by Miss 
Gordon, who says she is at liberty to 
accept any engagement. 

The ten-week agreement which held 
the English woman to the Shuberts 
has expired. During the summer, Miss 
Gordon may accept a few vaudeville 
engagements secured for her by Wil- 
liam L. Lykens or perhaps she will 
return to England for a visit. 

Mr. Lykens has also the placing of 
another former Shubert attraction, 
Grace Van Studdiford. 



NEW YORK. 

"A COUNTRY GIRL"— Herald Square (2d 

week). 
"AH A MAN THINKS" (John Maion)— Nasl- 

mova'i (ISth week). 
"EVERYWOMAN"— Lyric (15th week). 
"EXCUSE ME"— Gaiety (17th week). 
FOL1ES BERGERE- (7th week). 
"GET RICH QUICK WALLINOFORD— Co- 
han's (41st week). 

riNAFORE"— Casino (2d week). 
STOCK— Academy. 
STOCK (Corse Payton)— Grand O. H. <5th 

week). 
SPOONER STOCK— Metropolis (16th week). 
STOCK— West End («th week). 
"THE PINK LADY'— New Amsterdam (ISth 

"THE SPRING MAID'— Liberty (24th week). 
VARIETY— Winter Garden (12th week). 
"YOUTH"— Bijou (1st week). 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



BOSTON 
"THE COMMUTERS'— Park (16th week). 
"THE RED ROSE" (Valeska Suratt)— Tremont 

(2d week). 
"THE KISS WALTZ"— Shubert (Sd week). 
"DR. DE LUXE" (Ralph Hers)— Colonial (3d 

week). 

8AN FRANCISCO. 

MRS. DOT" (Blllle Burke)— Columbia. 
"REJUVENATION OF AUNT MARY" (May 

Robson ) — Savoy. 
STOCK (Florence Roberts)— Alcasar. 



TAKES DILLINGHAM SHOWN. 

B. C. Whitney has closed with 
Charles Dillingham to produce "The 
Girl In The Train," "The Echo," "The 
Candy Shop" and "The Fair Co-ed," 
next season. He is now engaging peo- 
ple for the four shows. Whitney's 
quarters are at the Detroit Opera 
House, Detroit. 

Mr. Whitney will open his road sea- 
son about the first of August. "The 
Girl in the Train" show goes to the 
western coast next season. 



NEW YORK LOOKS LIKE A SALK. 

The New York theatre property 
may be sold within the next ten days, 
as soon as arrangements for the rais- 
ing of a five-million dollar mortgage 
have been consummated. 

A syndicate of Wall street men has 
secured an option on the property 
with the intention of erecting a sev- 
enteen-story hotel. The property is 
held at three and a quarter million 
dollars by Klaw & Erlanger. About 
two millions will be put up in cash 
to complete the erection of the new 
structure. The only hitch to the put- 
ting through of the deal is the plac- 
ing of the big mortgage. No insur- 
ance company is willing to invest so 
large an amount In the venture, but 
it is practically settled that a com- 
bination of three insurance companies 
will make the loan. Should the 
scheme go through, immediate pos- 
session of the property will be given. 

This will dispose of one of the larg- 
est theatres in the metropolis. Since 
Klaw & Erlanger secured it several 
years ago, it has not made any money, 
but was held by them as a real estate 
investment, from which they will reap 
an enormous profit. They purchased 
it at auction for about a million and 
a quarter. Six or seven of the best 
known theatrical managers compose 
the corporation, which now owns the 
block. Klaw & Erlanger direct it. 

A detail of the sale of the New 
York has been a couple of dwellings 
between the New York and Hudson 
theatres. This space in the rear is 
wanted, but the owner of the houses 
placed a valuation of $250,000 upon 
them. He paid $38,000 for each 
house. 



NEW YORK. 



HAMMER8TEIN8 

Truly Sbattuck 

Bert Levy 

Belle Baker 
Planopblend Min- 
strels" 

Three Keatons 

Marshall Montgom- 
ery 

Cycling Auroras 

Barnes A Crawford 

Four Bards 

"Boxing Kangaroo" 

Roberta' Cats and 
Dogs 

Pedersen Bros 

Delro 

Charlotte St. Elmo 

Ioleen Sisters 

Johnson A Walker 

FIFTH AVENUE 
Montgomery ft Moore 
Ryan ft Richfield 
"Cheyenne Days" 
Haviland ft Thorn- 
ton 
Aerial Smiths 
Rembrandt 
Exposition Four 
Lola 

HENDERSON'S 
Odlva 
Fox A Millershlp 

Sisters 
Morton ft Moore 
Donovan ft Arnold 
Four Soils Brothers 
Stewart ft Marshall 
Oil A Lillian Brown 
Lambert ft Williams 
Bell A Valentine 



BRIGHTON THEATRE 
Four Mortons 
Rooney ft Bent 
Wright ft Dietrich 
"Those French 

Girls" 
Snyder ft Buckley 
Dave Ferguson 
Strength Brothers 
Marcus A Oartelle 

COLONIAL 
Lillian Russell 
Jack Wilson Trio 
Julius Tannen 
Bell Family 
Ed Blondell ft Co 
Kalmar ft Brown 
Rossow Midgets 
Paul LaCroIx 
Sharp ft Wllks 

ALHAMBRA 
Andrew Mack 
Chas E Evans ft Co 
Frank Morrell 
McKay ft Cantwell 
Kirksmith Sisters 
Tom Linton A Jun- 
gle Girls 
Sue Smith 

Zeno, Jordan A Zeno 
La Toy Brothers 

ORPHEUM 
Henry Miller A Co 
Olive Briscoe 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
Fields A Lewis 
Scott A Keane 
Temple Quartet 
Chns A Fannie Van 
Spissell Bros A Co 
Musical Splllers 



BOSTON. 



KEITHS 
Consul" 
Diamond & Nelson 
Sergeant Brennan 
Swor A Mack 
Kate Watson 



Adolpb Glose 
Leonard A Whitney 
Brent Hayes 
The DorlanB 
Pictures. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



KEITHS 
Mabel Fonda Troupe 
Musical Cralgs 
Warren, Lyons A 
Meyers 



Covington A Wilbur 
Victoria Four 
Wilfred Clarke A Co 
Conroy A Le Mai re 
Rlgoletto Brothers 



CHICAGO. 



MAJESTIC 
Trlxle Frlganza 
Wllmer 

"Spirit Paintings' 
Frank Tlnney 



"The Suspect" 
Ed F Reynard 
Bedlni A Arthur 
Ergottl's Llllputlans 



REOPENING IN NEW YORK. 

It has been definitely planned for 
Henrietta Crosman to open her season 
early next fall in New York, appear- 
ing in "The Peacock and the Ghost," 
which title may be changed to "The 
Children." Various titles are under 
consideration. 

Miss Crosman recently ended her 
season in repertoire, playing "The Pea- 
cock and the Ghost," at the close of 
the season. 



SECOND CHICAGO WINNER. 

Chicago, May 31. 

"Miss Nobody from Starland," closed 
Decoration Day in Kalamazoo, Mich. 
Ralph Riggs, who has been playing 
Ralph Herz's former part, and his wife, 
Catherine Witchie, the soubret, left for 
New York. , 

The show, next to "Madam Sherry," 
is the second biggest money-maker of 
the season for a Chicago production. 
About $40,000 net was cleaned up. 
The show Is controlled by the Singer 
Amusement Co., of Chicago. It re- 
opens July 12 at Winnipeg, and will 
later go to the Coast. 



Eddie Foy is routed to appear at 
the Majestic, Chicago, June 12. 



PLAYWRIGHT A RARRI. 

Hans Robert, last season with 
"Alma," will be an actor-manager 
next season. Mr. Roberts will pro- 
duce a play by Dr. Isaac Landmann. 
a rabbi of Philadelphia, written es- 
pecially for Edmund Breese. who will 
be starred in the piece. 

The play will first show in Phila- 
delphia at the Broad Street Theatre 
and then may come to New York for 
a run. 



VARIETY 



13 




PARIS NOTES 



BY EDWARD O. KENDREW 




Paris, May 23. 
Callar terminated the so-called 
vaudeville season at the Casino de 
Paris, May 17, and is giving a series of 
pieces. Business has not been satis- 
factory of late. 



The Alcazar d'Ete reopened May 
20 with vaudeville. A revue is due 
within a fortnight. The Jardln de 
Paris announced Its opening for May 
15, but on account of damp eve- 
nings has postponed that function un- 
til this week. 

The Etolle Palace produced its re- 
vue May 16, and will probably con- 
tinue it until June 15, when termin- 
ating the season. The revue is not 
at all bad for this kind of hall, Clau- 
die de Slvry being noteworthy in sev- 
eral travesty roles. 



Jean Fabert, at present manager of 
the Moulin Rouge, is reported as be- 
ing the purchaser of the lease of this 
unfortunate establishment. On whose 
behalf he is acting is not known at 
present. The Moulin Rouge is es- 
sentially a summer place, so the new 
lessees have possession at the right 
moment. 



A summer revue is being mounted 
at the Scale, to be entitled "A ciel 
ouvert." Eldorado remains open as 
long as possible during the summer, 
under the management of the ad- 
ministrator Valles. 



The Alhambra has been taken for 
the month of June by L. Klopp and 
P. Franck, who intend to give vaude- 
ville. They have retained the entire 
staff. They hold an option also from 
the Variety Theatres Controlling , Co. 
for July. 



The actor, Prince, who has been 
playing in the "Vie Parislenne" at 
the Varietes, Is seriously ill. — The 
condition of Mme. Rejane has taken 
a change for the better. — Lucien 
Prad, stage manager at the Theatre 
Michel, attempted to commit suicide 
this week. He now lies in a danger- 
ous state. 

Quill, called the Enigme Electrique. 
while imitating a doll, at the Cirque 
Hoste, Roubaix, May 16, failed to rise 
to salute the audience as usual in 
his act. The audience at once 
thought him dead. A doctor pres- 
ent failed to bring any sign of life, 
and general paralysis was fearei. 
After some hours Quill recovered the 
use of his limbs and speech. He said 
he was at no moment unconscious, 
and heard every noise around him, 
but was unable to move. 

Charles Pigot and Henri Lutz ac- 
cuse Jules Claretie, manager of the 
Comedie Francaise, who has written 
the libretto of "Therese" (music by 
Massenet), of having taken his ideas 
from their work "Roland," which 
was presented by them in 1900 at the 



musical competition of the city of 
Paris, and of which M. Claretie was 
one of the Jury. "Rolani" was not 
accepted, and they now And "The- 
rese" at the Opera Comique resembles 
their work. They therefore claim 
$10,000 damages. 



Although business has been satis- 
factory, matters have not been run- 
ning smoothly for Markoroff and 
Prince Alexis Zereteli, managers of the 
Russian season at the Theatre Sarah 
Bernhardt. After the trouble with 
the orchestra, the chorus became dis- 
contented. "Demon," the four-act 
fantastic opera of Lemontoff and An- 
toine Rubenstein, was announced May 
17, but during the day they quar- 
relled with the chorus master, Gulns- 
bourg, and cancelled his contract. 
Guinsbourg states he had not been 
paid his salary, and quitted — taking 
with him the band parts and score 
which he had loaned to the manage- 
ment. The theatre could not open 
that night. Money had to be re- 
turned. A fact not advertised in its 
daily communications to the press was 
that the receipts were seized by cred- 
itors May 13. 

The Palais de Cristal, Marseilles, is 
announced as closed for the summer 
season, but nothing has been settled 
regarding its futtore and the sale, 
ordered by the liquidator, will take 
place in July. Rasiml is not likely to 
take the hall, for he is negotiating 
with Morlaix for the Eldorado, and 
will be found in charge of that estab- 
lishment next season at Marseilles. 
He is also the owner of the Kursaal 
at Lyons. The new music hall, to be 
called the Apollo at Marseilles, is 
Hearing completion, and is reporte 1 
to be ready for inauguration Sept. 1. 
Its capacity will be 3,500. Marseilles 
will thus have two of the largest vau- 
deville theatres in Europe, besides 
three smaller houses. The playgoers 
though (of a population of nearly a 
million) are not sufficient to sup- 
port these resorts. — The Varietes-Ca- 
sino is changing hands. Manager 
Poyer, who formerly had this vaude- 
ville theatre, has acquired It from 
the present lessee Bessiere, and will 
he in charge next season. 



The Casino at Toulon has closed 
and will reopen Aug. 30. Many Amer- 
ican acts play this house during the 
winter season. — The Casino at Nancy 
is closing for extensive alterations, 
and will be ready in September. 



A new music hall, to be called the 
(laite, Brussels, is being built, near 
the main post office. — Otto Lohse has 
been appointed musical conductor at 
the Monnaie, in that city. 



Bissett and Scott, now playing in 
the West, have accepted contracts for 
twenty weeks in England, and will 
leave in September to open at New 
Castle, Oct. 2. 



LONDON NOTES 

VARIETY^ LONDON OFFICE 

CARLTON HOISE. REGENT STREET. 

W. BUCHANAN TAYLOR, Repr,^nt»uv. 

Mall for Americans and Europeans In Europe, if addressed rare VARIETY as 
above, will be promptly forwarded. 



London, May 23. 
Hugo Morris who arrived about 
ten days ago reported to be In search 
of acts for New York does not appear 
enthusiastic over the outlook and will 
probably return to the States very 
shortly. 



The warm weather of last weak put 
a crimp in the Music Hall business 
In the provinces. The provincial man- 
agers are planning to lie very low 
this summer as London will be the big 
center toward which all things will 
lead. The Coronation will be a head- 
liner against which no one will try 
to compete. 



in America, Is to receive $2,000 per 
week for her services. Polalre, while 
not creating a sensation at the Palace 
last season, did very well. 

Alma Trix, a sister of Helen Trlx, 
opened as a "single" at the Boscombe 
Hippodrome last week and was favor- 
ably recelveJ. Alma will have no 
trouble with a little better selection of 
numbers. 



Dave Bliss was sent for by the 
United County Theatres, Ltd., recent- 
ly and asked to again take up the 
bookings of the company's houses. 
Rosen & Bliss formerly booked. Some 
internal trouble arising about two 
years ago, Bliss was ejected. It is 
understood that Bliss will not take 
/up the bookings again until more 
money Is put into the company. Ru- 
mor says whether Bliss accepts 
the bookings or not, the company may 
close its houses in Plymouth, Aber- 
deen, Bristol (Stoll opposition) and 
Gateshead. Devonport will likely re- 
main open, it is the personal proper- 
ty of Mr. Bliss. 



Alhambra, Glasgow, whic.i was 
opened around last Christmas, may 
bring Its music hall career to a close In 
the near future, for a time at least. 
The Alhambra is booked by the Var- 
ieties Theatre Controlling Co. It is 
owned by the company owning the 
Palace, London. The reason for the 
ccntemplated closing Is the Inability 
of the Controlling Co. to supply suffi- 
ciently large programs, no fault, how- 
ever of the Controlling Co. The Pal- 
ace and the Pavilion are strong op- 
position to the Alhambra, In Glasgow, 
the later especially so, and both are 
booked up for the next few years to 
come, taking in all the big turns, 
leaving little for the new hall to chose 
from. Nothing definite Is learned as 
to the future of the house, or in fact 
as to the authenticity of the reported 
closing. . 



Hereafter Mr. W. Buchanan Taylor 
will represent VARIETY in England, Mr. James W. Tate finding it inconvenient 
to be continually in London through engagement*. 
Mr. Taylor's and Variety's London address: 

Carlton House, Regent Street 



Ethel Levy will open at the Al- 
hambra, July 31, positively. 



Fred Wilmot who booked and con- 
trolled the Hippodrome, St. Helen's, 
and the Hippodrome Accrington has 
closed both houses. The future of 
the theatres is not known. Wilmot Is 
Interested in the Varieties Theatres 
Controlling Co. He has been operating 
extensively in moving picture thea- 
tres. It is possible that pictures will 
find their way into the two close! 
halls. 



The appeal of Seymour Hicks from 
a verdict given against him In favor of 
Eva Chaplin, an actress, was argued 
this week. She entered a competition 
with a number of young women, who 
were to be selected by a newspaper. 
The winners were promised engage- 
ments by Mr. Hicks at substantial sal- 
aries. Miss Chaplin was one of the 
Untitles select"d but claimed that she 
did noi receive an engagement from 
Hicks. At the trial the Jury found 
in her favor for $">00. 



There is another "combine" rumor 
about that possibly contains more 
truth than is usually the case. The 
Macnaghten Circuit, which has strug- 
gled along since Its inception, may be 
taken under the wing of one of the 
larger and stronger tours, with some 
sort of a booking arrangement. The 
arrangement will not, however, ex- 
tend further than the bookings. 

I'olnire will be o:ie of n"xt season s 
winter attractions at the Palace, Lon- 
don. The French actress, billed as the 
"Tgllest Woman in the World" when 



The London County Council de: Unci 
to take any action in the proposal 
of Krnest (Jrrarl. an architect, to 
found a "Parls-ln-London" scheme at 
Aldwych Island. 

ArrHiij.MMiieiitN have been completed 
l'( r the tnruigurat'on of the $l."i0 an- 
nual scholarship foi-n !ed by Mine. 
Melba at the duildhall school of mus- 
ic. The scholarship is re-trictcd lo 
sopraiif's from any part of Croat. Bri- 
tain. About fifty singers will be heard 
in the first trial for the in"ti;il scholar- 
ship. 



M 



VARIETY 



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Anonymous communications will not be printed. Name of writer must be signed 
and will be held In strict confidence. If desired. 

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Duplicated letters will not be printed. The writer who duplicates a letter to the 
Forum, either before or after It appears here, will not bo permitted the privileges of 
It again. 



Editor Vaiuktv: 

I have never before made any pub- 
lic statement that I am the originator 
of using rliiRs or thimbles to play 
musical bottles. In fact I dcn't claim 
it now. But 1 do claim that I never 
saw, heard or read of any one using 
rings before I did. I have used them 
ever since I have been in the busi- 
ness. 

Since the picture shows have 
brought so many new acts in^he busi- 
ness, I have heard of numerous acts 
using bottles with the rings. The fact 
that they are a big hit with us is 
enough reason for piracy. 

However, it is not that that I am 
complaining about now. I can't stop 
it, for I tried years ago to patent (as 
I supposed) my own original Idea. I 
wrote to Washington, consulted pat- 
ent attorneys, but found there was 
nothing about them that could be pat- 
ented. So I have no legal protec- 
tion. 

My complaint now is against these 
acts and pirates claiming they are the 
originators, unless they can prove that 
they used my method before I did. 

Here is the thing that disgusts me 
most: An act will see us, or hear 
what a hit our bottles are, meet us 
in the lobby of the hotel afterwards 
and say, "I used the bottles once, but 
I cut 'em out." In less than a month 
that act revived their former "hit" in 
some cases "remembering" that they 
had used the same music we used. 

If there is any act which can truth- 
fully claim, and prove, to the satis- 
faction of Varikty. that they have the 
right to claim originality of the above, 
and will send their proof to the paper 
(the first time they used uie bottles 
in the above mentioned manner) if it 
really dates before I used them, I will 
make a public statement to that ef- 
fect. 

But if they can't do it, then give me 
my rights. Admit that you heard of 
my idea, even if you never saw me, 
and that you are merely using my 
idea. 

My wife and I are using bottles 
double now (and have been for some 
time). I have not heard of any act, 
yet, using two sets, but am expecting 
it any time. 

I withhold my name, as I am not af- 
ter free advertising, as the small 
white bottle on the last page of 
[Variety, for a year back will prove. 

But the editor of Variety, knows us, 
which Is sufficient. We can be reach- 
ed through Variety* 

"The Act With the Dottles." 



Middleboro, Mass, May 27. 
Variety referring to a production of 
a play called "Driftwood," will you 
kindly mention that some eight years 
ago we produced an act by that title 
at Keith's, Phila. A play has been 
mad<» from it. Any one who has a 
ropy of the first issue of Varikty will 



find a reference to the production of 
"Driftwood," by Eva Williams and 
.lac Tucker. Jac Tucker. 

MANAGER FINER $1<>0. 

Seattle, May 31. 
Harry Cort, manager of the Seattle 
theatre, accused of conducting a lot- 
tery in connection with the giving of 
a chance with each ticket purchased, 
pleaded guilty to the charge. He was 
fined $100. 

MANAGERS HEAT AND POWER CO. 

The Long Acre Light, Heat & Power 
Co. has issued a "notice to the public" 
to the effect that consumers of elec- 
tricity in the form of light, heat or 
power, advising them to delay the 
closing of any contemplated new con- 
tracts until the plans of the company 
can be presented. 

This corporation was formed sev- 
eral years ago by Charles Frohman, 
Al. Hayman and other theatrical mag- 
nates, allied with the big theatrical 
"Syndicate," who were dissatisfied 
with the price and service they had 
been receiving in their playhouses in 
the location of Long Acre Square. 

For some time past nothing had 
been heard of its plans. Many be- 
lieved the scheme had been aband- 
oned. 

FREE STAGE EDUCATION. 

Chicago, May 31. 

A school to educate children for 
the stage has been opened in Chi- 
cago by Henry Dixey. Mr. Dixey pro- 
poses to give the tuition free of 
charge and will teach dancing and 
elocution. He is expected here some 
time this week. 



JOSEPHINE DAVIS. 

The portraits of Josephine Davis, 
who bills herself as "Vaudeville's 
Daintiest Songbird," adorn the front 
page of this week's issue of Variety,. 

Miss Davis claims to be the first 
woman on the s'ago to use the "Ha- 
rem Skirt," and while there are many 
who lay claim to this distinction u is 
undoubtedly a fact that if not the pion- 
eer of this fad, she is one of the first 
women to adopt the latest fashion. 

Miss Davis is a clever little ingenue, 
and her act consists of four songs with 
as many changes of costume. The 
songs are, in the order of their rendi- 
tion, a "straight," a German, an Ital- 
ian, and a "Harem" — all original, 
clever and appealing. Miss Davis is 
at present touring the west with her 
act, and will be seen in the east early 
next season. 



HEME'S BILLY GOULD 

By William Gould. 

Oakland, May 29. 
Playing in Oakland but must talk 
about the town across the bay. 
Sothern and Marlowe arrived on the 
Southern Pacific. (Cute?) Geo. Ryan, 
is an actor at night, Sells whiskey in 
the afternoon. 

Harry Casey is here. Who is Harry 
Casey? Oh, a friend of mine. 

Arthur Don, a former vaudeville 
actor and now a vaudeville agent, 
doing business in Los Angeles, is 
staying in S. F. for a few days — get- 
ting rid of some commissions. 



They have quite an array of talent 
at Tait Zinkands restaurant. Three 
high class solists (femaiej and three 
regular entertainers. 



Met "Romeo" Al. White, of Taylor 
Kranz and Romance. He has a new 
affinity says Mike McC.innity, "Follies." 



It seems to me that on every visit 
to San Francisco I meet a find. Last 
year it was Lee Lloyd, this year it is 
a little sixteen year-old girl, Abbie 
Silver — with the voice of an angel. 

P. S. — Miss Clair is from Portland, 
Ore. 



No— I didn't visit Sing Fat's th's 
trip. I have nothing but hisses for 
kimonas, pajamas and Mandarin coats. 
You may also add Chop Suey. 



Frisco's Chinatown may be new, but 
it smells the same. 



SPORTS 



The artists on the opening bill at 
Roniana Park, Grand Rapids last 
week played a team of employees of 
the park on Friday morning pulling 
out a well earned victory by a score 
of f>-2. Murray Livingston of the 
Alpha Troupe was the hero of the 
game, being largely responsible for 
the artists' victory. 



Ksciiiuilio I'Vrnandev. has been en- 
gaged for next season by Arthur 
llammerstein to support Kathorlne 
Kalraed in "The Moral Code." 



The Winter Garden Baseball team 
played the Varikty team off their 
feet in a loose game last Fri- 
day afternoon, winning by a 15- 
10 score. The Winter Garden openeu 
hostilities in a fitting manner, 
gathering seven runs in the opening 
session. Capt. Skigie (Variety), 
pulled Nestor out of the box in the 
middle of th e inning, putting George 
on the rubber, the game going along 
on even terms from then on. Galvin 
at short for the Winter Garden was 
the bright star of the game. The 
Winter Garden catcher also distin- 
guished himself. A foul tip on the 
jaw had no effect on him whatever, 
although it split a new cork covered 
ball in three places. Variety's team, 
composed of members of the paper's 
staff, expects to play a picked nine 
from the United Booking Office to-day. 
Meantime any newspaper or profes- 
sional club whirh might not object to 
losing one game to give the Variety 
bunch a little confidence, is invited to 
write for a date (Fridays preferred). 



OBITUARY 

Sir William 8. Gilbert, librettist of 
the famous Gilbert and Sullivan comic 
operas, was drowned May 29 in a lake 
at his home In Harrow, England. He 
was taking his customary daily swim 
when seized with an attack of heart 
failure. Although not in deep water, 
life was extinct before he could be 
rescued. The deceased was born in 
London in 1836, and began his career 
as a lawyer. In addition to hie con- 
tributions to the stage, he wrote a 
number of successful novels and maga- 
zine tales. His most famous works, 
those that will live forever, are "Pyg- 
malion and Galatea," "Trial by Jury," 
"Pirates of Penzance," "Pinafore" and 
"The Mikado." 

Frank Dwlght Denny, an old time 
actor, died at the home of his daugh- 
ter in Spokane last we<?k. Denny was 
over 70 years old. He retired from 
the stage some time ago. 



Loretta Fawn, a chorus girl with 
the Rose Sydell's "Ix>ndon Belles" 
Co. died at the Harper Hospital. De- 
troit ^ last week. 



The Mother of Mable McCane died 
Sunday at her home in St. Louis. Miss 
McCane, who was in Chicago, left im- 
mediately for home to attend the fune- 
ral, after which she started for New 
York' to sail for England to-day (Sat- 
urday) to fulfill her engagement at the 
Tivoll, June 19. 



Paul Barnes, Jr., son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Paul Barnes, died at their sum- 
mer home near L«conia, N. H., May 
25. He was born February 19, 1904. 
His father has appeared for several 
years past in England as a monologlst. 



Tina Zoeller, wife of Edward Zoel- 
ler (Alrona-Zoeller Troupe), died at 
the Swedish Hospital, Brooklyn, May 
27, following an operation, caused 
through the ruptiv. c of a blood vessel 
a week ago. The funeral took place 
May 30 from th e Zoeller home, 209 
Hemlock street. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



SHOW OWNER NOW SUES. 

Chicago, May 31. 

Walter O. Lindsey, owner of the 
"Merry Mary" show, which recently 
closed at the Whitney, has entered suit 
against Criger & Ruppert for $5,000 
damages. Criger & Ruppert attached 
the show before it closed, for money 
alleged to be owed by Lindsay. 

In the attachment Criger & Ruppert 
claimed Lindsay was not a resident of 
this State. Lindsay, who has been a 
resident of this city for ten years, im- 
mediately replevined his goods and in- 
structed the Lowenthal office to sue 
for damages. 



The South Rend (Ind.) Daily News 
took occasion May 14, to print a very 
lucid editorial anent vulgarity upon 
the vaudeville stage. Vaudeville man- 
agers, who believe that the entertain- 
ment they are dialing in, is going 
backwards, so judged by them from 
slowly decreasing attendance, might 
secure this editorial, and use it as a 
text. 



VARIETY 



15 



McAllister heads bronx go. 

Arrangements were completed Mon- 
day to inaugurate an eight weeks' en- 
gagement of stock at the Prospect 
theatre. Prospect and Westchester 
avenues, (Bronx), June 6-, opening 
with "The Christian." 

Jay C. Packard has signed the fol- 
lowing for the Prospect Co.: Wanda 
Howard and Paul McAllister, leads; 
Richard Lyle, character comedian; 
Ralph Herbert, Juvenile; Carolyn 
Lawrence, second business; Alice Oil- 
more, characters; Louis Dunbar, light 
comedy; Sue Fisher, ingenue, and Ed- 
ward T. Emery, stage director. 

The Prospect has been playing 
"pop" vaudeville, but if the stock plan 
proves a success, the company will re- 
main there throughout the winter sea- 
son. 

Frank Gersten, the manager of the 
house, is backing the "rep" organiza- 
tion and will manage it personally. 
The stock admission will be 10, 20 
and 30. 

The Bronx was a clear field for 
stock when Charles E. Blaney took an 
option on the Metropolis and Installed 
the Spooner Stock Company there 
a few months ago. With the 
Prospect and the Metropolis about 
two and one-half miles apart it isn't 
likely that the "rep" organizations 
will conflict to any great extent. 

Mr. McAllister is one of the most 
popular stock players who ever ap- 
peared in Harlem. 

Though the Spooner stock company 
is still doing business at the Metropo- 
lis, Edna May Spooner and her com- 
pany have departed from the Or- 
pheum, Jersey City, and again Invaded 
Brooklyn May 29, opening at the Ma- 
jestic in "My Wife's Gone to the 
Country." 

It was but a few seasons ago that 
the Spooners and Corse Payton were 
rivals for the stock patronage of 
Brooklyn. With one of Corse's com- 
panies booked for the Shubert, Brook- 
lyn, and the Spooner company at the 
Majestic, it looks like another clasn 
between the Brooklyn favorites. 



"ARIZONA" ALL STOCK. 

For the first time since opening In 
Chicago about twelve years ago, Gus 
Thomas' evergreen drama, "Arizona" 
is now open for stock engagements. 
It is unlikely the piece will again be 
sent over the combination time. The 
past season was its last trip, being 
under the management of Charles Wil- 
liams, who represented R. M. Blck- 
erstaff. 

The American Play Co. has the leas- 
ing of the piece for stock productions. 
Some years ago "Arizona" was played 
for a few weeks by stock companies at 
San Francisco and Los Angeles, but 
that is the nearest the "rep" people 
came to securing it, until the travelling 
company came in from the road last 
February. 



STOCK TRY-OUT ON COAST. 

A new play by Channing Pollock, 
entitled "The Inner Shrine," will be 
tried out by the Burbank Stock Com- 
pany at Los Angeles this summer, 
with Margaret Illington in the leading 
role. 



STOCK 



TWO STOP IN ONE TOWN. 

Lack of patronage forced two stock 
companies to close in Montreal, leav- 
ing the Orpheum theatre "rep" or- 
ganization there a clear field. 

Byron Douglass and company, open- 
ing May 1, at the Francois theatre, 
and the William H. Lytell Co., which 
also opened the same day at His Maj- 
esty's, were the ones which closed. 



CORSE LEAVES HOBOKEN. 

Corse Payton has thrown up the 
sponge In Hoboken. He leaves the 
stock field in that Jersey town to Trav- 
ers Vale and his company, who have 
been there for many seasons. Corse's 
organization has been at the Gayety 
since September. Of late business 
fell off, and seeing a chance to get 
back in Brooklyn again, he will open 
at the Shubert theatre across the 
river. 

Payton lost money in Hoboken but 
expects to make up the deficit with his 
Brooklyn engagement. He quits the 
Gayety this week and opens Monday 
at the Brooklyn house. 



The lumnrnr season at Olympic. Newark, 
hoRlns June 5. with an operatic stock company 
Installed by Milton and SarRent Aborn. The 
other Aborn company opens at Palisades Park. 
June 12, with the same piece. Later on they 
will present all the George M. Cohan musical 
plays. 



Frances Nordstrom, formerly leading woman 
with the Lyric Stock Company, Oklahoma 
City, supported by her husband, Harry OlbbA. 
and Hairy Peyton, made her debut in vaude- 
ville May 16. at Oklahoma City. 



Frank Veall has come from Chicago to 
assume the duties of stage director and pro- 
ducer with the Powers" Picture Co. 



The Newell theatre. White Plains. N. Y . has 
been turned over to I). J. liryan. who an- 
nounces stock for the coming seison 



Lawrence Marstori lias none to Johnstown, 
Pa., as director of flu Majestic Players at the 
Majestic theatre. 



Warren P. rtlchardson has been sent to Ot- 
tawa to replace Charles White as "heavy 
man" with the Dominion Players. Palph 

Dean, comedian, has been signed for the same 
company. 



Sophie Itrandt opened In musical comedy 
stock at the Delmar Gardens, St. Louis. In 
"Princess Chic." Monday night. During tin- 
season a number of well-known rniiHle:il com- 
edy stars will be featured In the St Louis 
summer season. 



Jeunette Lowrle has been engaged as a fea- 
ture, with the musical comedy stock company 
at Chester Park. Cincinnati. She opened Mon- 
day In "Dolly Varden." 



A colored slock company Is at the Colum- 
bia, Newark. N. J. If IiupIikhh continues good 
it will run there indefinitely. Only musieal 
comedies are being offered. 



Lome Elwyn and Margaret Keen left Tues- 
day for Sherbrooke. Canada, where the Kl 
wyn stock company will play during the sum- 
mer. The opening will be "The Private Sec- 
retary" June 5. 



The Dlshop of Massachusetts will onl;iln 
to priesthood tin- Lev. Clayton McKciizic 
l.egge in the Church of tin- F.plphany, at 
Winchester. Mass. at la:p» ;i m., Thursday. 
June S. llfV. Legge was formerly an actor. 



The William Ma I ley stock company opened 
the Richmond theatre, Stapled. n. L. I . Mon- 
day. In "The Girl of the Golden West." Homer 
Harton assumed one of the principal roles at 
the eleventh hour. 

The Nathan Appell stock company, after a 
few weeks of "pop" repertoire at I la i risbui •-,'. 
Pa., closes this Saturday 

Owing to the stage director's unfamil iai it v 
with "The Talk of New York." the Cuh Forbes 
company at Stamford. Conn, which had been 
rehearsing the musical piece for m-vt week. 
was forced to change plays June 1. and id. 
I'ohnn production. "Fifty Sllles From Itoston." 
whs rushed from the New York plnyhrokcr* 
Wednesday night The latter will be; given 
next week. 



TWO "FIRSTS" IN STOCK. 

The first presentation in stock of 
"The Third Degree" was made last 
week by the Vale Stock Company at 
the Empire, Hoboken, with Louise 
Vale in the leading feminine role. 

Tho Vale Company will present 
Rose Stahl's starring piece, "The 
Chorus Lady," in stock for the first 
time next week (June 5). Travers 
Vale also plans tho premier stock pro- 
duction of "Alias Jimmy Valentine" 
as soon as it is released, and will of- 
fer "The Witching Hour" during the 
week of Jan. 1. It will be released 
Dec. 31. 

The eastern stock companies are 
putting on some big and late produc- 
tions this season. Some fancy royal- 
ties are being paid for plays. David 
Belasco has on e price for his pieces, 
and the stock manager must either 
pay the sum demanded or leave it out 
of his repertoire. 

When a company produces Kirke La 
Shelle's "The Virginians," $500 is 
paid in royalty. When Belasco's "The 
Lily" is put on, $500 goes too for 
playing privileges. Many of the pop-' 
ular pieces now in stock receive from 
$300 to $3fi0 royalties. 




EDITH HELENA 

ENDOWS REDS FOR ACTORS. 

A Mrs. Katherine Daily, whose will 
was filed in the Surrogate's office In 
Now York last Monday, made a be- 
quest of $1<»,000 to endow two mem- 
orial beds at St. Luke's Hospital in 
her husbands name (Henry F. Daly). 
She distinctly specified in the docu- 
ment that (lie beds are to he for the 
benefit of actors and actresses "dram- 
atic, minstrel, circus or variety," but 
that they cannot lie used by "opera 
singers, stage mechanics, 'supes' or 
musicians." 

The major portion of her estate 
goes to tic Society lor the Prevention 
ol Cruelty to Animal-. Mrs. Daly diel 
April 1 I. 



Tlii Wei ' S t iii k I'm.. i\ I !■ h 111 H been p|:l \ - 

intr .i j< i . i ■ 1 1 l-. i n >. i >;•■ in- ii i it \'i w Haven, will 

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A iilioilii' < lie lit is in lie that ;i eomle opi I :i 
Hioek i • . 1 1 1 1 >. 1 1 j \ with M;i n.i k'e r Franklin lit tie- 
helm, will ooen in I0antoii, I'a , June I'J. 



FKOM PROVIDENCE TO CANADA. 

Walter S. Baldwin, who manages 
the Baldwin-Melville Stock Company, 
has been doing big business with his 
stock company in Providence but a 
recent slump, caused by the weather, 
results in his announcement of quit- 
ting the Rhode Island town and in- 
stalling stock in Toronto, offering op- 
position to the Percy Haswell "rep" 
organization. 

Baldwin has leased the Princess 
theatre, securing Adelaide Kelm and 
Arthur Byron as his leads. Miss Has- 
well opens at the Royal Alexander 
theatre (Toronto). 



POM GETS "THE VIRGINIAN." 

$4,000 cash for the right to pro- 
duce "The Virginian" in stock for 
eight weeks is the figure which S. Z. 
Poll paid last week for the privilege 
of showing the Kirk La Shelle piece 
to the patrons of the Poll theatres 
in New England. 

The piece will be presented for the 
first time in the east In stock at 
Jaques theatre, Waterbury, Conn., 
Monday. 



HETTS & FOWLER'S SHOWS. 

Two stock companies entitled the 
Hetts & Fowler Players have been 
formed, one featuring BesSie Lee to 
open at the Orpheum theatre Water- 
town, N. Y. June 5 in "The Sporting 
Parson." Harry Sedley has been en- 
gaged as stage director. With Miss 
Lee will be Ralph Newman, Bryce 
Howatson, Daniel J. Fendell, William 
Ennis, Charles S. Ross, Walter Rich- 
ardson, Gladys Malvern, Anna Blakes- 
ley and Winifred Waltone. 

The other company opened Wood- 
land Park, Ashland, Pa., this week in 
"The Runaway Princess." The com- 
pany includes Bessie Warren, Joseph- 
ine Hardy, Will Hartmau, Carl Blythe, 
John Connlbear and Walter Trumbull. 



SHIFTED TWO SHOWS. 

It is seldom that stock organiza- 
tions trade towns, yet such happened 
this week In the South through one 
man controlling both companies. Schil- 
ler's Players at Atlanta were trans- 
ferred from that Georgia city to Rich- 
mond and the Richmond company sent 
to Atlanta. 

Emma Bunting has been playing in 
Richmond, but, being an old Atlanta 
favorite, It was thought best to return 
her to Atlanta. 



LAST THY FOR IIAYMAKKET. 

Chicago, May HI. 

Leigh Morison says In.- will start 
a four week's engagement of stock at 
the llayinarUel, in .June. .Jeanne 
Towler has been engaged as leading 
woman. 

Stock at the old llnymarket on the 
West Side in Chicago, right in the 
heart of the burlesque and "pop" 
houses across the river, is a new de- 
parture. The house has tried every- 
thing <dse. 



PROCTOR FORMING COMPANY. 

Arrangements are being made to 
open Proctor's in Newark with stock 
for the summer. I'na Abell Hrinkerhas 
been engaged as leading woman. 



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VARIETY 




CIRCUS NEWS 



NKW "DREAMLAND** DOUBTFUL. 

"Dreamland" the huge resort at 
(Yney Island which was destroyed by 
(ire late Friday night list, will prob- 
ably not be rebuilt. 

Senator William H. Reynolds and 
Joseph H. Huber, of th e Otto Huber 
Brewing Company, the two largest 
stockholders, called a meeting of all 
the shareholders in th e enterprise, 
and if was deciled tD offer the twelve 
acres of land to the city for a public 
park. The matter will be given im- 
mediate consideration by the alder- 
manic board. If the deal fcr the city 
to purchase does not go through im- 
mediately, the question of rebuilding 
the structure will be at once taken 
up. 

The Iron Steamboat Company's 
boats have been landing their passen- 
gers at Steeplechase Pier since the 
fire, the Dreamland coupon entitling 
passengers to entrance to Tilyou's 
park. 

Sunday thousands of sightseers 
visited the ruins, by which time there 
had already been erected a flooring of 
rough boards about twenty-ftVe feet 
square, with make-shift "conces- 
sions." 

Not a stick remained standing after 
the fire. The phrase "burned to the 
ground" may be accepted literally In 
connection with the disastrous con- 
flagration. 

Col. Ferrari's animal collection, 
which had replaced Bostock's in the 
park enclosure, was destroyed. Near- 
ly all the animals were shot to death 
before the flames reached them. 
Col. Ferrari was assisted by Capt. 
Jack Bonavita. They with the staff of 
trainers and keepers, found it impos- 
sible to save the animals. "Little 
Hip," the baby elephant, was among 
the killed. On* lion, "Sultan," es- 
caped to the street, where policemen 
shot him. No human lives were lost. 

The sight of the flames through the 
broken-in doors of the animal enclos- 
ure frightened the beasts. They re- 
fused to be drawn or coaxed across 
the track of the glare. Some fought 
among themselves in their terror. 
Ferrari's loss was covered to a very 
small extent by a small floating in- 
surance carried in the Lloyds of Eng- 
land. The park had about $500,000 
insurance at a very high rate. The 
total Iokb was about four million 
dollars. 



"101" ItlDKK MARRIES. 

Boston, May 31. 
Stanley G. Dyer, a rider with "101 
R-nch," married Miss Mabel Cum- 
mir.gs or Brockton, in that city, May 
2 0. He first ir.et his wife in Prince 
Kdwnrd Island, six years ago. They 
did not meet again until the show 
playel Brockton. When he rode in- 
to the grounds after the parade on 
l he flr.«t day, he saw Miss Cummlngs 
in the crowd. They renewed their 
acquaintance and after a short con- 
versation, agreed to meet later in the 
day. That night, they were married 
by the Rev. Kdgar B. French. They 
will «o west and live on Dyer's ranch. 



20 PER CENT. ON ANIMALS. 

Beginning on June 1 all acts, cir- 
cus and exhibitions crossing the bor- 
ders of the United States into Canada 
or Mexico, or perhaps sail abroad, tak- 
ing along live stock of any description, 
even though the stock be a product 
of this country, will have to pay a 
duty of twenty per cent, on their re- 
turn to this country. 

This is in accordance with the inter- 
pretation that a learned member of 
the bench in California has handed 
down regarding a phrase in paragraph 
500 in the tariff act of August 5, 1909. 
The paragraph reads exempting from 
duty "all articles the growth, produce 
or manufacture of the United States, 
when returned aftei being exported." 
But tacked on to this there is the 
phrase that is causing all the trouble 
containing but four words and reads 
"not Including all animals." 

It has been intimated, however, by 
the law division that it is possible that 
there will be a new ruling on the para- 
graph after the first few animals were 
held up which would alter the com- 
plexion of the law as applied to pet 
dogs and horses used for exhibition 
purposes and shows. 



CANADIAN "WILD WEST" BAD. 

Sydney, April 24. 

"The American Cowboys and Wild 
Indian Show," promoted by the A. 
and A. Amusement Co., has been a 
fiasco. 

The Indians are mostly half and 
quarter-breed Canadians who won't 
work. Were it not that the organiza- 
tion Joined In with Skuthorp's Buck- 
jumpers, a show lasting more than 
an hour couldn't be put up by the 
Canadians. The cowboys, also, are 
a weak lot. 

As to the managers they are reput- 
able citizens and meant well, but the 
difficulty of securing suitable people 
to form the show appeared too foi- 
midable. Col. Tracey, the boss in 
command, took what was left. 

Wirth's Circus is the only tent show- 
in or around Sydney. The company 
is a fairly good one, and big busi- 
ness is recorded. Last week a young 
lion, whilst being put through a trial 
performance with two dogs and a 
trick pony, sprang upon the latter 
and mauled it considerably. The pony 
had to be shot. 



OLD CIjOWN PASSKS AWAY. 

Samuel McFlynn, a circus clown in 
the days of Dan Rice, died in Chi- 
cago recently. His home was at 
Burlington, la., where he was buried. 

STARTED IN POOR WEATHER. 

St. Louis, May 31. 

Barnum & Bailey's Circus are play- 
ing a week's engagement, beginning 
Monday. The parade was very long, 
but not noticeably better than when 
last seen here. 

Sunday the weather was the worst 
a circus could ask: thunder showers, 
verging on a cloud burst; but it 
cleared Monday for the first parade. 



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LYCEUM AND CONCERT 



1 



MASSENET'S NEW WORK. 

Paris, May 2. 

"Therese," the new opera in two 
acts, libretto by Jules Claretie, music 
by Jules Massenet, met with success, 
when produced at the Opera Comique; 
but the same cannot be said of 
"L'Heure Espagnole," by Maurice 
Ravel on the same program. 

This latter work, by a young musi- 
cian of the new school, does not 
please, and the story by Franc No- 
hain has gained nothing by being 
given as an opera. Ravel is described 
as a musical acrobat. For the un- 
trained ear his music is a series of 
discords. 

How different is the old school, 
that of Massenet, whose pleasing har- 
mony is understood by all. The story 
of "Therese" deals with the French 
revolution, and is set at Versailles. 
Andre has bought-in a homestead 
with the idea of restoring it to his 
school friend, Armand, if this aristo- 
crat is ever permitted to return to 
France. Armand seeks safety in 
flight, but first visits his old home, 
whore he meets Therese, an old sweet- 
heart, married to Andre. The hus- 
band, out of pity, aids Armand to 
escape, unaware that his wife has ar- 
ranged to join him abroad. 

When Andre is arrested and led 
off to death for having assisted a 
noble, she realizes the difference in 
character between the two men; her 
duty as a wife is awakened, and, in 
order to share her husband's fate, 
she cries: "Vive le roi." They go 
to the guillotine together. 

The interpretation of the opera is 
excellent. A minuet played on a 
harpsichord, accompanying a love 
duet, was much applauded. Ken. 



ASKED TOO MUCH. 

Boston, May 31. 
Constantino, the tenor, who last 
season sang with the Boston Opera 
Company, will not be heard with the 
organization this season. He asked 
for a much larger sum than the man- 
agement was willing to pay him for 
his services. It is thought that he 
may reconsider his decision and join 
later, but if he does not, the tenor 
roles will be taken by Zenatello and 
others. 



PHILHARMONIC NEXT SEASON. 

The Philharmonic Society of New 
York, under the direction of the new 
leader, Joseph Stransky, opens its sea- 
son Nov. 2 and closes March 15, 1912. 
Following a former custom, two series 
of sixteen week-day concerts will be 
given. A much longer season than 
last has been planned by Loudon 
Charlton. 

Among the soloists will be Johanna 
Gadski, soprano; Kathleen Parlow, 
violinist; Efrem Zimballist, the St. 
Petersburg violinist, who will make 
his New York debut with the society; 
Henry P. Schmitt, violinist; Joseph 
Lhevinne, Harold Bauer and Arthur 
Friedhelm, pianists. The MacDowell 
Chorus will assist In recitals. 



NEW TUNE IN AUSTRALIA. 

John Philip Sousa has composed a 
grand march in compliment to the 
approaching Coronation of King 
(Jeorge. His musicians will play it 
for the first time on Coronation Day, 
when they will be filling an engage- 
ment in Australia. 



D'ANNUNZIO BANNED. 

Paris, May 23. 
Signor Gabriel d'Annunzlo is grieved 
at the action of the Archbishop of 
Paris in forbidding all good Catholics 
noticing his musical drama "Martyr- 
dom of St. Sebastian" produced at the 
Chatfelet May 21. Debussy wrote the 
music, mentioned some weeks ago in 
Vaiuktv,. Although the story is a bib- 
lical one (which would probably be 
banned by the government in England 
and Germany and the mayor in many 
American cities) the authors declare it 
to be a lyrical glorification of chris- 
tian heroism and profoundly religious 
in character. 



HAS LEAVE TO SING. 

Heinrich Hensel, tenor of the Wies- 
baden Court Opera, has at last ob- 
tained an official leave of absence to 
sing at the Metropolitan next season. 



IS COMING RACK. 

Rumors to the contrary about Jom- 
elli being unable to return next year 
to America, she sets sail Jan. 2 next, 
United States to fill engagements ar- 
ranged here by her agents. 



Clifford Cairns, basso, will tour America 
next season under the management of Waltei 
It. Anderson. 



<'laud«> Warford. t«>nor, and Marguerite K. 
Summer, contralto, were married recently. 

Arturo Tlbaldi. the celebrated young violin- 
ist, who was 'with Mary Garden on her con- 
cert tour this spring, has gone to France to 
spend tho summer. He will return to America 
next season. 



Lillian Nordlca has been Invited to sing at 
the Merlin Hoyal Opera this spring. From 
Merlin, the famous singer goes to Paris and 
then to London for the Coronation. 



Vladimir de Pachmann sails from Europe 
June 24, and expects to spend the lummer In 
his Catsklll retreat, preparing for his farewell 
American tour, arranged by the Qulnlan In- 
ternational Mureau. 



Adolph Muhlmann, who was with the Met- 
ropolitan Opera Company for twelve years, has 
been cngaKed by cable to teach at the Zlegfcld 
College of Music In America next scuBon. He 
Is an operatic basso. 



Clarence Whltchlll, the baritone of Inter- 
national opera fame. Is scheduled for an 
American concert tour next season, opening 
with the Pnlladelphla Symphony Orchestra. 
Nov. 17. 



Mme. Jeanno Joinelll, prima donna soprano, 
has been engaged for Quintan's English opera 
season In London during October, November 
and December. She returns to America after 
her English senson nnd Is announced to give 
her llrst recital In Carnegie Hall early In the 
new year. 



The Mozart opera. "Cosl Fan Tut lis" will be 
one of the opera novelties at the Metropolitan 
here next season. The featured soloist will be 
Mernlce de Pasquall. 



Mme. Alma Gluck. of the Metropolitan Opera 
Co., will appear in a series of concerts In 
October under the direction of the Qulnlan 
Bureau. She has been engaged as principal 
sopruno of the Maine music festivals. 



Maurice Moszkowskl. Russian pianist, will 
make a conceit tour of America next season. 



Gertrude HcnnvHon. the American soprano, 
who takes part In the Wagnerian festivals 
abroad, will return to her nntlve shores in 
the fall for iin extensive cn-iccrt tour. 



VARIETY 



17 



'SALARIES WILL NOT BE CUT," 
OFFICIA LLY SAY S V. M. P. A. 

Issues a Strong Statement Direct to the Actor. Ex- 
plains What the "Liberty" Being Agitated 
for Means to the Artist 



A strong statement was given out 
by the Vaudeville Managers' Protec- 
tive Association this week. It is ad- 
dressed directly to the vaudeville ac- 
tor, and is herewith printed in full: 

You have been threatened — but only 
by your own agitators — with a cut in 
salaries. If you are to believe them, 
this salary cut is to be a big one — a 
ruinous one — that will effect your 
earning powers seventy-five per cent. 
You are told through the paper that 
is supposed to represent your inter- 
ests and in the speeches of those who 
want to inflame you against the man- 
agers that salaries are to be slashed 
right and left. 

This is a lie — pure and simple. 
There has been no action taken to- 
wards cutting salaries and no such ac- 
tion is contemplated. 

Much stress is laid on the fact that 
the managers have an organization. 
So they have; but organization is noth- 
ing new among the managers. There 
has been a combination of managers 
for more than ten years and this com- 
bination of managers has done more 
to Improve the condition of the artist 
than any artists' organization that was 
ever formed. There have been times 
when strong competition arose and 
many of the artists profited by the in- 
creased demand for their services; but 
when this competition died out no at- 
tempt was made to cut the salaries of 
the performers. The artists them- 
selves know that this is so and that 
the agitator who declared in a public 
meeting in Chicago recently that sal- 
aries are to be cut seventy-five per 
cent deliberately lied; he made the 
statement knowing that he was lying 
and he intended, when he said it, to 
mislead you and to arouse your anger 
or your fears with that lie. The ab- 
surdity of such a statement is appar- 
ent to any of you who have been ac- 
tive in vaudeville for any length of 
time. 

When have salaries been as high as 
they are to-day, and when have condi- 
tions been so good for the artist? 
When in the past ten years have sal- 
aries been cut, whether there was com- 
petition or not? If all the managers 
in the world combined, or if the en- 
tire vaudeville business of the world 
«ould come under the control of one 
man, the market demand would reg- 
ulate the salaries; it would be impos- 



sible to reduce them. Performers 
know well that in the large booking 
offices where thousands of artists are 
booked each year, the artists make 
their own terms with the different 
managers, and they know this to be 
true in the face of the fact that these 
large booking offices are declared by 
the unionized actors' agitators in pub- 
lic speeches and by the organ of the 
White Rats to be preparing to cut 
your salaries seventy-five per cent. 

The thinking artist is protesting 
against the agitators who are using 
every false argument to inflame you. 
He knows that the agitator can never 
be of any benefit to the artist; he 
knows that he is, on the contrary, a 
menace to your business interests and 
to your future earning powers. Just 
remember that absolutely the only 
thing that can benefit the artist is the 
prosperity of the theatres, which must 
do business in order to meet obliga- 
tions and maintain the business from 
which the performers and managers se- 
cure their living. When that prosper- 
ity is destroyed or even seriously in- 
terfered with, the artists and mana- 
gers are going to meet with disaster. 
As long as the theatres are able to 
conduct their own business, the same 
prosperity for artist and manager that 
has existed for the past ten years will 
continue. Some of the artists of to- 
day have been through every condi- 
tion for the past twenty years. They 
know only too well where their pros- 
perity comes from, who pays them 
their salaries and where they have re- 
ceived proper treatment in every re- 
spect. 

Has the fact ever been told to you 
and told to you right that at the end 
of the Klaw & Erlanger vaudeville ex- 
perience the managers (East and 
West) paid over a million dollars of 
obligations on artists' contracts and 
there is not one case on record where 
there was litigation on account of the 
non-payment of those salaries? Most 
of you know that in order that those 
artists should not lose by the deal, 
every manager East and West loaded 
two and three extra acts on top of 
their regular bills in order to keep 
these contracts and so that the per- 
formers should not suffer. This fact 
is a good thing for artists to remem- 
ber when they are listening to the 
howls against the very men who were 



responsible for that fair treatment of 
contracts. 

What, then, is all this hurrah and 
racket about? "Give us an equitable 
contract," the shouters shout. Well, 
what is an equitable contract? Who 
has had occasion to question ninety- 
nine per cent of the contracts made 
by the large houses throughout the 
United States and Canada, and we say 
the large houses for the reason that 
about all the talk is against the "big 
time" managers. 

You, who are prosperous, beware of 
the agitator and the conditions he is 
striving to bring about, because at one 
other time in the history of vaudeville 
the savings of the artist dwindled to 
the point where prosperity gave way 
to poverty, and that can happen again 
— and through no fault of th e mana- 
gers. 

Ask your agitators where all this 
agitation is to lead you to. Ask him 
who is to benefit by antagonism to 
the theatre. Ask him what will be 
the result to you if the prosperous con- 
ditions that now exist are upset! 
Spread-eagle speeches generally get 
people into trouble and trouble is the 
only thing that Inflammatory talk ever 
procured for anybody. 

What do you think is one of the 
great reasons for the continued flood 
of immigration to this country from 
all foreign lands? Nothing less than 
the stories spread abroad that the 
streets of New York are lined with 
gold and all one has to do to share the 
riches of the new world is to buy a 
steamship ticket and com e here, but 
we who are here know different. No 
man ever came to this great and glo- 
rious country but who had to work 
and work hard at that for every dollar 
he got. Nobody hands you riches — 
you must strive for them yourself and 
you must work in accord with those 
whose interests are yours and whose 
prosperity you have shared and can 
continue to share, but not if you listen 
to the demagogues who are serving 
self interest rather than the interests 
of those whose paid advisers they are. 
Therefore, performers, think for 
yourselves, act for yourselves, preserve 
your independence and your future 
prosperity. 



THK MKAXINO OP ••LIBEKTY." 

There seems to be a little misun- 
derstanding of the word "liberty" by 
many among the members of the 
White Rats. A notable instanre of 
this is a hysterical letter passed and 
apparently approved by the editor of 
the organ of the Union Actor, in 
which tin* writer speaks of the White 
Hat organization as the vast army 
that is being formed to bring about 



your freedom and liberty which we so 
dearly love." 

If the fussy talk you read in The 
Player is for the cause of liberty, 
then the actors' understanding of the 
word liberty is different from the gen- 
erally accepted meaning. If the signs 
are read aright, the destruction of 
liberty is intended rather than the 
securing of liberty. 

At the present writing every artist 
has the liberty to work for any man- 
ager who pays him, and he is accus- 
tomed to take the liberty to himself 
of quitting work when it pleases him, 
without consulting the business in- 
terest of the manager. What he is 
now arguing for and evidently pre- 
paring to fight for is a curtailment of 
the artists' liberty; for instance, if he 
isn't a Union actor he must not work in 
any theatre in America that s not 
Unionized. If he be a Union actor, he 
must not work in a theatre that is 
not unionized. If he has an engage- 
ment that he is to be well paid for 
and his Union says he must, by or- 
der of his Union, walk out of the 
theatre because of a grievance of 
some other actor on the bill, he must 
forget his cry of "liberty" — and walk 
out. He will find himself hedged 
around in every direction by the kind 
of liberty which he is now shouting 
for, but which he will find to be the 
hardest kind of bondage. 

That is the queer understanding 
that most of the White Rat Union ac- 
tors have of their great cause. They 
are carried away by the spread eagle 
oratory of their agitators who con- 
found and confuse the lesser intelli- 
gences in their organization with 
high sounding talk about liberty in 
their efforts to keep the rank and file 
of the actor away from getting a 
common sense view of their relations 
with the managers, who give them 
their living. 

Under the proper circumstances 
"Give me Liberty or give me Death." 
is a good patriotic appeal, but when 
it is likely to be changed into "Give 
me Liberty and Give me Death," 
through the destruction of the busi- 
ness which gives you life, it is time 
for each individual to think for him- 
self before he is led into the error of 
antagonizing the men whose theatres 
must and will be kept open regardless 
of actors' affiliations/ 

When you are listening to the va- 
porings of those who are endeavoring 
to mislead you, Just ask yourselves 
why they do not attempt to refute 
the arguments so strongly put forth 
by J. C. Nugent, whose exceptionally 
strong letter set forth so ably both 
sides of the controversy. There has 
been a strange yet eloquent, silence on 
Nugent's arguments from those who 
claim to have the cause of the artist 
so much at heart. 

iMr. Nugent is a White Hat and an 
actor who thinks and who knows by 
experience the injury to the artists' 
interests that agitation such as is be- 
ing now carried on brings about. 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT, WEEK. 

Initial Presentation. First Appearance 

or Reappearance In or Around 

New York 



Churlotte St. Elmo, Hammerstein's 
Hoof. 

Johnson und Walker, Hammer- 
stein's Roof. 

(•il and liillian Brown, Henderson's. 

Alarms and (lartclle, Brighton The- 
atre. 



Percy Knight. 

Songs. 

14 Mins. ; One. 

Hammerstein's. 

Percy Knight is an English come- 
dian. He first appeared oveV here in 
'The Arcadians." Mr. Knight scored 
a hit in that show. He will register 
l.kewise in vaudeville — if remaining 
and observing. Knight is not the usu- 
al "single" who sings. He dresses in 
a style to recall Wilkie Bard, his com- 
ic compatriot singer, and is not alto- 
gether unlike that comedian in deliv- 
ery. America has not seen Mr. Bard. 
In songs, Mr. Knight places more de- 
pendence upon lyrics than other items 
connected with his turn. He does not 
change costume, nor pose, nor deliv- 
ery. Yet his delivery aids the lyrics, 
not naturally, either. After Mr. Knight 
has observed vaudeville for a time, 
he will understand that the "variety" 
used in connection with the entertain- 
ment he is now a part of, covers as 
well a singer sb it does the program. 
His repertoire runs to too much simi- 
larity of numbers. As a matter of 
fact, two of his songs have a "horse" 
verse each. He opens with the best 
song of the lot, "Little By Little." fol- 
lowed by the next best, an odd num- 
ber with a catchy finishing line to each 
of the verses. The first two stanzas, 
however, are the only ones worth us- 
ing. The "mother-in-law" and "flsh" 
verses are not worth while. These 
let the song and singer down, al- 
though his start was too fast for the 
pace to be kept up with the numbers 
employed. "Ghost" and "It Doesn't 
Matter" were the concluding songs, 
neither of special holding power. 
Fault might be found in the orchestra- 
tions. Nearly all had some peculiar- 
ity of arrangement that was neither 
distinctive nor humorous. And after 
all that, Percy Knight is a very good 
vaudeville act; he is something dif- 
ferent, has class, attracts attention 
to himself from the outset, and is dis- 
tinctly worth while for vaudeville to 
cultivate. Mr. Knight must have a 
score of other English numbers. If 
he will select a repertoire that builds 
up instead of tearing down, the front 
lights will be pleased to emblazon Per- 
cy Knight is within. The eccentric 
dress an 1 pose assumed should not be 
changed. Neither should Mr. Knight 
lose sight of the fact that in depend- 
ing upon lyrics, he has an idea that 
is away from the American singers 
who look for melodies preferably. 
Hut tin- husky singing voice of Mr. 
Knight is not required, either for the 
sonus or t It*- character, unless it is a 
physical permanency with him. 

Sime. 



Lolo, the Mystic. 

Thought Transmission, Ate. 

24 Mins. Full Stage (Special Drop). 

Fifth Avenue. 

Lolo is a full-blooded North Amer- 
ican Indian girl, which aids materially 
in generating "atmosphere" for the 
act. It is further enhanced by a few 
lantern slides at the opening. When 
the picture curtain is raised there is 
disclosed a special back drop repre- 
senting an Indian encampment, with 
the regulation tripod holding an iron 
kettle, under which a Are is burning. 
All this haB nothing to do directly 
with the act. It is simply done to 
"dress" the presentment. Beiore Lo- 
lo makes her appearance a "lecturer" 
in a "spiel" that almost ruined the 
performance before it began, made a 
most lugubrious announcement. Lolo 
then enters in full Indian garb, fol- 
lowed by Mr. J. R. Cotton, the g rl's 
foster father, and who was "until re- 
cently Indian Agent at the Pine Ridge 
reservation in Dakota." Ti.e major 
portion of the act is one cf "thought 
transmission," similar to that shown 
by the Zancigs for many years. Lola 
Is blindfolded, Mr. Cotton goes 
through the audience accepting cards, 
coins, lodge emblems, etc., promptly 
identified by the girl. This done he 
returns to the platform and Lolo, still 
blindfolded, pours a dark liquid into 
an empty glass filling it to the brim 
without spilling a drop. Then she does 
some rifle shooting and finally some 
arrow shooting, all the time appar- 
ently deprived of her sight. With 
proper circusing the turn might be 
worked up into a big drawing card. It 
created interest at the Fifth Avenue 
Monday evening. Jolo. 



Olive Briscce. 

Songs. 

19 Mins.; One. 

Colonial. 

Olive Briscoe enters vaudeville with 
a regular act. Even if Miss BTiscoe 
did not have a regular act, vaudeville 
audiences would accept her just the 
same, for she has a smile that's worth 
more than all the songs and dialog 
ever turned out. When smiling, Miss 
Olive displays a row of teeth that 
would make a dentist think life is not 
worth living. She also wore a couple 
of gowns Monday evening that were 
attractive. Miss Briscoe can wear 
clothes and she is a dandy looking 
girl. Her opening number gives her 
a chance to do something right off the 
bat. It is of how the different style 
girls would make love; much better 
than it sounds. The second number, 
a "coon" arrangement, is her weakest, 
but is not at all bad and shows a 
Stella Mayhew style of "coon" singer 
that makes some of these "rag" per- 
formers look like amateurs. "Things 
Were Not Like That in 1861" is the 
closing selection, it is along the lines 
of "Grandma's Days," but a new idea 
and has plenty of solid meat in it. 
Miss Briscoe handles the song and the 
Intervening business beautifully, get- 
ting bully contrasts. Her use of slang 
is perfect, and she puts it over as very 
few women can. Miss Briscoe is there 
in all directions, she has an act that 
should be in demand anl her name 
should become familiar to vaudeville 
audlencis In a short time. Dash. 



Henry Fink. 
Sengs and Talk. 
13 Mins.; One. 
Hammerstein's. 

Henry Fink is now appearing alone. 
When first entering vaudeville, he had 
Edgar Bixley as a partner. It was 
Bixley and Fink then. Evidently a 
firm in the show business is not as 
substantial a building as in commer- 
cial lines, although it has often been 
proven in theatricals that a playing 
team, need each other so badly that 
to separate is a mistake. Sometimes 
the error is rectified. Whether Mr. 
Fink or Mr. Bixley will suffer from 
their vaudeville parting remains to he 
seen. Neither may, and both might. 
The act came to vaudeville from bur- 
lesque. Whoever told Mr. Fink his 
-present turn would be sufficient to up- 
hold him on the big time misinformed 
the young man. He has a good voice; 
and some poor talk, barring one joKe. 
Appearing as a Hebrew impersonator, 
Fink does little impersonating. Of his 
songs, the only one worth while is the 
operatic medley at the close, and this 
merely because it permits his voice to 
be brought out at its best. To test 
himself as a "single," Mr. Fink will 
require new selections and better 
jokes. While his reception at Ham- 
merstein's Monday evening was stren- 
uous enough to make Mr. Fink believe 
a speech was necessary to quell the 
noise, all the latter came from a col- 
lection of friends gathered in one 
large party. They thought extra well 
of the singer after he mentioned "Phil 
Katz" in his best story. That there 
was a Phil Katz among the crowd was 
easily guessed at from the sudden 
craning of necks by the party to cast 
envious glances at the honored one. 

Sime. 



Four Soils Brothers. 

Musical. 

15 Mins.; Three. 

Ham nierstein's. 

The Four Solis Brothers are Miram- 
ba players. It is the Mexican instru- 
ment they use, playing the "high 
brow" stuff. The nearest the quar- 
tet reach the popular fancy is when 
rendering "Amina." Until the Soils' 
learn that with any kind of a musical 
instrument in today's vaudeville, the 
more popular all the tunes are, the 
better for the act, they will not ad- 
vance themselves. With a proper 
repertoire, there is no reason why the 
brothers should not reach the place 
where other Miramba players have 
before them. Sime. 

Eddie Foy. 
12 Mins.; One. 
Hammerstein's. 

Eddie Foy is presenting himself in 
a Ringle act this trip, in a more enjoy- 
able turn than he has previously ap- 
peared in. Opening with a couple of 
"kidding" songs about New York and 
New Rochelle, Mr. Foy passes a cou- 
ple of minutes In "two" with a brief 
travesty of "Hamlet," turning to 
"one" for a finale dance. He carries 
his own leader, and an assistant in the 
graveyard scene, which is surrounded 
by tombstones inscribed to draw 
laughs. With his game and present 
act, Mr. Foy will get over. Sime. 



James J. Morton. 
Announcer. 
Folies Bergere. 

As the announcer for the Cabaret 
Show (from 11.20 p. m. until 1 a. 
m.) at the Folies Bergere, James J. 
Morton seems to have made good in 
his new Job. In becoming the human 
stage card, James' chief duty is to 
promote a friendly and good-natured 
feeling among the audience. This he 
does from the stage, appearing be- 
fore and after every turn, telling the 
house what is coming next. Mr. Mor- 
ton is given discretion in the employ- 
ment of other remarks. This discre- 
tion Is not abused by the monolog- 
ist. His aim is not for the comedy 
of the "Amateur Night" speaker, who 
could say "Dingle and Dongle, a 
couple of young men who dance — 
and they are some dancers," with the 
emphasis on the "some" as he closes 
an eyelid. Not so with James J. His 
spoken fun at the Folies must be the 
wit of the humorist. When first pre- 
senting himself, Mr. Morton informed 
the audience that the people who run 
the theatre had hired him because 
the printers were too busy to attend 
to the work. He told those in front 
that they could keep right on eating 
and drinking, but might look at the 
show now and then to encourage the 
actors, and if they thought of it, there 
would be no objection to applause. 
There was a man who applauded Mon- 
day night, Jim said, and they had his 
address. Mr. Morton cast away for 
the Folies his monollgistic manner of 
speaking, only retaining from the 
"act" his exit walk to music (changed 
with each exit). In describing the 
Amoros Sisters, Jim mentioned they 
were foreigners, although one spoke 
English and the other was married. 
Along about the third turn, Mr. Mor- 
ton commenced to attract applause for 
his own account. Many of his quips 
brought out peals of laughter. He is 
decidedly a most pleasant diversion in 
the Cabaret performance. Just what 
Jim may think of his newest Job maybe 
another matter. He certainly has 
tackled a harder proposition than he 
found as a regular vaudeville act. As 
an "act," James J. appeared once an 
evening. At the Folies Mr. Morton Is 
almost as constantly before the diners 
as are the waiters. Wearing a frock 
coat, with' other clothes to match, Jim 
looked pretty good up there on the 
stage. Of course, one appealing fea- 
ture of the engagement to Mr. Mor- 
ton is that the Folies is located but 
two doors east of the Vaudeville Com- 
edy Club. Sime. 



Leona. 

Vocalist. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Leona is a singer with a regulation 
concert voice that ought to prove val- 
uable for a certainty on the "small 
time" and has a good chance to con- 
nect on the larger time. In the three 
songs that Leona renders, she uses a 
high note that could make many freak 
singers leave the business. Then at 
times the soprano breaks into a con- 
tralto that almost changes her billing. 
She starts with a ballad and sings a bit 
of "The Chocolate Soldier," finishing 
with a Spanish song. Leona needs 
to be watched. .Iv*s. 



VARIETY 



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Fields and Lewis. 

Talk. 

20 Mins.; One; Three; One. 

Colonial. 

Fields and Lewis are & new act be- 
cause this is a brand new Lewis; Jack, 
formerly with Ed Wynn. The act re- 
mains the same as when Al worked 
with Dave Lewis. It was funny then; 
it is just as funny now. The "base- 
ball mine," the "sugar feeler" and the 
"tea taster" are all there and they 
are just as mirth provoking as when 
first heard. The cab horse mustn't be 
forgotten, and for the enlightenment 
of the woman who sat behind, Fields 
and Lewis used the cab and horse 
business before the Winter Garden 
had the old riding ring torn out of its 
center. Jack Lewis makes a corking 
straight for Fields. He has worked 
into the comedian's ways wonderfully 
well for so short a time. The two are 
whooping it up together as though 
they never had any other partners. 
Jack gets a little percentage on ap- 
pearance, which means a whole lot. 
The new Fields and Lewis will do. 
They have a corking comedy act and 
can hold down th e next to closing po- 
sition on any bill. 

Dash. 



Chester's Canines De Luxe. 
Dop Poses. 

12 Mins., Full Stage (Special Set). 
Brighton Theatre. 

About six dogs of an English hunt- 
ing breed are used in poses surrounded 
by special scenery. In a few, reliefs 
are shown in which the dogs are posed 
in a frame against a white back- 
ground. A few of these poses are 
broken up at times, evidently to prove 
that the dogs pose themselves. The 
other pictures depicting hunting 
scenes and the like, produce much 
better effects and are better received 
by the audience. The act will have 
to be worked much faster than at 
present. The waits in between each 
picture take more time than the ac- 
tual scenes. The turn did very well 
in the closing program position. 

Jess. 



Jennie Curtis. 
Singing and Talking. 
1<> Mins.; One. 

Wearing an exaggerated harem out- 
fit, which secures a laugh on her first 
appearance, Jennie Curtis offers sev- 
eral songs with much talk on women's 
rights that is getting recognition in 
the "pop" houses. Some of her suffra- 
gette smattering is genuinely funny. 
If some of the other "pop singles" don't 
"copy," she will get time anywhere. 
Miss Curtis closes with "There Are 
None in Vaudeville Like Me," in which 
she shows off her harem dress to good 
advantage. Mark. 



Anna Lehr. 

Songs. 

» Mins.; One. 

Anna Lehr differs only in style to 
the general run of "girl singles" now 
playing on and off the small time. 
This stylo of hers is pleasing, and 
while the girl sings the usual routine 
of popular songs, she is good to look 
at and has a cute little voice. Miss 
Lehr ought to be busy on the small 
time if only for the reason of refine- 
ment. Jess. 



Joe Jackson. 
Pantomimic Bicyclist. 
10 Mins.; Poll Stage. 
Fifth Avenue. 

All the billing used by Joe Jackson 
is a question mark. But there is no 
question of the man's originality and 
artistic ability as a comedy pantomim- 
1st. Arrayed in an old-fashioned tramp 
make-up he appears on the stage and 
does a full minute of silly pantomime 
that at once "gets" his audience. He 
then discovers a dilapidated looking bi- 
cycle. After a few moments of furtive 
"reconnoitering" proceeds to steal it. 
The wheel is equipped with a bicycle 
horn which Immediately becomes de- 
tached, necessitating more pantomime 
in the tramp's futile efforts to reattach 
it or dispose of it. Jackson then has 
a lot of comedy, also of the panto- 
mimic sort, in an endeavor to separate 
himself from one cuff, one end of 
which is tied to his right wrist. Even- 
tually he mounts the wheel and does 
a lot of good riding, the different parts 
of the bicycle breaking away, all in 
comedy, all apparently by accident. 
His efforts to readjust the machine 
result in more comedy. In fact, it Is 
comedy, comedy all the way through. 
Joe Jackson brings to the metropolis 
"something new." He is a foreigner. 
He would fit nicely in a roof garden 
program — he would fit nicely any- 
where. Jolo. 



The Burkes. 

Songs, Dance, and Talk. 

12 MJn.; One. 

The Burkes start away like the usu- 
al Rathskeller acts but get away from 
the general routine after the first few 
minutes. A young boy handles the 
piano end. While doing well enough, 
as an accompanist he cannot compare 
with the many "rag" piano players 
who have bobbed up with the craze. 
The boy, however, has a good idea 
of handling talk and with the older 
member of the team playing "straight" 
for him should develop into a good 
light comedian. The Burkes should 
start making changes with their name. 
There are so many Burkes, that some- 
thing less familiar might be adopted, 
even though their name is Burke. 
The piano should be the second thing 
to go. A good line of talk with the 
singing and the dancing of the younger 
member and the good appearance of 
both should place the pair in the bet- 
ter houses after a few weeks of play- 
ing. As the act is framed up now the 
boys can play the small time without 
any chance of advancement. Dash. 



May Bush. 

Songs. 

8 MJn.; One. 

National. 

May Bush is a very nice looking 
girl, who dresses becomingly and sings 
three songs under the spotlight. The 
spot is alright for a song or two, but 
May should have the lights up for at 
least one of her numbers. As it is, 
the audience is so much in the dark, 
they never get much lighted up any- 
way, and consequently do not applaud 
over much. May does not make a 
change of costume, although removing 
her hat. A better arrangement of 
songs might be tried. For the present 
May will do very nicely. Dash. 



Valentine and Bell. 

Cycling. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammeroteln's. 

Valentine and Bell are probably a 
foreign trick bicycle turn. At Ham- 
merstein's this week, closing the show, 
the man and woman are impossibly 
placed, and were particularly unfortu- 
nate Monday evening in appearing be- 
fore the meagre crowd left at 11.30. 
The woman (a girl rather) dresses in 
bathing tights, a la Lalla Selbini. The 
man is a "straight" rider, who could 
improve his dressing to be more in 
harmony with the costuming of his 
partner. He is a good trick rider, has 
a couple of brand new bicycle tricks to 
finish the turn with, and starts it well 
by riding a "giraffe," with the young 
woman astride his shoulders. In do- 
ing singles around the handle bars he 
is adept, but in attempting a triple, he 
assists himself by touching the front 
bar. It is effective nevertheless. The 
team would make a better opening 
than closing turn. In the first position 
they will do well on tne big time. All 
"stalling" should be eschewed. Proper 
study of the relative importance of the 
couple should bring the girl out as the 
most prominent. She looks nice In 
the tights. 8ime. 



Asaki Brothers. 

Roller Skating and Juggling. 

Hammersteln's. 

The Asaki Brothers are Jap jugglers 
and one is an expert fancy roller skat- 
er as well. On the skates he also jug- 
gles, accomplishing many of the tricks 
while on the rollers that Jap jugglers 
heretofore have been content to per- 
form with their feet on the ground. 
The combination work (special skat- 
ing floor used) is attractive, and the 
turn is a nice opener for any pro- 
gram. 8ime. 



Dido's Animals. 

10 Min.; Full Stage. 

National. 

Dido has a good animal offering 
of the circus variety for the pop 
houses. The show is made up of 
monks, ponies and dogs, with a mule 
thrown in for good measure. The act 
is worked alternately by a man and 
woman. A little comedy is sought 
after through the use of the mule, but 
It Is not well enough worked up to 
attract attention. A better result is 
obtained from one of the dogs chasing 
a toy balloon about, banging it all over 
the place until he finally smashes it. 
The animals are well groomed, and the 
whole act makes a very fine number 
for their present surroundings. 

Dash. 



Feplno. 
Accordionist. 
10 Mins.; One. 
American Hoof. 

If the Loew agents can hold this 
young olive-skinned musician to its 
circuit, well and good, but he dis- 
played sufllcii-nt talem with the ac- 
cordion Monday night on the Ameri- 
can Hoof to anchor in big time some 
of these days. His present arrange- 
ment of pieces appears to have been 
mapped out to hit the 'small timers," 
his "rag playing" getting him the ap- 
plause returns. Mark. 



Blanche Holt and Co. (3). 
"The Star Boarder" (Comedy). 
22 Mins.; Four (Interior). 

Of splendid farcical construction, 
"The Star Boarder", with Blanche 
Holt as the talkative, corpulent board- 
ing house keeper, is a capital mirth- 
provoker. Its humorous lines would 
create laughter on any bill. All the 
fun hinges on Miss Holt's loquacity; 
her longing to cut into real society 
and speak French as it "should be 
spoke". A mystery surrounds the 
star boarder, an old man named 
Jones. Mrs. Bradley has a board bill 
against the aged codger. She sur- 
mises he Is not the man his clothing 
and actions belie. Mrs. B's daughter 
receives an unexpected call from a 
rich young broker who had run her 
down with his auto. Though not in- 
juring her, he calls to further the 
chance acquaintance with a pretty 
young woman. Mrs. B. helps her 
daughter land the visitor by giving a 
dinner, pressing Jones into service 
as the butler. Jones is the boy's 
father, and makes known his identity 
to Mrs. B. The boy and girl become 
engaged; Mrs. B. takes Jones for bet- 
ter or for worse, and there is also a 
lot of good slang. Some minutes off 
the skit would add to its value. 

Mark. 



Dorothy De Schelle and Co. (2) 

Sketch. 

21 Mins. 

Dorothy De Schelle and Co. are of- 
fering rather a talky sketch without 
action, until the very last minute. 
A team, man and woman, are up 
against it. They have not had an 
engagement for six months. The ac- 
tion takes place in a hall bedroom. 
The landlady wants her rent, and will 
not be "stalled." The man gets a 
Job but Is handed the go-by after 
three days of rehearsing. When 
things look darkest, a wire from their 
former manager says "Join at once." 
They Jump at It, but there is the land- 
lady. Down the fire escape they go, 
carrying their belongings in a bed 
cover. The landlady Just mlBses them 
but sits triumphantly on the empty 
trunk, without knowing that she is 
once more the goat. The piece is too 
talky. It needs action in the centre. 
Three to five minutes might be 
chopped off. The sketch is fairly well 
played and will do nicely for the 
"pop" houses. Dash. 



Basil llrady. 
KongM uixl Talk. 
14 Mins.; One. 

Basil Brady has a new idea in his 
talk which should advance^ him if he 
nurses the manner of delivery Brady 
explains to the audience how a mono- 
log is written, telling just what the 
writer expects of the audience as the 
talk is reeled off. He sort of rehears- 
es his audience, getting plenty of 
good, clean fun out of it without un- 
covering anything new in the matter 
of stories. Mrady is wrong with his 
songs. He does three, all of the talky 
(leorge Cohan type. One would suf- 
lii •■•. The talk should be extended. 
The audi- rice liked the monologist 
immensely and with working he 
should be heard from. Dash. 

(Continued on page '1 1.) 



20 



VARIETY 



THE FRIARS' FROLIC 



The Friars' Club started its coun- 
try whirl last Sunday night at the 
Amsterdam theatre, New York. The 
troupe (excepting a few of the per- 
formers) giving the New York per- 
formance will travel— and it is some 
troupe. By this time, the company 
is in the middle west. 

An organization, organized for 
pleasure-giving moments, such as the 
Friars delivered for this, their Fourth 
Annual Frolic, could keep to the road 
or New York indefinitely, even at the 
price per orchestra chair, $6. The 
show is a great big five dollars' worth, 
full of stars and Friars, with every- 
one contributing to about r the best 
"freak" show ever gotten up. 

The Fourth Friars' Frolic is only 
freaky in its assembly of names and 
people, impossible of presentment in 
a regularly ordained travelling com- 
pany. Otherwise the Frolic is dis- 
tinctly a "performance," placed to- 
gether for fun, comedy, humor, enter- 
tainment, neatness and despatch. In 
all of these, the show qualifies. Never 
has there been a "freak" combination 
to compare with it. Sunday night the 
program rolled along as though 
greased, and was over at 11.46. Those 
concerned In ,the management and 
direction of the immense show are 
entitled to unequalled credit for their 
labor. 

Starting with a minstrel first part, 
with three sets of interlocutors and 
end men, came an olio containing 
three "acts in one'' and three sketch- 
es. One of the sketches, "The Pull- 
man Porter Ball," was a whole show 
in itself, with Julian Eltlnge featured 
as a female colored "pussun." The 
gown Mr. Eltinge wore was a riot all 
alone. He never received better sup- 
port, with William Collier, Raymond 
Hitchcock, Fred Niblo, Vaughan Com- 
fort, Tom Lewis, George Beban and 
Robert Dailey in the "line-up, besides 
a corps of assistant porters and por- 
teresses. Geo. M. Cohan and William 
Rock had a dancing number, other 
than some solo "levee" dancers. 
Among the latter was a loose-Jointed 
fellow. No one in the house knew the 
"loose" one. From the way he drew 
himself and legs about everybody 
"guessed" he wag Fred Stone. But 
he wasn't; Just Tom Dingel, from the 
west, who, with Ben Ryan, form a 
vaudeville team. Mr. Dingel gave the 
best exhibition of loose dancing New 
York has ever seen; he was "made" 
on the spot, and became one of the 
big hits of the night. 

There were other big hits, plenty 
of them. When Jos. M. Weber and 
I^ew Fields appeared in their old 
act make-up, as a turn in "one," the 
reception continued for thirty-three 
second. It was the first appearance 
in public (theatre) of the two supe- 
rior "Dutch" comedians since they 
separated. They did the "choking 
scene." Waves of laughter shook the 
house, repeated when Willie Collier 
joined the duo. 

Messrs. Collier and Cohan were an- 
other of the "one" acts, before a spe- 
cial drop representing the entrances 



to the "Cohan" and "Collier" (Com- 
edy) theatres. They were billed as 
"Two Hot Potatoes." In song each 
"kidded" the other about having a 
theatre of his own, concluding with 
a song and dance, having some dia- 
log referring to theatrical conditions, 
during which Mr. Collier informed 
Mr. Cohan that Lee Shubert was in 
the Amsterdam, disguised under whis- 
kers. 

Mr. Cohan and Mr. Collier were 
prominently concerned in all the prin- 
cipal doings. Mr. Collier was the 
"tough nigger" in "The Pullman 
Porter Ball," written by Mr. Cohan. 
Willie said that Georgle wrote the 
song they sang in their "act," and 
much of Mr. Cohan's handiwork could 
be detected throughout the perform- 
ance. As to himself, he was most 
modest, appearing in the dance with 
Mr. Rock (dressed as a wench) with- 
out his identity being known until his 
dance steps closing the "levee" were 
recognized. The only times bis name 
was mentioned were on the program, 
and when his father, Jerry J. Cohan, 
as the third interlocutor, Introduced 
his boy as one of the ends. Dave 
Montgomery was the other. Mr. Co- 
han passed the Joking buck to Mr. 
Montgomery, contenting himself with 
singing for his portion. 

One of the "acts" was "The Friars' 
'Piano Bugs,' " credited as a travesty 
upon Jesse Lasky's "Pianophiends." 
Jean Schwartz (at a baby grand), 
Ernest R. Ball, George Lodge, George 
Botsford, Tom Kelly, Les Copeland, 
Harry Williams, Ted Barron and Irv- 
ing Berlin were the upright pianists. 
This "act" held enough material for 
a full evening of songful joy. Messrs. 
Berlin, Williams and Ball supplied 
two songs. Williams and Berlin mak- 
ing a "two-act" of themselves, with 
Irving Berlin attending to the singing 
mostly, while Harry Williams did an 
acrobatic dance to close that dis- 
closed he's not as stout as he 
looks. With the music and the songs, 
the skit was a huge success. Sev- 
eral of the piano players could have 
continued the score with songs. Geo. 
Evans had a monolog to open the sec- 
ond part, nearly all new for New 
York. 

In the minstrel first part Mr. Ber- 
lin delivered "Ephraim" to several 
encores, with the united voices of 
the blackface troupe behind him. One 
of the biggest hits of the minstrel di- 
vision was when Fred Brown (Brown 
and Blyler) sang "Whlp-Poor-Wlll." 
The other soloists were John J. Nes- 
tor, Mr. Ball, Frank Coombs, John 
King, Robert Dailey and Matt Kaefe. 
Each "put it over." On the benches 
behind were J. M. Welch, Francis X. 
Hope, Walter J. Moore, Harry Wil- 
liams, Elliot Foreman, Maury L. Ash, 
Ralph Bingham, Les Copeland, Wm. 
J. Counihan, Charles Wuerz, A. J. 
Voyer, Harry Bailey, Ben Ryan, J. I. 
Hart, Fred Brown, Harry Romer, 
Kenneth McGaffney, James P. Gilroy, 
Richard J. Hatzel, Leo Donnelly, Har- 
ry J. Kelton, Reginald Bryan, Joseph 
B. Click, J. J. McCrossIn, Jacob Isaacs, 
Fred Block, Martin Enright, Tom Din- 



gel, Ralph Harlow, Joseph T. Man- 
ning, Tom Hoi man, Dick Hale, Theo. 
W. Barter. 

The other two sets of "ends" and 
interlocutors were firstly: Fred Nib- 
lo (in whlteface) with Tom Lewis and 
Harry Kelly; Emmett Corrigan 
(white face interlocutor), Raymond 
Hitchcock and Richard Carle. All of 
these end men were funny. Mr. 
Hitchcock was a real "coon," and did 
more good work in the "Ball" sketch. 
Mr. Lewis wanted to know why a 
mouse was like a load of hay, and 
then had difficulty in recalling the 
answer, which finally came out as 
"Because cat-tie eat it." The forget- 
fulness was a neat bit of "end busi- 
ness." Mr. Carle did a short, laugh- 
able burlesque boxing bout with an 
imaginary opponent. 

Andrew Mack sang his "Moon" song, 
and several repetitions of the chorus. 

A dramatic sketch with a comedy 
finish was the finale. Characters were 
taken by Earle Browne, Emmett Cor- 
rigan, William Collier, Sam H. Har- 
ris, Fred Niblo, Raymond Hitchcock, 
William Rock and several club mem- 
bers. Mr. Harris was a manager, 
who had an emotional role in a next- 
season production he could find no 
American actor for. Mr. Corrigan 
had "framed up" with Mr. Browne 
(before the play commenced) to illus- 
trate that mental suggestion was not 
a fallacy. The piece is named "The 
Great Suggestion," written by Ber- 
tram Marburgh and Bennet Musson. 
Corrigan commences an argument 
with his fellows over mental sugges- 
tion. A wager of a round of drinks 
is made (scene in the Friary). Mr. 
Browne is called In. Corrigan recites 
how David Warfleld was assaulted and 
robbed on the fifth floor of the club 
house two hours before. Browne 
confesses to the deed, explaining his 
method Of proceed ure in obtaining 
Warfleld's $400 and the reason why; 
Collier, a skeptic, is amazed. Mr. 
Harris, the manager, wants to wager 
that Browne really did beat Warfleld 
up. Then Corrigan explains it is a 
"Job"; he merely wanted to bring to 
the manager's attention that Browne 
could take that part; and Browne 
could — his emotional work in the 
scen e also proved as much to the pro- 
fessional contingent in the front. 

A. L. Erlanger is the director gen- 
eral of the Friars' Frolic tour. Klaw 
& Erlanger donated the theatres en 
route. The proceeds are to go toward 
th e Friars' Building Fund. John W. 
Rumsey, the Friar Abbott, is the busi- 
ness manager. Charles Gebest is the 
musical director, leading the Friars' 
orchestra. James Gorman directed 
the production of "The Ball." R. H. 
Burnside and Samuel Forrest are the 
stage managers with the troupe. The 
performance represented their labors 
fully, with nothing required to be 
added. 

The itinerary of the Frolic Friars in- 
cludes Atlantic City, Philadelphia, 
Pittsburg, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chi- 
cago, Detroit, Buffalo, Rochester, Al- 
bany, Boston, and back to New York, 
all "one-nlghters." Sime. 



Marcel and Boris open on the Or- 
pheum Circuit at Spokane June 2, 
placed by the Marinelli agency. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

It was a hot night and a poor show 
at Hammerstein's Monday. The men 
in the balcony and gallery removed 
their coats. The weather wilted the 
audience, but the bill ran along as 
listlessly as were those in front. 

Perhaps the week before the Roof 
opens is unimportant, but neverthe- 
less the one enjoyable part of the 
performance was the great big crowd 
present to swelter with each other. 
The afternoon house had been nearly 
capacity also, speaking big words for 
Willie Hammerstein's policy of "17." 

Eddie Foy (New Acts), was the 
headlined feature. Among others 
were some turns qualified for any 
"Old Timers' Week." One of these, 
away down late (Haines and Vidocq), 
was the first to draw the bunch out of 
its summer lethargy. 

The absence of any women up to 
"No. 13" (Sam J. Curtis and Co.), was 
as peculiar as it was noticeable. A 
good looking girl on a warm night 
will do a lot to refresh our tired busi- 
ness men, perhaps showing customers 
the town and dropping in at Hammer- 
stein's because it is so near the Sub- 
way. 

Mr. Curtis was down too^far. There 
had been much ahead of him that did 
not get very far. The indentations by 
the weather were felt early. The 
Welt Trio and the Asaki Brothers 
were the two first numbers (New 
Acts). Those not new were Luciano 
Lucca, with his soprano voice, and 
Ward and Curran, with more singing. 
Henry Fink (New Acts), kept up the 
vocal exercise, with th e headliner ar- 
riving in about this section. 

"The Devi], The Servant and the 
Man" closed the first half. It's not a 
bad sketch for some houses, but needs 
the atmosphere. It's a dream in the 
action, and that it was only a dream 
in acting couldn't be forgotten at 
"The Corner," where the best laugh 
Nat Haines got was panning Philadel- 
phia, with Charlie Dooin and four of 
his Philly ballplayers in a box as the 
guests of Harry Mock. DooLn liked 
the panning, for in the afternoon the 
Philly crew put one over on the 
Giants. 

Another "Old Timer," Snyder and 
Buckley, opened the second half, get- 
ting away extremely well through a 
new encore. It is a "two-man band," 
far ahead of any of their late encores. 
With a shortening of it, not playing 
quite so many instruments apiece, the 
standard comedy musical turn will be 
in excellent shape. There is good fun 
during the new portion through the 
German comedian's usage of the big 
drum. 

Percy Knight (New Acts), appeared 
after the couple, with Haines and 
Vidocq next. Then came the Curtis 
"School Sketch," followed by Max 
Hart's "Six Steppers." If Max could 
only tack on the billing that he can 
book clubs, it would be soft for Maxy. 
The act gets away with It, because it 
is a dancing turn of six people, prob- 
ably held at a figure. Valentine and 
Bell (New Acts), closed the show. 
No pictures — and no one kicked (only 
eight left who could have). 

Sime. 



VARIETY 



21 



BIG GAIETY SHOW. 

"The Big Gaiety Company" was or- 
ganized in January to open the new 
Eastern Burlesque Wheel theatre, Co- 
lumbia, Chicago. The Censoring Com- 
mittee or some other people concerned, 
switched the show's opening at the 
last moment to Cincinnati, on the 
ground that the show was not eligible 
to have the distinction of inaugurat- 
ing an important new theatre. 

By the same token, according to the 
performance at the Columbia this 
week, the "Big Gaiety Company" 
could have been safely withheld from 
the Eastern Wheel altogether. There 
is little to the two-act piece called "A 
Florida Enchantment," and not a great 
deal more to the company presenting 
it. When an ordinary olio contain- 
ing four singing acts out of five turns, 
is the only commendable moment to 
a burlesque entertainment, the show 
is pretty bad. And that is just what 
"The Big Gaiety" is. 

No authors to the piece are men- 
tioned, nor does the program supply 
any information as to the ownership of 
the company. It Is supposed to be a 
Jacobs & Jermon show. The firm may 
plead a hurriedness in the production. 
That would cover them. But they 
might better plead that in January, 
good talent was scarce. 

The first part has been thrown to- 
gether. It has a few numbers, no 
comedy. The old "business" of a man 
and woman entering a summer house, 
with the man to continue ringing a Dell 
in there, warning the other fellow out- 
side, is indulged in. Several burlesque 
troupes resort to it under different 
disguises. Outside of this, the show 
runs clean. In the burlesque Harry 
W. Fields a 8 the "Dutchman" plays 
half the performance from a seat in 
the orchestra. It wasn't funny. Grant- 
ing that Decoration Day matinee held 
so few that not even an audience 
could be counted, a full house would 
have brought no better show, for the 
performers have nothing to work with. 
If they had, it would still be a ques- 
tion, i ' 
The cast has no principal women to 
talk about. The only likely looking 
one is May West, who Joins with Fred 
Wallace in an olio turn. Miss West 
may develop. The first step toward 
that end should be a course in enun- 
ciation. Of the songs sung by her and 
Mr. Wallace, no words were distin- 
guishable. They have a neat enough 
act for the environments, although 
they draw "The Draggy Rag" pretty 
close to the line in the style of exe- 
cution. Miss West's tights worn In 
the acts are superfluous in this show. 
The chorus girls wear tights pretty 
steadily. The dressing of the sixteen 
^choristers is the single point that 
seems to have received any attention. 
The clothes look ever so much better 
than the girls in them. 

Of the numbers in the piece, only 
one was actually encored. That song 
was "Some of These Days," sung by 
Barry Melton, the tall principal woman 
of the groupc. Miss Melton would 
never secure a blue ribbon for stage 
work, neither could Etta H. Wood, 
also a principal. Catherine Gorman, 
another, is the prettiest girl In the 
show. Miss Gorman is a member of 
the Five Musical Gormans, the hit of 
the entire bill. They appear In the 



olio with a youthful trap-drummer. 
The act resembles very much that of 
the Five Musical MacLarens. 

The funniest number was a recita- 
tion by Eddie Lovett in the first part. 
Mr. Lovett is strong on reciting. His 
first was "The Girl of My Dreams." 
As he mentioned the girl, chorus young 
women appeared in an imitation of 
her. The first was Ethel Barrymore, 
who said "There isn't anymore," as 
though in apology and extenuation. 
But others came along, quite as poor 
as Ethel was, although the Bessie 
McCoy girl could kick somewhat as 
Bessie does. 

In the olio was Al Herman in black- 
face, with a singing monolog. He 
was the Hebrew comedian in the pieces 
and should cling to blackface. While 
nothing new, Herman handled his stuff 
well enough for burlesque, though 
scoring only with Eddie Leonard's 
"Ida." Mr. Herman announced the 
impersonation. There may be those 
who claim to be the most widely imi- 
tated and impersonated, but Eddie 
Leonard seems to be It. At the Plaza 
the same afternoon, the McGinnis 
Brothers also announced an imperson- 
ation of Mr. Leonard singing "Big 
Brown Boola Eyes." 

Irene Dillon opened the olio, in- 
stead of Rita Gould, programmed. Miss 
Dillon is the extra attraction for the 
week. Sydney Dean and Co. are car- 
ried, with "Christmas on Blackwell 
Island." The old sketch is still there, 
even to the "Venetian Blind" "gag." 
Although Geo. Roland is greatly 
missed, and the sketch has slid back- 
ward, the singing got it over. Albert 
Dunstan, of the quartet, is the best 
actor in the whole company. He 
plays a waiter in the first part. 

The setting for the second scene of 
the last act has been taken from 
"Girlies." Were the abnormal female 
figures on the wings given a natural- 
ness, it would be a pretty set. it Is 
a pretty one when the lights are kept 
down. 

Joe All is leading the Columbia 
orchestra. Joe has seen them all for 
years. The theatre management might 
place the orchestra ana the ushers on 
double salary for the week, through 
having to sit through "The Big Gaiety" 
show twice daily. Sime. 



UNION 8QUARK. 

The Indians were on the warpath 
at Keith & Proctor's Union Square 
theatre Monday night. In three long 
films the redskins gave the audience 
a thrill for its money. 

Barring the deluge of tomahawks 
and wild west pyrotechnics the bill 
came in to vary the monotony. Man- 
ager Buck has changed the former 
routine of acts and instead of an act 
and then a picture, runs several of 
the acts together. 

The Two Hardts, with their acro- 
batic burlesque and weight lifting ab- 
surdities caused laughter while the 
Down East Quartet (formerly Daly's 
Country Choir) did well with their 
close harmony. The soprano has the 
most conspicuous voice. 

Richy W. Craig got away with his 
monolog and pleased with his graph- 
ophone "bit." The audience didn't 
seem to mind some of the bewhls- 
kered jokes a bit. 

After another serious film, Marie 



COLONIAL. 

Monday night was pretty hot. The 
house at the Colonial was big consid- 
ering. Even a Henry Miller has his 
limits as a drawing power, but if he 
can draw them in with the thermom- 
eter registering around the 90 thing, 
then there is something to it. Mr. 
Miller did the job, and besides draw- 
ing them in he entertained them after 
they had deposited with the chap be- 
hind the screen the usual amount of 
currency for a look. 

Mr. Miller is playing the piece he 
showed about six years ago, "Frederic 
Le Maitre" gives the actor plenty of 
scope. The piece interests, holds and 
excites. What more could be desired? 
Mr. Miller is excellently supported by 
Laura Hope Crews, who shared the 
honors with the star. 

Agnes Scott and Harry Keane play- 
ed "Drifting" early on the program to 
appreciation. The setting may receive 
due credit. 

Howard, the ventriloquist, returns 
to New York after a tour of the West. 
The ventriloquist seems to be easier 
in his work than when first appearing 
at the Colonial. He has a well framed 
up offering with plenty of life and snap 
to it. A novel manner of working one 
of the "dummies" (seated in a chair 
quite a distance from the voice throw- 
er) is new and good. There are sev- 
eral other commendable ideas. Tak- 
ing appearance, manipulation and 
voice throwing into consideration 
Howard easily heads the ventriloquist 
list now playing in America of those 
who handle "dummies" only. 

The Aurora Troupe closed the show. 
Although some left the theatre when 
they saw the bicycles appear, it was 
their loss if they did not hold on to 
the rail in the back to see the men 
work. The boys do some nifty stuff 
with the wheels that has not been 
seen before. The head balancing is 
particularly good. 

Wilfred Clarke and Co., although 
not quite as strong as usual in the 
applause line, didn't miss any of the 
laughs, in "What Will Happen Next?" 
La Toy Bros, opened what proved 
to be a first class program. The 
boys gave it a great start. Acro- 
batics of the best sort with several 
tricks brought hearty applause. 

Hal Merritt was "No. 2." His talk 
for the most part went wild. The 
drawings were well liked. 

Fields and Lewis, and Olive Bris- 
coe (New Acts). Daah. 



Alice Lloyd returned to New York 
Monday, having closed a second tour 
of the Orpheum Circuit. Miss Lloyd 
sails on the Mauretania June 14, 
leaving the other side on the return 
trip Sept. 1. Before taking boat, Miss 
Lloyd will listen to various scores and 
manuscripts Werba & Luescher have 
gathered for a selection to build an 
Alice Lloyd musical comedy show 
for next season. 

Sparrow (New Acts) entertained. 
Dorothy Richmond, Ted (libson and 
Co. did well with their college boy 
sketch, though .Miss Richmond was 
suffering with a severe cold and 
could hardly make herself heard. 
U'onard and Drake drnw attention 
with the man's imitations. Mark. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

They say that everything comes to 
him who waits providing he waits 
long enough. That old saying might 
well apply to the man responsible for 
the resumption of vaudeville upon the 
roof of the American Music Hall. If 
Marcus Loew keeps on with his "ad- 
vanced small time" show atop the 
Forty-second Btreet place of "pop" 
amusement and waits long enough It 
is only a matter of time when he will 
have 'em going upstairs to see what's 
going on while they cool off. 

And while one is cooling off above 
the level of the elevated on Ninth 
avenue he can go down into his 
pocket, fish out a rusty dime and 
spend it on an "ice-cold lemo' as a 
new scale of soft drink prices has also 
gone into effect on the roof. 

There was a corporal's guard pres- 
ent at 8.30 Monday night, when the 
"white-winged" orchestra struck up 
a tune and Marcus Loew and his aides 
had become comfortably ensconsed In 
the boxes. 

It was a typical "pop house" bill 
without any head liner nor any big 
feature worthy of the big Illumination 
out in front. It was fairly well bal- 
anced, although some of the acts had 
to fit in here and there so they could 
work downstairs without causing the 
elevator boys to make any especial 
runs. 

Excella and Franks opened with bag 
punching and contortion stunts. The 
Four Harmonists, after appearing be- 
low rode directly upstairs and hit up 
their harmony without losing a note 
en route. The men sing well and con- 
fine all of their singing to the popu- 
lar stuff, thereby making sure of a run 
over the Loew circuit. Their "Bar- 
ber Shop Chord" number was quite a 
hit. If the quartet could work in com- 
edy to vary the singing routine, 
quicker steps to the bigger houses 
would be made. Ziska and Saunders 
fooled them with their magic, the 
rings at the close getting them a big 
hand by the way Ziska, who has a dev- 
ilish makeup on the genteel order, 
joined and unjoined them. 

Shriner and Wells were "No. 4" and 
scored. Their Italian duet was en- 
cored. Roland West and Co., with 
West doing several characters and a 
wrestling match with a husky young 
assistant and a few chairs, were on 
just before the intermission. The au- 
dience applauded West's protean work. 
The men in the audience went out 
to get a drink. There was fifteen min- 
utes' intermission which gave the 
house a chance to pick up. 

Luha Meroff, the Russian musician 
and dancer, followed the intermission. 
Kenny and Hollis had things their own 
may with comedy. There Is some un- 
bleached material. Lillian Kingsbury 
and Co., put over their laughing 
Shakespearian absurdity and were 
followed by Peppln (New Acts) who 
was the artistic hit of the bill, with ac- 
''ordeon playing. McRae and Levering 
closed with comedy cycle work, only 
two people dropping down the elevator 
shaft in perfect safety while their act 
was on. An Kdison film was flashed at 
11:11. Mark. 



.Melville Kills returned to New York 
Tuesday. 



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NEW ACTS 

(Continued from page 19.) 

The HarUnant*. 

Jhtncere. 

9 Minn.; Full Stage. 

New York. 

The Hartinans, whose dancing rec- 
ord of 15 hours of continuous whirl- 
ing on a ballroom floor was the road 
via which the field of vaudeville was 
approached, present nine minutes of 
dancing that was evidently picked up 
by close study of the various Vien- 
nese operas that have featured the 
native dances of the Balkan moun- 
tains. During the first few minutes 
several of the native affairs are 
shown, and then finally the crippled 
"Merry Widow" waltz is used for the 
closer. The latter seems to be more 
of an effort to prove that the team 
can keep waltzing to the %trains of 
the familiar air as long as the audi- 
ence will look on without attempt- 
ing any violence. Some at the New 
York merely showed that they did 
not care by walking out. Fred. 



Kitty Edwards. 

Songs. 

12 Miiis.; One. 

Miss Edwards, either English or 
adopting the style of most of the 
character singles from over there, at- 
tempts a singing act that at present 
is not strong enough for anything but 
the "small time." For a start she 
sings a "Widow" number alike to the 
one used by Vesta Victoria some time 
ago, but gains little by it. In a hob- 
ble get-up, the singer gets a little by 
singing Alice Lloyd's song in this 
character. For a finish she wears the 
regulation soubret costume of the 
English "single," singing a comedy 
song with a red-fire finish with a line 
that said something about "Yankees 
Never Will Be Slaves." That is John 
Bull's pet line. Jens. 



Thea. Leightner. 

Flanolog. 

5 Mins.; One. 

Thea. Leightner is not doing what 
could be rightly called a vaudeville 
act. Five minutes is long enough in 
many cases, but it isn't really a test. 
Thea. sang two songs at the piano, 
and, with the orchestra assisting, 
played a lively rag. Rag piano play- 
ers are thick around nowadays. When 
a rag selection becomes part of an 
act, it must be "some" player who 
handles it. Thea. Is not "some" play- 
er. The two songs were very go'od 
and extremely well put over, consid- 
ering the handicap of a very high 
shrill voice. Thea. looked well in a 
simple becoming frock and was very 
well liked by the "pop" crowd (not a 
crowd exactly). It was Sunday mati- 
nee at the Lincoln Square with about 
40 people in the house. Dash. 



Stevenson and Nugent. 
(om«Hly Slack-Wire. 
VI Mins., Full Stage. 

The main part of the act is the 
comedians' clowning on the wire and 
in this there are enough laughs to 
keep the act busy on the "small time." 
The "straight" man does some good 
work on tho wire, as does the comedi- 
an when he gets through the funny 
part. Jess. 



Edward Schooley and Co. (2). 
"Jimmy, the Tout" ( Dramatic). 
20 Mins.; Four (Special Interior). 

A highly Improbable sketch, now 
in the "pop" houses. It has a slangy 
racetrack tout, a young bank clerk 
who plays the ponies beyond the limit, 
and an unsophisticated maiden who 
loves the sporty chap with the gamb- 
ling proclivities. In the clubhouse over- 
looking the race track, the dialog and 
action takts place. Facing exposure 
and disgrace unless he can recoup lost 
money (that did not belong to him) 
the bank clerk stakes his last century 
on Woodbine at 4 to 1. Jimmy tries 
to tout him differently, having re- 
ceived a roll from the big owner, Fos- 
ter, to back his horse, "Pillowslip" 
for the limit. The girl learns of her 
sweetheart's plight and through Jim- 
my's persuasions puts up her engage- 
ment sparkler on "Pillowslip." Jim- 
my and the girl watch the race from 
the club window, while the lover sits 
despondently by, hearing the "finish" 
from the tout. "Pillowslip" romps 
home the winner and the girl saves 
her darling boy from ruin. Schooley 
and Co. take liberties with some race 
track details and slip a few cogs in 
the wheel of consistency, yet the trio 
do well with the act on the "small 
time". The idea is an old one, but 
bound to receive attention in the 
"pop" theatres. Mark. 



(■ordon and Gordon. 
Acrobatic Contortionists. 
9 Mins.; Special Full Stage (Special 
Set.) 

Gordon and Gordon are a couple of 
nice appearing young men, who are 
at the one time: contortionists, 
"strong" fellows and acrobats. They 
have arranged a neat routine. Al- 
though a considerable portion is de- 
voted to contortional work by both, 
for this they wear (after the open- 
ing) acrobatic tights and trunks, 
which take away from the usual skin 
fitting costume of the usual contor- 
tionist. On the "small time" they 
make an attractive number. The 
work is pretty enough to chance a 
showing as the opening turn in a 
big house. The act starts with a 
river scene, where one of the boys 
enters as a frog. That set and idea 
have been often employed. For the 
particular setting mentioned, no one 
should attempt to follow Ferry, the 
Frogman, with it. If Gordon and 
Gordon could hit upon something less 
familiar for the take-off, they would 
be in better form as a "two-act" of 
its nature, with each boy equally ex- 
cellent in all departments. 

Sime. 



Knott, Hillyer and Co. 
Dramatic Playlet. 
10 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Xew York. . 

The playlet that this organization 
is offering deals with a little story of 
Wall Street. But the tale is as poor- 
ly told as it is acted and, were not a 
youngster in the cast playing a typi- 
cal, although exaggerated type of the 
•fresh" office boy, the act would 
stand no chance at all. At present it 
would seem foolish to predict any 
future for the offering. At the New 
York it was received as a comedy. 

Fred. 



"A Romance of Asia*' (Opera). 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

An opera company of ten people 
are attempting an act on the small 
time with probably ambitions to 
reach the larger houses. The opera 
Is heavy, without comedy. There are 
three principals (two men and a wo- 
man). The remainder of the com- 
pany are the chorus, containing three 
men and four women. The principal 
woman and the man playing an Ori- 
ental lord are strong enough for the 
roles, but the Troubadour falls be- 
low. There are three pleasing melo- 
dies used during the piece, which has 
a small plot, very small. The plot 
isn't finished, and through this defect, 
there seems no reason for the 
act. On the "small time,", the act 
is a good headliner. It won't get 
beyond that. The chorus can sing 
and the girls look well. The setting 
is pretty. Jess. 



Musical Fidellos. 

10 Mins.; Four (Interior). 

Piano, cornet and violin playing are 
offered by these two young men who 
attain the biggest results with their 
"pop" and "rag" music. For the 
start, a violin obligato with piano ac- 
companiment is made, followed by a 
cornet solo by the pianist and then a 
violin solo. The boys make a mistake 
in running so much of the classical 
music together. They put over their 
violin and piano melody nicely and 
their imitation "bit" of Trovato 
scores. The boys are good musicians 
but haven't the right arrangement of 
numbers. One of the "straight" vio- 
lin numbers should be dropped, cut- 
ing the act down to better running 
time. Mark. 



Marie Sparrow. 
Singing and Talking. 
11 Mins.; One. 
Union Square. 

Marie Sparrow is a woman of the 
type of Sophie Tucker, having a 
breezy style and a kidding manner, 
making her a big favorite in the 
"pop" houses. Marie opens with an 
Irish song, "Oh, Miss Maloney," and 
does a few facial contortions. She 
follows with a monolog but does her 
best work In her last song, "Good Old 
Summer Days." Marie had a good 
time with some of the men In the 
boxes, and was encored several times. 

Mark. 



Zlgo. 

Violinist. 

12 Mins.; One. 

Fifth Avenue (May 15). 

Zigo is a straight violinist. He has 
nothing at all that will permit his 
sailing along on the vaudeville ship. 
The nearest thing he possesses is a 
shock of long hair and a look, sad and 
wistful. An accompanist is also with 
Zigo. They played sweetly a few se- 
lections to which no one was very at- 
tentive. In a restaurant where the 
lights are subdued and the habitants 
become mushy over red and white 
wine at 25 cents a throw, Zlgo would 
be a regular hit. Dash. 



After three weeks as a vaudeville 
house, the Overholser theatre, Okla- 
homa City, Okla., closed May 21. 



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MAJESTIC (Lyman 13. Glover, mgr. ; agent. 
Orphcum Circuit). — A little too much singing 
makes tho Majestic bill rather tiresome thlB 
week, still the management has cleverly laid 
out the program so that each successive num- 
ber Is a little stronger In the vocal department 
than Its predecessor. Such being tho case, 
W 1 1 In Holt Wakefield, appearing next to last, 
simply made the audience forget they had 
witnessed a show overbalanced on the singing 
end. and carried oft the afternoon's honors, 
despite the heavy handicap. In case the pat- 
rons might forget there was no singing, the 
house arranged to have an extra quartet on 
the Job. These four men, who were carded 
as the Knickerbocker Singers, started off nice- 
ly, but soon Bottled down to business and be- 
gan to assure the house that In an emergency 
they could produce the afternoon's entertain- 
ment all by themselves. The Knickerbockers 
offered no less than seven numbers, all excel- 
lently harmonized, but poorly arranged. After 
three or four songs had been tried out and 
found O. K., the quartet decided to pull a few 
solos. Toward the finish the boys began to 
wear out their welcome and closed a hit by 
the smallest margin. A good act may be 
hammered out of this layout, but the doctor 
will have to do considerable carving. Lean 
and Holbrook offered the next largest amount 
of song work, their three final numbers call- 
ing for the most applause. The comedy se- 
cured a few laughs in the beginning, but 
until the ex-co-stars reach the baseball num- 
ber, their singing flopped. This act could 
ulno stand some cutting Ellis and McKcnna 
In spot number three went big. This team 
seemed to have the right Idea and have a 
corking good routine. The tenor scored an 
Individual hit. Another success turned out to 
be the Arlington Four, a quartet of singing 
comedians. The blackface man seemed espe- 
cially funny Monday afternoon. The Arling- 
ton held down fifth position nicely and could 
have occupied a lower spot safely. Hugh 
Lloyd on the bounding rope gave the show a 
good start (without singing). Stewart and 
Murray, two girls who produced their Idea of 
"Hroadw.iy Love" In Sun Francisco a few 
weeks ago. had things easy from the begin- 
ning. As formerly predicted, this playlet fills 
a long overlooked gap In vaudeville, and 
should (1ml easy going anywhere. "The Fire 
Commissioner" supplied the thrills, and al- 
though melodramatic to a large degree, seemed 



to please the large gathering. Knox Wilson 
bolstered up the comedy department, inci- 
dentally amusing a while with the saxophone 
and concertina. Wilson Is a safo bet on any 
bill. The International Polo Teams closed the 
show. WYNN. 



AMERICAN (Jones, Llnlck & Schaeffer. 
mgrs. ; agent, Orpheum Circuit). — Without a 
high-priced headliner or a freak or two of 
the Count Do Beaufort calibre the show at 
the American this, the last week of the vaude- 
ville season at that house, Is one that enter- 
tains from beginning to end. Monday evening 
the short thunder shower kept the people out 
of the parks and drove 'em Into the theatres. 
The American received Its share, for when 
the curtain arose a nicely packed house greet- 
ed the players. Although Belle Baker Is held 
over from last week she was not In the lead 
running Monday evening. To Conlln, Steele 
and Carr went the hit of the bill, and they 
well deserved It. This trio of youngsters seem 
full of ginger and fun and at no time during 
their stay did the audience feel bored. The 
comedian handed out laugh after laugh, and 
at the curtain they received several well- 
earned bows. Another excellent number 
turned out to be Sam Mann & Co., In "The 
New Leader." Mann has a corking good com- 
edy vehicle and Is excellently supported, espe- 
cially so by C. Howard Acker. Shrode and 
Mulvey, away up near the top of the list, 
had a battle until the acrobatic dancing finish' 
when they scored heavily. This team be- 
longed In the second half. Hart's "Bathing 
Girls" have neither changed nor improved 
since last reviewed here. Cassellt'a Dogs add- 
ed a little variety to the bill, going nicely in 
an early spot. Billy Farnum and the Clark 
Sisters, who have something different from 
the other trios of this kind, scored as usual 

Miles Stavordale Quintet opened with some 
musical selections. Their Imitation of a quar- 
tet singing "Back to Erin." Is an excellent 
number and could be better used for a finish 
The five went fine. The Great Asahl and his 
troupe of clever Japs closed. The water trick 
mystified the house and kept them seated to 
the finish. John Moran Introduced the Orlen- 
ta,B - WYNN. 

The park season is on In earnest. Although 
too early to make any intelligent forecast, 
the present Indications point to a prosperous 



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summer. "White City" was the first to open, 
May 13. No very marked changes are notice- 
able In the attractions there this year, al- 
though there is a new show here and there on 
the "Midway." Thavlu's Concert Band and 
troupe of Russian Dancers are holding forth 
in the tower band shell and "pop" vaudeville 
Is bidding for Its share of patronage In the 
variety theatre. A slight change has been 
made In the decorations this season by adding 
a touch of green to the usual color scheme of 
white. Rlvervlew was the next. May 24. Ad- 
mittedly one of the most beautiful amusement 
parka in the country. It can lay claim to 
being greater and grander than ever this sum- 
mer. Among the attractions are the "Crea- 
tion" and "Merrlmac and Monitor" shows 
under the direction of the veteran showman, 
Sam Haller: the Charles Cutler wrestling ex- 
hibit wherein the heavyweight star and other 
lesser-note grapplcrs display their strength 
and prowess; and the Altes Summer Garden 
and Vaudeville Theater. It Is the creation of 
Colonel W. A. Thompson. Vaudeville of a 
high class character, and booked out of the 
rantages Chicago offices by J. C. Mathews. Is 
I he chief form of entertainment on the Inside, 
while an Italian band discourses "ballyhoo" 
miiBlc at the entrance. The "Rides" and 
other amusement devices appear to be about 
the same as last season. 

Forest Park started on Its fourth season last 
Saturday. Manager Bredel Is figuring on a 
banner year. Ballmann's Band la furnishing 
the opening concerts In the orchestral shell 
and vaudeville booked out of the Pantages 
offices is again the attraction In the summer 
theatre. There Is a vast array of "pike" 
attractions, and one or two new shows, which 
Include Asrah. a Chinese Illusion. 

Another park to open for the season Satur- 
day was Sans Soucl, on the South side. Band 
concerts have been abandoned there this sum- 
mer and the spacious Casino has been turned 
over to vaudeville. The Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association Is booking the acts 
playing the park. There are enough other 
attractions and sources of amusement to make 
a trip to Sana Soucl well worth Anyone's 

while. 

Luna Park. Bismarck Oarden. and a num- 
ber of lesser note amusement places are In 
full awing, all of which Is causing the theatre 
managers downtown to prepare for a whole- 
sale summer cloalng. 

KftTDZIE (Wm. Malcolm, mgr.: agent. W. 
V. M. A.). — Although the majority of Chi- 
cago's small timers have closed for the sum- 
mer months, the Kedxie still keeps going, and 
as usual Is pulling packed houses at all first 
ahowa. even though the mercury doee reglater 
cloee to the century mark. The show pro- 
gramed for the last half of the last weeks 
falls considerably below the usual run of 
bookings there, still the West Slders thought 
It was good and went home satisfied. Harry 
C. Lyons, late feature of the "Girl I l.ove" 
company, working with Walter Tearson. head- 
lined. Pearson was unfortunately handicapped 
by hoarseness and Lyons had to carry him- 
self through alone, which he did nicely. Ly- 
ons might do well working alone. His pres- 
ent act coupled with Pearson's condition will 
never get over. The ex-star has some draw- 
ing power In Chicago and should take advan- 
tage of It while It lasts. Handon. Dean * 
Hanlon. three exceptionally clever acrobats 
closed the show and cornen d a hit. These 
hoys have both ability and routine and while 
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is especially clever. Redwood & Gordon 
opened, starting the evening off well with 
their instruments. The team should have 
held a lower spot. Golden & Hughes, two 
blackface men, who go In for comedy, but 
n< ver get there, held the 
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Tennis Flayers at Augusta, Plnehurst and 
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The Haymnrket goes Into summer stock 
Sunday with .Fane Towler as the star. 



The 
and 
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I.ols Ewcll will sing the prima donna roles 
in the operas that are to be produced at Mc- 
Yickcr's during the next month by the A born 
< 'ompany. 



Tommy Gary, the promising lightw 
«lo recently defeated Jack Goodman at 
mond, Ind., has been offered ten wee 
and around Chicago as extra attraction 
a burlesque show. Gary's manager, 

Forkins. will take his boy west shortly, 
effort to climb the pigillstlc ladder and 
Wolgast. Gary had one engagement wit 
champion, but was foiled to cancel lx 
of an operation for appendicitis. 



eight. 
Ilinn- 
ks In 
with 
Marty 
In an 
upset 
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■cause 



Mrs. A I Mrown. treasurer of the new Ca- 
sino theatre on North Clark street, will be 
tendered a testimonial benefit next Thursday 
night at that house. 



Nelly Koland has joined the east of "Seven 
Sisters" at Powers' the it re as the successor 
of Kva McDonald, and will shortly take the 
part heretofore essayed by Laurcttc Taylor. 



Paul Goudron has been selected to book I f i - 
gersoll Park, Pes Moim s. The (list show will 
leave here to open t>. 



Scheduled for a Labor Day production at 
the diiciuro Opera House. Is "The Littlest 
Ifebel." with William and Dustln Farnum In 
the biding roles A Woods Is the Impreg- 

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General 
only child 
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Ed. I.avlne on May 13 buried his 
a 3-year-old girl, while playing the 
Des Moines. 



Ethel West and Louise Willis have joined 
again, after a separation of two years. 



KEDZIE (Urn Mai 
V. M \.) -Robert's 

Welch; W .-liter IVr.lv 
boys; Gilmore Sisters 



colm. mgr.; agent, W. 

Pats and Cats; Ben 

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\- lirlgham: Grimes & 



Klsner and Cook will leave for New York 



after finishing their 
Is a brother of .Toe 
The pair have been 
.Tack Lew. 



Rlitterlleld time. Cook 
'"ook. the boy juggler 

offered eastern time bv 



& Dwyer; The Oee 



The majority of Walter Rut tcrftchl's houses 
have closed for the summer. Ann Arbor. Port 
Huron and Grand Rapids shutting up last 
week. 



The Lyric. New Orleans, has been added to 
the llodkln's circuit. 



Dunbar Sisters; Knight 
Jays: Rottomly Troupe. 

ASHLAND CM. Wldm-r. mgr; agent. W. V. 
M. A- i Lola Milton K- • 'o ; Major Doyle; 
Leon X. Adeline; Fletcher Duo; Four Woods; 
Montambo £ Mailelll, Mazle Rowland; Paris 
Green. 

STAR ANDGXRTER (sigenl. W V M A). 

Gladdlsh &• <"ranston; Falrman. Furman & 
Fair-man; .Tosle M< Intyre; Walter Hale; Innesa 
* Ryan: Frank Rogers; Christopher & Ponte- 
Grace Wilson 

SAN SOl'CT PARK (agent. W V. M 
Newell * Nlblo: American Newsboys; 
Twins: De Haven Sextet; Three 

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Lew H. Fuller, who gained considerable 
prominence here In the comedy parts of Mort 
H. Singers' musical comedies, and during the 
laat year haa been much In the limelight by 
hla faithful Interpretation of the Bud Fisher 
newspaper cartoon, "Mutt." In vaudeville, has 
joined the ranka of the benedicts. This Im- 
portant event took place May 2fi | n this cltv 
and was solemnized by a local divine. In 
private life Mrs Fuller was Marvel G Diet- 
rich. In stagehand she Is known ;is Grace 
Marvel 



worth. Teddy * Vesta: Lee Tong Foo; Inness 
& Ryan; Wm. Armstrong A Co.; Walton & 
Brandt: Sidney Shields A Co.; Hufford A 
Chain: Falrman, Furman A Falrman 

SOCTH CHICAGO (agent. W. V. M A.).— 
Hyla Aleen: Sidney Shields A Co.; Mnzone A 
Mazone; Schoen's School Kids. The laat half 
of the week will witness the closing of thla 
house. 

RIVERYD-'W P \ UK (<••>] 
agent. Jim Mi 1 1 li< u <> i Thie 



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Looking for more worlds to ioiii|iier. I 
Rush, accompanied" by his wife, will sail 
2!» for Europe The eminent mime- 
teller will open early in Augcst at 
podrome. Liverpool. .- • r t • I will atlerw 
an extensive tour of Cie't Ittitiln. p! .\ in 
niiislc halls of ;i|| the priiieip'il lili.* \ 

i oticliiFlon of this Mr I'.rsh is 1 '•■•>\ 

li"ir of Australii and South A ft ii ■•■ ll« 
i' turn from tin- rii>\iii'-'s i i N'..\ . in'i. t 
npi'tl Immediately afterward at the i\,|i 
Iti London for an iteletlnite run Mi 
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that seats are selling "four weeks ahead" in- 
dicates Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth will 
he with us until the Ant of July al least. 
"Little Miss Fix-It" is one of the very few 
plays here that have been able to withstand 
the weather. 

COLONIAL (James Jay Brady, mgr. ; K. & 
E. ). — Last week of "Madame Sherry." No 
succeeding attraction has been announced. 

CORT (Sport Hermann, mgr.; Shubert). — 
Closed for the summer. 

GARRICK (W. W. Freeman, mgr.; Shu- 
herts). — No attraction announced to succeed 
Rider Johnson Young's new play, "Next," and 
supposedly this Is another house that will be 
on the "dark" list after this week, 

GRAND O. H. (Harry Askln, mgr.; Shu- 
berts). — "Marriage a la Carte" suddenly con- 
cluded Its engagement Saturday night. The 
"closed" sign Is now In evidence. 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, mgr.; K. & E. ).— 
Hot weather has had Insufficient effect on the 
attendance to discourage the management of 
Rose Stahl and "Maggie Pepper," on the third 
month, and will continue to run merrily along 
at summer prices. 

LYRIC (Lawrence Anhalt, mgr.; Shubert). — 
Saturday marks the closing of a two weeks' 
engagement for Frltzl Scheff In "Mile. Rosita." 
Darkness will no doubt then prevail at tbls 
house. 

OLYMPIC (Sam Lederer, mgr.; K. & E.).— 
Good for an entire summer run. Is the predic- 
tion made for the Cohan comedy, "Get-Rich- 
Quick Walllngford." 

POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.; K. ft E.) — 
Seven successful weeks Is the present claim 
of Charles Cherry In the popular comedy, 
"Seven Sisters." At the present rate that the 
play is bidding for public patronage, the en- 
gagement is likely to extend well Into the 
summer. 

McVICKER'S (George Warren, mgr.; K. ft 
E.). — The fifth and final week of "Madame 
X" comes to a close Saturday. Sunday will 
be Inaugurated a season of four weeks of 
grand opera by the Aborn English Grand 
Opera Company. 

8TUDEBAKER (George A. Davis, mgr.; K. 
ft E. ). — The regular season closes this week 
with Mme. Sarah Bernhardt and supporting 
Company In "Camllle," the third of three 
performances of repertoire by the eminent 
French actress. 

LA SALLE O. H. (Abo Jacobs, mgr.; agent. 
W V. M. A.). — Pop. vaudeville. 

RIVERVIEW PARK.— Arthur PryOr's Band 
and vaudeville. 

WHITE CITY. --Thavlu's Russian Band and 
Dancers, and vaudeville. 

FOREST PARK.— Ballman's Band and 
vaudeville. 

SANS SOUCI PARK.— High-class vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Mort M. Singer, mgr.; Shuberts) 

Manager Mort Singer put over his annual 
musical production this week. The piece Is 
billed as "The Heart Breakers," by Hough 
and Adams, with music by Orlob and Gldlon. 



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ORPHELM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr. ; agent, 
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ihioughout. The "Miislkalglrls." a novel 
mimical t.p«cl;ilty, went very well. Wynn and 
.1. 'linings, very big. Henry Cllve and Mai 
siurKis. easiiy upheld the position. "The Lit- 
tle Stranger'' got through nicely. Bowers. 
Walt, is and < 'looker, again figured in the hit 
class. The Five Armanis opened the show 
nic. ly. 11. il Fordo won out through his orig- 
inal man. i. r of working. 



The n. w i'. .it theatre was dedicated last 
w«-fk Ly I-:. II Sotheru and Jullu Marlowe. 
In tli. mi.lst of building materials, etc., was 
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Thurston Hall, the affinity thosplan, goes 
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tre May L'8. Thurston hns been acting In the 
capacity of elevator boy In one of the hotels, 
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Butler Is the son of Fred Butler, stage direc- 
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"Smith'' Ih at the Columbia, and John 
Drew brings out the comedy as only he can 
" " a very neat little play. 



Sothcrn and Marlowe's second week in their 
repertoire are drawing good business. 



do It. 



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The last time that .Sherlock Holmes was 
play, d at the Alcazar theatre, Herbert Kel- 
< •>•>• and Effle Shannon had the leading roles. 
This time tin' leads arc being played by Izetta 
Jew.] and Sydney Ay.rs. The Alcazar regu- 
lars lnlH.s "Wee Tiny Lavld Butler," who took 
the part of "Mllly," Sherlock Holmes' office 
hoy Dave imw weighs In the neighborhood 
of 200 pounds, while a short two years ago, 
he would not halanco the scales at 115. Young 



George Werner, who had to leave the stage 
a few years ago on account of falling health, 
died In Los Angeles at one of the hospitals. 
The remains wore cremated last Wednesday. 
He was optimistic up to the last, and never 
gave up hope of recovery. 



Al. Watson, comedian and character actor 
Is with the Jose Stock Co. at Ban Jose. AI 
was manager of the Novelty theatre, Vallejo, 
for a' few weeks. No doubt he regrets his 
venture In Vaudeville, In the dry dock town. 



James P. Adams, whom every one known* as 
"props," died at Palm Springs, Riverside 
County, Tuesday of last week. He had been 
suffering from Brlght's disease for over a 
year. The last position he held In San Fran- 
cisco was at the Chutes theatre. 



L. R. 8tockwell, known as "Stocky," was 
tendered a benefit performance at the Colum- 
bia on the afternoon of 19. All the principal 
theatres and performers donated and a mon- 
ster array of talent was presented. Stockwell. 
who, by the way, Is blind, was ever ready to 
donate his services, when he was In his prime, 
and the way the profession turned out, shows 
they haven't forgotten 



"The Campus," by Walter De Leon, that 
had such a long run at the Grand, at Los 
Angeles, and which proved such a financial 
success, is to have Its catchy music published. 
Contracts have been entered Into between Mr. 
De Leon and M. Wltmark & Sons. 



The manager of the National theatre, ad- 
Joining Dreamland Pavilion, which Is the site 
of the new amphitheatre to be built shortly, 
was interviewed and stated that work could 
not be started on the National theatre prop- 
erty for another year. A lease on the Na- 
tional runs until June, 1912. 



Alex Pantages was Interviewed by the agent 
of the State Labor Commission regarding li- 
cense for his San Francisco office. The agent 
claimed that Pantages had to have a lloense, 
If he wanted to continue his San Francisco 
office, so Pantages paid his license fee under 
protest. 



The Glesea Musical Comedy Co. opened at 
the Victory, San Jose, to good business and 
the prospects look good. 

The Jack Golden Musical Comedy Co. opened 
at the American last week to a good business. 
This Is an excellent company, presenting a 
repertoire of high-class musical comedies, and 
should prove a big drawing card for the 
American. It Is Mr. Golden's first appearance 
In San Francisco, since he left here to go 
east over a year ago. One of the principals 
In this company deserving of special mention 
Is Francis Preston, a clover soubret. She 
with Hal Beck, do a singing and dancing spe- 
cialty (The Two Kings), really worth seeing. 
Frank B. Hill, the assistant manager of the 
American, stated that the Golden Company 
should be good for a long run, as Golden's 
comedies were so different from those pre- 
sented by the Armstrong Company. 

Plans and specifications are about completed 
for the new theatre over In Oakland. Zeke 
Abrams says the architects, O'Brlan & Wer- 
ner, have submitted satisfactory plans. The 
seating capacity would be about 1,600. The 
policy of the house will be settled this week. 
Mr. Abrams has several propositions under 
consideration. 



The General Film Co. of New York have 
bought out the Novelty Picture Co. of 8an 
Francisco. 



The Princess, dark since Pantages cjofed 
his shows there, opened 25 with "pop" vaude- 
ville, booked by Toney Lubelskl. Mr. Lover- 
Ich and Mr. Plncus are behind the venture. 
Mr. Loverlch has had the lease of the Prin- 
cess for a long time; Mr. Plncus Is associated 
with Sam Harris In the Wigwam theatre, 
also the Columbia, the first-class combination 
house here. 



Eddie Dale, one of the vaudeville perform- 
ers who has been lucky enough to save fits 
money, and Invest In a ranch up In the fertile 
Napa Valley, has sold out his valuable hold- 
ings, and Is now looking around In the same 
locality for another Investment. Meanwhllo 
Eddie has Invited his friends to a little ban- 
quet to celebrate the sale of his ranch. 



The Premium theatre, which has been play- 
ing "Yiddish" vaudeville, for the past few 
weeks, again changed Its policy to a five-cent 
picture and vaudeville house. 



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First Time in New York in Two Years 

THIS WEEK, (May 29), ALHAMBRA 
NEXT WEEK,(June S),0RPHEUM, Brooklyn 

Direction. JAMES E. PLUNKETT 



The I. T. 8. E. (International Stage Em- 
ayees) gave a banquet to their members and 
ofculonal friends 24, at the California Cafe, 
ikland, at which George Webster, stage dl- 
rtor at the Ye Liberty theatre, and a promi- 
nt T. M. A., acted ns toastmaster. Jack 
ley responded with a speech that was very 
proprlate. 



rORTOLA-LOUVRE (Herbert Meyerfeld, 
nr. ; Lester J. Fountain, amusement mgr. ).-- 
i Maja, Spanish dancer; Tom McGuIre; Maud 
K'kwell; Tuxedo Duo; La Angellta. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By GEORGE M. YOl'NO. 

KEITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.; agent. U. H. 
). — The bright spots In the week's bill were 

well distributed, that the whole show struck 
most an even balance, and for a hot weather 
tertalnment It held pretty close up to the 
erage. The hardest sledding fell to the lot 
Frank Morrell, who was placed next to 
>slng and followed the sketch of J. C. Nu- 
nt, with sad results for the big tenor. Mor- 
n's singing saved him. He worked hard to 
*ke his talk gO over, but It wasn't the right 
nd of an audience for the stuff he handed 
t and Frank found It pretty hard work 
ildlng them. He can still hit the high places 
th "that'" tenor voice and scored on this 
ane. J. C. Nugent's sketch. "The Fquarer," 
ted In nicely and for a quiet, talky bit of 
aylng, It won a high mark of credit. Nugent 

a clever artist, knowing how to make his 
ints tell and Julo York Is a capable asslst- 
t. Another sketch, "Cousin Kitty," by Ed- 
n Stevens and Tina Marshall, had the center 
ot and found plenty of favor by reason of 
e varied bits Stevens welds together to make 

combination of light entertainment. The 
d Soldier Fiddlers drew down a big lump 
the honors with their quaint tunes and 
mlnlscences of war times. The veterans 
ive augmented their "troupe" since the last 
sit. a grizzled warrior playing the "bones," 



and he helps the act. The Hawaiian Trio, 
with Toots Paka, ran all the others a close 
race for chief honors. The string music was 
good for several encores and Toot's Hula-hula 
dance added a good finish. Miss Paka went 
Just far enough to invite curiosity as to the 
limit In Hawaii and the beads looked the 
correct thing for the weather. Charles and 
Anna Glocker filled in the opening position 
cleverly with their water and baton Juggling. 
The pair have built up a dandy little novelty 
for an opening on any big bill. Lee White 
and George Perry scored with their singing 
act. Lane and O'Donnell worked fast and 
hard In their comedy acrobatic act, securing 
good results with their efforts and the Three 
Kscardos, closing the show, held nearly every- 
one seated through their clean-cut acrobatic 
work, the twisting and double figures bring- 
ing applause in generous quantities. The pic- 
ture this week was the Wlnsor McCay moving 
cartoon subject. It Is the best thing In the 
moving picture line ever displayed here. 

VICTORIA (Jay Mastbaum. mgr.; agent, H. 
Hart McIIugh). — Mermalda was the featured 
act this week and the diver must have been 
an object of envy for everyone in front who 
watched her disporting in the tank of water. 
Mermalda has not reached the Kellerman class 
yet, but the girl can swim and goes through 
a routine of diving feats which look very well. 
It's a dandy act for the small time and a win- 
ner for the Market street throng. The honors 
among the others were pretty well distributed. 
Pierce and Dunham claimed a liberal amount 
for their singing number. The boys may have 
been In the minstrel ranks from the shaping 
up of their act and the style adopted. Roth 
have pleasing voices, work in blackface and 
dress the act In good shape. It makes a good 
number. Joe Opp, who has been playing In 
burlesque, offered a straight monolog with a 
song to close. The latter is announced as an 
Imitation of Bert Williams. It isn't, but Opp 
sends the song over. He has a line of talk 
which he handles well, though it did not hit 
the mark. This was not his fault, however. 
Opp has cleaned up his talk considerably since" 
graduating from burlesque. With the elimina- 



tion of one gag, his act could pass on the 
"small time." Yvette Rugel offered a singing 
turn which hit a fair average. The girl fin- 
ished with "My Hero," the most of which she 
sang to the drummer while making "sheep's 
eyes." The song is a bit too high class for 
the girl's voice, and she could And a better 
one without much trouble. Lulzzl and Meller 
did nicely with music and song, the act mov- 
ing along at good speed until the woman sang 
"Carrlslma." This haB been killed too many 
times In the "pop" houses for anyone to get 
anything out of It at this stage. The man Is 
an excellent musician, using harp and violin. 
Dow and Dow put over the big laughing num- 
ber. The boys have not changed tholr act to 
any extent, but they have some snappy talk 
and a winning medley of parodies for a finish. 
Raymond and Davis were added, and without 
a rehearsal went through nicely with some 
winging and dancing. Pictures. 

PALACK (Jules E. Aronson, mgr.; agent, 
H. Hart Mi Hugh). Show ran below the aver- 
age. Les Henrys was the featured act and 
won the principal honors. The four foreign- 
ers show nothing out of the ordinary In their 
various styles of dancing, hut what Is given 
is well done. The Herculean Hrolhers offered 
a clean cut hand-to-hand balancing act, ex- 
ecuting their tricks cleanly and without stall- 
ing. Neat dressing was also a mark in their 
favor. Caroline Pulllam sang three songs in 
pleasing voice. A better selection of numbers 
would help her. She follows the usual path 
of offering songs which have been done to 
death. Hums & Clarke did poorl£ with their 
talk. Hyron and Henson were also weak In 
their talking. The woman does a Sis Hopkins 
character, but the comedy efforts are forced 
and the man is of little help. Ben Hart 
stalled most of the time he was on the stage, 
attempting only a few tricks and most of them 
are borrowed. The comedy Is bad. Gest and 
Gcst have a piano act which might be built 
Into something worth while, ns both are clever 
players. The man gives Imitations and an- 
nounces that they are correct, but falls to 
prove It. The woman, who makes a nice ap- 
pearance, assists In two numbers. Two pianos 



are used. The Claytons did nicely with their 
singing, but the talk needs Improvements. 
Pictures. 

GAYETY (John P. Eckhart, mgr). — The 
summer stock season here promises to bring 
results equal to those of the past three or four 
seasons. Manager Eckhart has built up a 
capable company for the work and the chorus 
of sixteen girls handle the numbers in good 
shape, the majority, if not all the girls being 
recruited from regular companies and ar« 
familiar with their work. They average well 
up on appearance and activity. Two well- 
worn burlesque bits served as llrst part and 
burlesque with an olio filling in between the 
pieces. Hazel Sanger Is featured In having 
the company numed for her, and in addition 
to playing the principal female role, did a 
"single" specialty, which Included three songs 
which Miss Sanger put over In good shape. 
Rose De Mar and Carrie Armstrong also led 
numbers. Joe Rose did a "bit" In each of 
the pieces and furnished his specialty of paro- 
dies and some talk which he scored with. 
Johnny Fields, Joe Mills, Harry Armstrong. 
Harry Wagner and Sam Jones also played 
parts. The boxing shows held Wednesday 
and Friday evenings will be continued each 
week and have proved a big drawing card. 

GRAND O H. (VV. Dayton Wegefarth. mgr.; 
hooked direct ).-— The summer season of "pop" 
vaudeville began this week. "The Alpine 
Storm,' 'a rather pretentious scenic offering, 
was the feature act. The others were Klut- 
Ing's Animals; Morris & Kramer; Monarch 
Comedy Four; Waltl our Trio; pictures. 

K1.JOIT (Joseph I>< ugherty, mgr.; agent, IT. 
H. O. ). — Final week of season here. De War's 
Comedy Animal Circus; F.mmett Welch; Lee 
Heggs & Co.; Fred Watson; Hutler & LaMar; 
Great Zenot ; Dixie Serenaders; pictures. 

LIHERTY (M. W. Taylor, mgr.; agent. Tay- 
lor & Kaufman). — Gertrude Deon Forbes & 
Co.; Great Henri Davis; Michael Draham & 
Dog; Veronica & Hurlfalls: Cotter & Houlden; 
Whyte, Pelzer & White; pictures. 

WILLIAM PENN (Geo. Metzel, mgr; Fltz- 
patrlck Agency). F.asky's Plnnophlend Mln- 





FIFTH AVENUE 

This Week (May 29) 



Direction 

PAT CASEY 



DEIRO 

VICTORIA ROOF, TWO WEEKS, JUNE S -12 



The Master Piano 
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Management, MAX HART 



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strels; Driscoll. Hall & Co.; Josephine Saxton; 
llcumiinn Trio, .lor Hardman; Lyllian Gwynn; 
pirt urea. 

TR< >« \\ DKK< > iS-iiii M Dawson. mgr.). - 
Summer stock hurlcsque anil Mllo, added fea- 
( n I r. 

CHKSTM'T ST (Grant Laferty. mgr. ; 
booked direct).- "Peaceful Valley," a comedy 
drama made famous long ago by Sol Smith 
Russell. wtiH revived liy the Orpheum Players. 
The play was glv«'ii aide presentation and was 
wa fin I v it cei ve<|. 

CARRP'K (Krank Howe. Jr.. mgr.). A 
Diiiiiiiirr He i H' in i>f moving travel pictures un- 
iler the direetlon of the International Amuse- 
ment company. In^an this week. Two shoWB 
daily ale kj\.ii with a liheral offering of plc- 
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she was attacked by seasickness she would 
try to think of the three days when Gaylor 
and Wlltse were headllner at the CohockBlnk 
In Phllly. 



Kdwarrt Shambelan Is no longer connected 
with VARIETY" in any capacity. 



l.i'W Simmons, the veteran minstrel, for- 
merly of Simmons and Whlte.^has Joined hands 
with Hilly Hnwers. who has been with the 
Dumont stock minstrels for the past season. 
The new act will play vaudeville, breaking in 
this week at the Nixon. 



I.i-a AhK'i' left the hospit'il minus his ap- 
pendix, luit In good health, following the 
operation Aiii_ - < r will take a long rest be- 
fore stalling nu another tour of the Orpheum 
( 'ircuit. 



.Toe Mitt h. II (Mitchell ft Uultni) is preparing 
to sail lor lii.s annual visit to Carlsbad He 
will jirobably sail fi for Hamburg. Harry 
Rosenthal Is selling whiskey In the south: 
Hill Hart Is married and bonked for a run nt 
his farm at Herlin. N .1 , and Tom Grady Is 
here rooling tor tin- Phillies and Athletics to 
win the pennants, so Mitchell must go alone 
this year He marly had Freddie Zelsse for 
a companion 



PARK (V. G Nlxnn-Nlrdlinger. mgr 
direct).- -Reeds Hull Dogs; Lucille 
C. K llrnwn ft Co.; James O'Lane; 
Four Girls; The Arabs; pictures. 

NIXON (F C. Nixon-Nirdlinger. 
agent, direct) Kd Est us: Simmons t 
ers; Ten Merry Youngsters; Al Rlpon ; 
ft '"oogan; The Maltons; pictures 

STANDARD ( F. G Nixon- Nlrdl ingei 
agent, direct). 1-3, Trnnsfleld Sisters 
Harries; Helle Jeannette; pictures. 

PEOPLES ( F. G Nixon-Nlrdllnger 
agent, direct). 1-3, Beyers ft Hudd : 



agent. 

Insley ; 

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mgr. ; 

Hovv- 

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mgr. ; 

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mgr. ; 
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JACK GOLDEN 

AND HIS COMPANY OF 30 PEOPLE 

AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCD, INDEFINITE 
Beautiful Costumes— Clean Comedv 

ASAKI BROS. 

"Original Novelty Jugglers and Roller Skaters" 



THIS WEEK, (May 20), HAMMERSTEIN'S 



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John Fckert. formerly of Kckcrt and parall- 
els. Ib breaking in a new act called "Love by 
Wireless," a musical comedy. Mova Williams, 
last season with the "Rentz-Santley" Co., and 
Ave ponies are In the act. Dart McHugh Is 
booking it. 



Thurman Sullivan, treasurer at the Lyric 
theatre, a Shubert house, Is announcing the 
arrival of a boy weighing 13 1-2 pounds. 
Mother and child are doing well and Thurman 
Is wearing the big smile. 



Annie Wiltse sailed for London on Wednes- 
day, to be gone for two months. She said If 



Irma; Roland Carter & Co ; Musical Klelses; 
The Peloqulns; pictures. 

COHOCKSINK (A. J. Pattoti. mgr; agent, 
Nlxon-Nirdllngcn -Forsytlie & Povah; pic- 
tures. 

PLAZA Chas E. Oelschlager. mgr.; agent, 
H Hart McHugh) — Steele & McMastcrs: Harry 
Fields; V'lda & Hawley; Lang & May; Yacklay 
ft. Hunnell. 

GREAT NORTHERN (M. Greenwald, mgr.; 
agent. H. Hart McHugh). — 1-3, Nlcodemus ft 
York; The Bramsons; John Tucker; John Eck- 
ert A Co. 

GLOBE (Ben Israel, mgr.; agent, H. Bart 
McHugh). — 1-3. Tyler Bros.; Bell A Mayo; 
Martell Duo; Fred Banford. 

LINCOLN (Dan Bader. mgr.; agent. H. 
nart McHugh). — 1-3, Hedder A 8on ; DeVerne 
A Van; Arman A Arman. 

AUDITORIUM (W. C. Herchenrelder, mgr.; 
agent, H. Bart McHugh). — 1-3. Hawley A Mur- 
ray; Lew Welford; Careno Trio. 

FOREPAUOH'S (Miller A Kaufman, mgrs ; 
agents, Taylor A Kaufman). — Wilson A Au- 



brey; Lnzarro Trio; Julia Romalne ft Co.; 
Standard Trio; Emnline; May & May; pic- 
lures. 

GIRARD (Kaufman ft Miller, mgrs.; agents. 
Taylor ft Kaufman ).- — ! -3. Pletro; Jennings ft 
Renfrew; Keith ft Kernan; Great Alferetta; 
pictures. 

DIXIE (I) Labell, mgr; agents. Taylor ft 
Kaufman). — 1-3. Huber's Hears; Gladstoac ft 
Talmage; Beech & May; "Doc" Holland; pic- 
tures. 

GEM (Morris & Ancke, mgrs.; agents. Tay- 
lor & Kaufman). — 1-3, Gllssandos; Madame 
Rlre; Alleta; pictures. 

MANHEIM (Fuhrman Bros, mgrs; agents. 
Taylor A Kaufman). — 1-S, Marlon Bros.; Burns 
& Cole; Flnnerty; pictures. 

COLONIAL (F. Wolfe, mgr; agents, Tay- 
lor A Kaufman). — The Morrises; Corrlgan A 
Vivian; Burns' Animals; Smith A Young; pic- 
tures. 

OBRMANTOWN (Walter Stuemflg. mgr.; 
agent, Chas. J. Kraus). — 1-3, Benson A La- 
Mar; Nelson Kids; Tojettl; Harry Chunk; 
Aza Cummlng's Aeroplane Girl. 

MODEL THEATRE (Mr. Mankoff, mgr; 



agent, Chas J. Kraus) -1-3. Great Kenncy; 
"Cage of Death"; Lew Ward; Electric Com- 
edy Four. 

IRIS (M. J Walsh, mgr ; agent, ('has J. 
Kraus). — 1-3. Annie ft Pearson Harris; Her- 
bert's Dogs; Tom Howard ft Co.; Strength 
Bros 

BROAD ST CASINO (Mr Jacobs, mgr; 
ngent, Chas J Krausi 1-3. Sasha Gordieti; 
"The Lion ft the Lamb"; Eleanor Cameron 

CRYSTAL PALACE ( D. Bayllnson. mgr.; 
n gents, Stein A Leonard » -Emllle Egamar; 
Roth-Rosso Co.; Brixton A Brixton; The Du- 
monts; Irene LaThorne; The Duball Trio - 
Tlllle Slgulm. 

GRAND (C. M. Rappoport, mgr.; agents, 
Stein A Leonard).— Omar; Rpangler A Mont- 
gomery; Irene LaThorne; Bert A Flor Jack- 
son; Roth-Ross Co.; Gray A Travis. 

COLISEUM (M. A. Benn. mgr.; agents. 
Stein A Leonard). — Vento A Vento; AIM John- 
son; New York Comedy Four; The Claytons; 
Frank A Sadie Harrlgan 

CRYSTAL PALACE, 7TH ST. (S~ Morris, 
mgr.; agents. Stein A Leonard). — Edith May- 
Savoy Trio. 



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GEORGE E. GARDEN 

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IRVING COOPER, Business Representative 



FAIRIIILL PALACE (C. Btangel, mgr. ; 
agenta, 8teln A Leonard). — Marple Trio; 
Brandt & Larano. 

ALEXANDER (Geo. Alexander, mgr.; 
agenta, Stein ft Leonard). — Elale Sunner; Lane 
ft Howard; Brandt ft Larano; Jack Croaa; 
Harrlty' ft Kenney. 

MAJESTIC, Camden (Wm. Feltz. mgr.; 
agenta, Stein ft Leonard). — Lottie Mack; Han- 
ley ft Murray; Frank ft Sadie Harrlgan; 
Omar; Vento ft Vento; Spangler ft Montgom- 
ery. 



A large delegation of Boston musicians Jour- 
neyed to New York to attend the wedding 
there of Victoria Knelsel, the 18-year-old 
daughter of Frank Knelsel, former concert 
master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to 
William Wellekc. the 'cellist at the Knelsel 
home on West 84th street, Monday. 



The old Steeplechase, at Revere Beach, was 
raided by local police officers and thirteen men 
were arrested for gambling. It Is situated 
directly In the rear of the Metropolitan police 
atation. 



BOSTON 



By J. GOOLTZ. 

80 Summer Street. 

KEITH'S (Harry E. Guatln, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O.). — Good aummer bill. Monday night 
was too warm to awaken any great amount of 
enthusiasm. Attendance suffered. Ryan-Rltch- 
fleld Co., big laugh; Myers, Warren ft Lyons, 
good; Little Billy, good; Hill, Cherry ft Hill, 
fine. Aerial Smiths, Immense; Frankle Car- 
penter; Jere Grady ft Co., good; Gautemalan 
Mlramba Band, pleased; Carle Stowe, good; 
Pauline Walsh, pretty costumes, pleased; pic- 
tures. 

PARK (W. D. Andreas, mgr.; K. ft E.). — 
"The Commuters." Last week's cool weather 
brought the attendance up to the top notch. 
Now In the 16th week. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoefell, mgr.; K. ft 
E.). — "The Red Rose," with Valeaka Suratt. 
Opened to a good house. Boston Is without a 
real aummer show. If prices are made right, 
this show might hold for the summer. 

SHUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.; Shubert).— 
"The Kiss Waltz." Business fair. 3d week. 

COLONIAL (Thomas Lothian, mgr.; K. ft 
E.). — "Dr. De Luxe," with Ralph Herz; fair 
attendance. 



Christine Nellsen took the prima donna 
role In the "Kiss Waltz" at the Shubert, 27. 
She was originally cast for this part, but was 
prevented from playing it through Illness. 



Fred Mardo has added to his string, "The 
Pier," at Old Orchard. Me. The house la to 
open the latter part of June. 



Mayor Fitzgerald has suspended the license 
of Mechanics Building for this week on ac- 
count of an Infraction of the building laws. 
It Is claimed by the Mayor's office that the 
laws were violated during the "World In Bos- 
ton" exposition. A hearing will be given on 
the matter the latter part of next week. 



ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; agent. 
Loew). — Benderson ft Thomas; Marriott & 
Trovato; Eddie Rowley; Cooke ft Johnson; 
Eldon ft Clifton; Dick & Alice McAvoy; Elton 
Polo Troupe; Two Loews; Alton & Arllss; 
Muller & Muller; Moore & Harrison; "Lobster 
Party"; Cutler & Heagney; pictures. 

HUB (Joseph Mack, mgr.; agent, Fred 
Mardo).— Nine Crazy Kids; Blllle Elliott; 
Prof. Dodd; The Alohikeas; Jessie Lewis; pic- 
tures. 

SCENIC, East Boston (George Copeland, 
mgr.; agent, Fred Mardo). — Grimm & Satch- 
el! ; The Alohikeas; Sam Edwards; pictures. 

GAIETY (Ralph Ripley, mgr.; agent, Fred 
Mardo). — Turner Bros.; The Georgia Trio; 
Don & LaVan ; John Martin; pictures. 

WALNUT, Woburn (John Finn, mgr.; agent, 
Fred Mardo). — Terry Twins; Rose Reading; 
Grimm ft Satchell; Ben Pierce; Eddie Badger; 
pictures. 

ORPHEUM. Quincy (T. M. Murray, mgr.; 
agent, Fred Mardo). — Allen ft Arnold; Georgle 
Hazzard; Earle Jerome; Bel Canto Trio; Car- 
men; Gertie Carlyle; pictures. 

NIPMUC PARK (Fred Mardo. mgr.). -Budd 
& Claire; Blsceuuz; Ward & Raymond; Eretto 
Bros.; pictures. 

PALACE (I. H. Mnsher. mgr; agent, Na- 
tional). — Doralne Sisters; F. J. O'Brien; Jack 
Symonds; Moore Comedy Co. ; Wilson & 
Oumby; Chief Wolf Wanna; Ruby Mack; 
Browning ft West; Brown & Sheftall; Alice 
Goodwin; Sanders & Winters; Murphy & Too- 
mcy; Symonds & Arnold; Jack Taft; Richard 
McDonald; pictures. 



BEACON (Jacob Laurie, mgr.; agent, Na- 
tional). — Joaeph Peaae; Fox ft Shea; Mae 
Naah; F. K. Evana; Bostwlck ft Randolph; 
Miller ft Brown; Goodwin ft Jolly; Elisabeth 
Allen; pictures. 

PASTIME (Frank Allen, mgr.; agent, Na- 
tional). — Lee J. Klein; Harry Rose; William 
H. Smith; Grace Martin; pictures. 

OLD SOUTH (Nat Burgees, mgr.; agent, 
National). — Julia Gray; Tereae Miller; Bill 
Jonea; Lorlng ft Peters; Winn Shaw; Nellie 
Mitchell ft Co.; Blount ft Shaw; Jack Kraft; 
pictures. 

WASHINGTON (Nat Burgess, mgr.; agent, 
National). — Irving Joy; The Dancing Oullettes; 
Joe Parlse; Bonnie MUla; Evana, Emlta ft 
Evana; Prevett ft Merrill; Raymond ft Elliott; 
Clayton ft Lennle; plcturea 

OLYMPIA, South Boaton (Frank Wood- 
ward, mgr.; agent, National). — Aurlmenna; 
The Roberta; J. Mackley; Stuart ft Foley; 
plcturea. 

SUPREME, Jamaica Plain (J. Levey, mgr.; 
agent, National). — H. Lorleberg; Dave Vine; 
Aurlmenna; The Roberts; pictures. 

BOWDOIN SQUARE (J. E. Commerford. 
mgr.; agent, National). — "Girl of Mystery"; 
Mae Clark; Rosalee Sisters; Amlots; Savaata 
Co.; George Moore; plcturea. 

HOWARD ATHENEUM (G. E. Lothrop, 
mgr.; agent, Phil Hunt ft Ed. Kelley). — Bur- 
leaque, "Gaiety Glrla" Houae bill: Vlaochl 
Broa. ; LaFoye ft Touhey; Hall ft Pray Doug- 
las; Scotty Provan; Dally ft Dally; The Great 
Bernett; pictures. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.; agent, 
direct). — Stock "The Gentleman From Missis- 
sippi." 

MAJESTIC (Lindsay Morlson, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— Stock, "The Warrens of Virginia." 



Smith (8hubert). George W. Magee (Grand 
Opera House), R. P. Janette (Globe), A. L. 
Levering (Boston), Lindsay Morlaon (Majea- 
tlc), Ralph L. Ripley (Gaiety), A. M. Sheehan 
(Tremont), Frank P. Stone (Auatln ft Stone), 
A. L. Wilbur (Majestic), Joseph Mack (Hub). 
J. Albert Brackett, Laurence J. McCarty and 
V. J. Morris (Orpheum). All returned to Boa- 
ton for the evening performance. 

Gertrude M. Qulmby, the atage-atruck Baok 
Bay Girl, who waa brought back from New 
York laat week, haa been placed In the hands 
of a guardian appointed by the Probate Court 



ST. LOUIS 



Boston theatre managers had their turn at 
an outing last Friday. The occasion was the 
spring excursion of the association. It took 
the form of an auto trip. They met at the 
Tremont theatre and Journeyed by auto to 
Manchester, then stopped at the Masconomo, 
owned by John B. Schoefell. manager of the 
Tremont. A return was made to Wlnthrop, 
where the annual dinner was served at the 
Point Shirley Club. Charles J. Rich presided 
at the dinner. Others present were John B. 
Schoefell (Tremont), William D. Andreas 
(Park), Thomas B. Lothian (Colonial), E. D. 



By FRANK E. ANFBNOEB. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (D. B. Rua- 
aell, mgr.). — Bonlta ft Co.; Andy Rice; Rosa 
Roma; Frevoll; Crotton Bros.; Cavallo's Band. 

DELMAR GARDEN (Dan 8. v Fishell, mgr.). 
— Sophie Brandt, In "Princess Chic," opened 
the opera aeaaon. Ann Taaker, Mark Smith, 
Luclle Saunders, J. P. McSweeney are promt* 
nent In an excellent cast. Edward P. Tern- 
pie Is the stage manager. 

SUBURBAN (Oppenhelmer Bros., mgra).— 
Amelia Bingham began her annual engage- 
ment at Suburban Garden In "The Triumph of 
an Empress," Its premiere. The play Is by 
Theodore Kramer. 

WEST END HEIGHTS. — William Jossey 
Stock, In "The Lion and the Mouse." 

SHUBERT (Melville Stolts, mgr.; Shubert). 
— Holding the downtown field alone this week, 
the Shubert offers aa a farewell attraction the 
Joseph Sheehan Opera Company In "Carmen." 

MANNION'S— The announced bill Is Flor- 
ence Lorraine, Edgar Dudley ft Co.; Rudolph 
ft Lena; Unldlne Andrews; Bush ft Peyser; 
Sadie Coleman. 



Daniel Cahan, former treasurer of the Gar- 
rlck, one of the original employees of this 
Shubert house here, and late treasurer of "The 
Midnight Sons." died at his home, 88 N. 64th 
street, New York, late last week, according to 
a message received by friends here. 



The theatre at Olive and Jefferson streets 
begins to look like a likelihood, a $60,000 com- 
pany having been formed last week. The In- 
corporators are E. Harry Pipe. T. J. Scott, 
W. J. Rae, F. X. Dooley and E. C. Pipe. E. 



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H. Pipe built and la operating the Delmar 
theatre, here. 

The Frlara Frolic here S. 

Pathfinder pictures allowing the course of a 
three-day endurance run of the Missouri Auto 
Association through the Osarka are a feature 
at a local moving picture house this week. 

CINCINNATI. 

By HABBT HESS. 

EMPRESS (H. E. Robinson, mgr.; rehearsal 
Sunday 10). — Russell A Smith Minstrels, fea- 
tured; Howard Trio, excellent; Hammond A 
Forrester, clever; Frank Melsel, very fine; Cora 
A Robert Simpson, excellent; Lew Orth A 
Lillian, laughable. 

AMERICAN (Harry Hart, mgr.; agent. Con- 
solidated; rehearsal Monday 9). — Frances 
Wood; Loralne McNeil; Turner A Olyndon; 
Bert Weston; Ray, Till A Ray. 

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN (Walter Draper, 
secy.). — The Cincinnati Summer Orchestra, 
under the leadership of Carl Bernthaler, be- 
gan a season's engagement at this garden. 
The players are mostly soloists of the Sym- 
phony Orchestra. The members of the or- 
chestra show a lack of familiarity of the con- 
ductor's methods The selections are entirely 
too heavy for summer concerta During the 
week Fred Wels rendered a cornet aolo; Aug- 
ust Rodeman, flute solo, and Max Schults, a 
violin aolo. 

NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL. 

SPANISH FORT (Jules Blstes, mgr.; agent, 
W. V. M. A.). — Twenty thouaand people attend- 
ed the opening Sunday. The famed reaort has 
been rehabilitated by the local traction com- 
pany at a cost of $250,000. Vaudeville acts 
appeared were Aldo A Mitchell; Buford, Ben- 
nett A Buford; Balsdel de la Fuente Orchestra 
supplied music. 

WEST END PARK (Jules Blstes, mgr.; 
agent. W. V. M. A.). — Louis Granat, scored; 
Wilson A Wilson, well received; Guerro A Car- 
men, liked Immensely; Thelssen's Dogs, pop- 
ular. 

LYRIC (L. E. Sawyer, mgr.; agent, Chaa. 
Hodklns; rehearsal Sunday 10). — Vaudeville 
again at the Lyric, musical comedy having 
failed. Alvlno & Rlalton, opened, found fa- 
vor; Holland A McClay, applause; Raymond A 
Kaymond, scored; Wolfor's Dogs, closed. 

GREENWALL (Arthur B. Leopold, mgr.; 
agent, B. J. Williams; rehearsal, Sunday 10). — 
Excellent show. Rose Nayon's Cockatoos, pre- 
tentious; Fields and La Adalla, splendidly; 
Charlotte Duncan, pleased; Al Monle, applause; 
Iva Donnette, hit. 

MAJESTIC (L. E. 8awyer, mgr). — Lyric 
Musical Comedy Co. 

VICTOR (Leopold Levy, mgr.). — Victor Com- 
edy Co. 

James J. Corcoran has taken a five-year 
lease of Dukate's theatre, BUoxl, Miss. 



at each other. The police force was called 
and Anally quieted things. He characterised 
the affair as "a house divided against Itself." 



Joseph Frits, who murdered John Murphy, 
stage manager of the Orpheum. 8t. Paul, at 
West End Park last year, haa been released on 
bond. — — — 



BALTIMORE 



By ABTHUB L. BOBB. 

FORD'S (Charlef B. Ford, mgr.; K. A E.).— 
Aborn Opera Co., to good houses 

NEW THEATRE (C. E. Whltehurst, pres. ; 
F. Beerbower, mgr.; agent, Felber A Shea; 
rehearsal Monday 10). — Good business. Eva 
Allen A Co., mystified; Great Bergeron, excel- 
lent; Lester A Kellett, big hit; Seymour, 
Shench A Seymour, good; Nichols A Croix, 
well liked; Thomas Cutty, weak; Thomas 
Rich, clever. 

ACADEMY (Harry Henkle, mgr.; agent, 
Nlxon-Nlrdlinger; rehearsal Monday 10). — Fair 
bualneas. Vynos, clever; Ray Dooley A Min- 
strels, liked; Ursona, fair; Strlclln's Animals, 
clever; Wilson A Hayes, good; Bond Morse, 
liked. 

VICTORIA (C. B. Lewis, mgr; agent. Loew; 
rehearsal Monday 10). — Good crowds. Camer- 
onl, excellent; Helen Plngree A Co., good; Dan 
Harrington, excellent; Kit Karson, clever; 
Gould Sisters, passed. 

ELECTRIC PARK (A. Fennemann, mgr.; 
agent, Morris A Loew; rehearsal Monday 12). 
— Jean Alwyn, excellent; {Msters Gasch, liked; 
Richardson A Montrose,' amused; American 
Trumpeters, excellent; Danals Bros., good; 
Standlsh Sisters, clever. 



ATLANTIC CITY 

By I. B. PULASKI. 

YOUNG'S PIER (Jack D. Flynn. mgr.; 
agent, U. B. O.).— Trixle Frlgansa. hit; "High 
Life in Jail," very big; Art Bowen, very 
good; Roslna Zaleska A Co.. excellent acting; 
Osaka Troupe Japs, excellent; Kimball A 
Donovan, well liked; Du Callon, very clever; 
Twin Andersons, good. 

SAVOY (Harry Brown, mgr; agent, Louis 
Wesley).— Estelle Wordette A Co.. well liked; 
Sullivan A Pasquelena A Co., very good; W. 
E. Whittle, went big; Telegraph Four, well 
liked; Hoey A Mosar. very good; George Gar- 
den, scored; Chas. Grlsse Trio, clever; Goyt 
Trio, clever; Hyland A Farmer. 

STEEPLECHA8E PIER (E. Morgan A W. 
H. Fennan, mgrs.). — Pictures; Pavilion of Fun. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER (J. L. Young A 
Kennedy Crossan, mgrs. ; agent, Joa Dawson ; 
direct). — Newell 8hevett Trio; Prof. Lewis' 
Circus; Merry A Anderson; Emma Lindsay; 
Tom Heffron. 

CRITERION (J. Child A C. Daly, mgrs.).— 
Pictures. 

STEEL PIER (J. Bothwell, mgr.).— Pictures. 

APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.; agent, K. 
A B. ).—!». "Frlara' Frolic"; 2-8. Chauncey 
Olcott. in "Barry of Ballymore." 



At the opera house in Bogafalla, La., occu- 
pants of the balcony engaged in combat with 
those of the orchestra, hurling many missiles 



Maurice Shapiro motored down on Sunday 
with his wife and son In the same good-look- 
ing speed wagon that was wrecked during the 
chauffeur's Joy ride here about a month ago. 
Maurice managed to lose the regular way by 



Willa Holt Wakefield 



IN 



Sam Chip and Mary Marble 



in Vaudeville 
Direction JOHN W. DUNNE 



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July and August for one dollar. 



about forty miles, but finally arrived with a 
nicely sun-burned nose. 

The Columbia Park Boy Scouts an organisa- 
tion of youngsters from California, who have 
been used around the country in helping or- 
ganize the Boy Scout movements, are quar- 
tered on the Million Dollar Pier. The boys, 
forty In number, comprise a very good band, 
and they give concerts dally, but their forte 
Is along athletic lines They build pyramids, 
give presentations of Zouave drilling and fast 
gun drilling without command. They do their 
stunts In the Hippodrome building, which 
opened the seaaon with a vaudeville show 
Monday. 

The new ball room, Just completed at the 
Steeplechase Pier, waa opened to the public 
Memorial Day. Music is being furnished by 
D'Avlne and his Boston band, which organi- 
zation was a feature on the Million Dollar 
Pier during April. 

Woltz's •'Thriller," the roller coaster oppo- 
site the Million Dollar Pier, certainly lived 
up to Its name. It has five or six rapid 
descents which fairly take one'a breath away. 
The highest point attained la 90 feet. 



Falling In line with the J. D. Williams 
houses (continuous pictures), the Alhambra 
haa discarded its half-vaudeville program. 
This course was deemed advisable owing to 
the strenuous opposition of the continuous 
showa 

OPERA HOUSE (Melbourne).— "A Night at 
Maxim's," given by the Pergoff troupe of 
Jugglers, big feature here. Other new features 
are the Zanpella'a equilibrists; and Eunice A 
Zeno, musicians; Irving Sayles Is also here. 

GAIETY (Melbourne). — Nothing remarkable 
here at present. Starr A Leslie, club Jugglers, 
hit. Others hold over. 



At Newcastle, the Dlx A Blake people have 
a fairly strong bill headed by Haasan, the 
Egyptian magician. 



Brennan's National Entertainers commenced 
their first opposition In Hobart two weeks ago. 
Though the company waa not particularly 
strong, the Potter-Hartwell Trio and the Mu- 
sical Gardners drew a big house. Both these 
acts were a huge success. 



Morris Url, Jos. Gaitea' right hand man, was 
down for the week end. He left here for 
Chicago, where he Is Interested In a new 
theatrical venture. Mr. Galtes' wife Is con- 
valescing from a severe attack of diphtheria. 
He will sail with her shortly for Europe. 



AUSTRALIA 



By MARTIN C. BBENNAN. 

11 Park Street, Sydney. 
April 24. 
"Our Miss Glbbs." at the Theatre Royal, 
has exceeded by far all previous records, up- 
wards of 216 performances being recorded to 
date, and there is every indication of the 
musical comedy running for some considerable 
time. 



ADELPHI.— "Bad Girl of the Family" still 
drawing big crowds. 

HER MAJESTY'S.— "Jack and the Bean- 
stalk" pantomime 'drawing capacity; Pantzer 
Trio and the Doherty Sisters, vaudeville hits. 
Support good; book weak. 

LYCEUM. — "Woman In the Case"; business 
good. 

TIVOLI (Sydney). — R. A. Roberts, the Eng- 
lish protean actor, one of the most effective 
acts ever here. He is drawing big houses. 
Peggy Pryde, returning after eight years, is 
going well; Black A White, female acrobats, 
neat; Leipzig, card manipulator, the cleverest 
ever seen In Australia; usual holdovers com- 
plete. 

NATIONAL.— De Vllllers, Illusionist, reve- 
lation here Harland A Rolllnson, comedy mu- 
sicians, return visit, same act, good; Hanco, 
the Great, a real clever handcuff expert. Oth- 
ers here: Armstrong A Verne; Verne Bros.; 
Joe Gilbert; Kittle Quinn A Queenle Paul. 

The Standard has a compact vaudeville 
show, although nothing remarkably brilliant 
Is shown. A special feature Is made of a 
shadowgraph drama, "The Satyr and the 
Siren." Business fair. 



The secession of J. C. Bain from the Bren- 
nan house has meant considerable chaos. 
During Bain's management nearly all con- 
tracts, Australian and foreign, were made In 
his name. As It now stands, Bain has secured 
several standard Australian acts, which are 
playing opposition time and will continue to 
book up all available talent. Despite the up- 
heaval the National people have been par- 
ticularly busy. James Brennan, the governing 
director, is In England for a book of acts. 
Within three months a big atrlng of vaude- 
ville artists will be on their way over. In the 
meantime, Bain is filling the opposition time 
with the best available Australian talent and 
also a lot which should have been turned out 
to grass years ago. The majority of the Bain 
bookings are at excess figures, these being 
offered as Inducement to win them over. A 
subsequent view would make It appear that 
there Is a big bump coming for somebody. 
Brennan unquestionably can, and will, put up 
a strong opposition, and may be depended 
upon to fill his houses with foreign acta as 
draw cards, ft Australian audiencea can find 
fresh faces regularly, the old favorites must 
gradually disappear. Given any strong sup- 
port Bain will also Import acts so that the 
tight has only Just begun. 



Charlie Barnold Is resting at Katoomba, the 
well-known N. S. W. mountain resort. The 
act Is a terrific hit in New Zealand. 



BANGOR, ME. 

BIJOU (Stephen Bogrett, mgr.; agent, U. 
B O. ; reheitsal Monday and Thursday 10.30). 
— 29-31, Savoy A Savoy, pleased; Montgomery 
Duo, fair; Seven Russells, featured; 1-3. St. 
John A Macracken; Leavltt A Dunsmore; 
Adams A Mack. 

OPERA HOUSE (Frank A. Owen, mgr.).— 
Stock. 

Two Bills show June 1; Ringllng Bros. 9. 

HOWARD. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 

SHEA'S (M. Shea, mgr.; agent, U. B. O. ; 
rehearsal 10). — Josle Heather, hit; Mrs. Gene 
Hughes A Co., excellent; Diamond A Nelson, 



RIGOLETTO 




A Whole Vaudeville 
Show in Themselves 



THI8 WEEK (May 29) ALHAMBRA 

SAILINC JUNE 24th 

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DAVIS and POLAK 



NOW PLAYING UNITED TIME 



Direction, GENE HUGHES 



In "The 
Baseball Fiends" 

HITS COUNT THAT'S U8-8EE IT 



HARRY TATE'S Co. 

FISHING, MOTORING 



New York 
England 
Australia 
Africa 



BESSIE WYNN 



IN VAUDEVILLE 



JEAN IRWIN 



Lambert * Williams 

"SONCt AND SMILES" 

Playing the Loew Time Direction of JOE SCHENCK 



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Jmm Jactfci 



Ptt Catty 



fine; Three White Kuhni, pleased; Two Pucks, 
good; The Langdons, good; Four Regale A 
Dorians, pleased. 

LYRIC— Stock, to capacity. 

TECK. — Stock, fair business. 

STAR. — Stock, usual business. 

LAFAYETTE.— "High Rollers." 

GARDEN.— "Runaway Girls." GEE. 



BITTE, MONT. 

EMPIRE (Art B. Sosman. mgr. ; agent, 
Fischer; rehearsal, Sunday 11). — Week 21, 
Pardy S. Holmes, pleasing; Beck * Henny, 
good; Art Rosman, pleasing; La Bopelne Trio, 
went big. 

ORION (W. J. Swartc. mgr.). — Pictures. 

ORPHEUM (Chas. Franklin, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

ALCAZAR (B. Stone, mgr.). — Pictures. 

IMPERIAL (P. Noble, mgr.).— Pictures. 

NICKELODEON (J. James, mgr.).— Plc- 
turea 8. ADELSTYNE. 



Co., very good; Mack A Orth, good; Dlero, 
tremendous; Hopkins A Axtelle. scored; Marie 
A Billy Hart, nicely; Lillian Ashley, hit; 
Kremka Bros., fair; Laurent Trio, well re- 
ceived. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.; agent. T. N. 
C. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Mrs. Dr. Munyon, 
below expectations; Lyric Quartet, good; De- 
vlne A Williams, fair; Jack Harlow A Co.. 
fair; "Auto Girls," fair; Hanlon, Dean A 
Hanlon, funny. 

LYCEUM (Charles Warner, mgr.). — Stock. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.). — Aborn 
Opera Co. 

GAYETY (John Ward, mgr.).— "Cracker 
Jacks." 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.).— "Colonial 
Belles." 

June 2, Hagenbauk Wallace circus. 



JAMESTOWN, N. Y. 

LYRIC (H. A. Deardourff, mgr. ; agent, Gus 
Sun; rehearsal 10). — Sherman-DeForest Co., 
laughing hit; 'Varsity Four, pleased; Jane 
Dara A Co., good; The Brlnkleys, satisfactory; 
Jack Greno, clever. 

CELERON (James J. Waters, mgr.). — Stock 
opera, excellent. 



Kearney Speedy, high diver, appeared at 
Celeron Park as free attraction for opening 
week. 



COLUMBUS, O. 

KEITH'S (W. W. Prosser. mgr.; agent. U. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Kalma A La 
Farlon, amusing; Nowaka, good; "Ye Olde 
Home Cholre," pleasing; Geo. H. Reeves, well 
liked; Los Montforts, daring. 

COLUMBUS (Thompson Bros., mgrs.). — Mu- 
sical Comedy; stock 

PRINCESS (Hart Bros., mgrs.). — Musical 
comedy; stock. 

OLENTANGY PARK (J. W. Dusenberry. 
mgr.). — Great Carver Shows, with Diving 
Hones. 

THEATER. — Stubbs-Wilson Players present 
"The Girl I Left Behind Me." 

INDIANOLA PARK (C. E. Miles, mgr.).— 
Cirlclllos Band. Theatre: B. M. Garfield 
Musical Comedy Stock Co. Special mention 
due Emmett O'Connor, Gladys Bush, Florence 
Berry, Mollle Palmer and Alice Kramer. 



DUBUQUE, IA. 

Liberates Band and Grand Opera Concert 
company of ninety musicians and vocalists 
will appear at Union Park, a week, beginning 
June 4. Jake Rosenthal, manager of the Park 
theatre, will begin vaudeville at that resort 
after the engagement of the band, playing 
four acts for full week, beginning with Sun- 
day matinee. 



John Robinson's circus, June 3. 

Celeron Park opened for the season May 27. 
There are several Innovations this season. 
The Immense dance hall has been leased for 
roller rink purposes. The theatre, which Is 
the largest park playhouse In the country, Is 
offering opera by the Carleton Opera Com- 
pany, replacing the vaudeville formerly 
played. 

LAWRENCE T. BERLINER. 



Jake Rosenthal's Alrdome opened 28 with 
the Harvey stock company (western), J. S. 
Garslde, manager. This organization played 
the same theatre last summer for twenty-two 
weeks. 



LEWISTON, ME. 

MUSIC HALL (A. P. Bibber, mgr.; agent. 
U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 11). 
— 29-1, Leavltt & Dunsmorc, good; St. John A 
Mccracken, excellent; Adams A Mack, roar. 
HORACE F. GOODWIN. 



The Majestic recently closed a successful 
season of vaudeville. 



ERIE, PA. 

WALDAMEER PARK (E. H. Suerken. thea- 
tre mgr.; agent, direct). — Musical comedy, 
"Boyhood Days," wont good. 



Ira A. Miller, the last of four managers of 
the Grand In as many weeks, has returned to 
New York. The house will play moving pic- 
tures only during the summer. 

"LITTLE CHARLEY." 



The John Robinson Circus here 2. J. F. 
Donalson, a former Erie boy, is the general 
press agent of the show, and is making good 
in that capacity. 



DEB MOINES, IA. 

COLISEUM. — 25, Sarah Bernhardt, record- 
breaking attendance. 

PRINCESS (Elbert A Getchell, mgrs.).— 
Stock; big business. 

MAJESTIC (Elbert A Getchell. mgrs.).— 
Week 22, Cogan A Bancroft, clever; Nettle 
Fields. good; Clayton- Anderson-Drew Co.. 
good; Furguson A Passmore, pleased; Hess, 
Monroe A Powell, good. 

AIRDOME.— Stock. 

Ingersoll Park opens June 4. 



MAJESTIC— Pryors Band. 1. 
June 23, Ranch 101; July 13, Rlngllng Bros, 
circus. M. H. MIZENEH. 



DETROIT. MICH. 

TEMPLE (C. G. Williams, mgr.; agent, U. 
R. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Hugh Hubert 



FALL RIVER, MASS. 

BIJOU (Chas. Benson, mgr.; agent, Loew; 
rehearsal Monday 10). — 29-31, Lobster Party, 
very good; Cutler A Heagney, good; Brownie 
Carroll, good. 1-3, Henderson & Thomas; 
Cooke A Johnson; Eddie Rowley. 

PREMIER (Chas. Benson, mgr.; agent, 
Loew; rehearsal Monday 10). — 29-31. Alton A 
Arllss, very good; Muller A Muller, hit; 1-3, 
Dick A Alice McAvoy; Joe Cook. 

PALACE (Geo. Graham, mgr.). — Thomas 
Levene A Musical Comedy Co., 29-31. 

ACADEMY (Geo. Wiley, mgr.).— 25. Rich- 
ard Carle; good business. 

EDW. F. RAFFERTY. 



LOS ANGELES. 

OKPHEUM (Martin Beck. gen. mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 10). — Week 22, Bert 
Coote A Co., big laugh producer; Arthur Dea- 
gon. big; Melnottc Twins and Clay Smith, 
very good; Goleman's Dogs and Cats, enter- 
taining. Holdovers: "The Suspect"; Taylor, 
Kranz A White; Selblt's Paintings and Bedlnl 
A \rthur. 

LOS ANGELES (E. J. Donnellan, mgr.; 
Hgent, C. O. Brown; rehearsal Monday 11). — 
Week 22. Robert Hodge A Co.. good; Grace 
DeMar, winsome; Hoefler Cycling Trio, fair; 
Moran A Moran, pleasing; Zeno A Mandell, 
funny; Ballerlnl's Dogs, Interesting. 

PANTAGES (Carl Walker, mgr.; agent, di- 
rect; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 22, Her- 
man Lleb, big; Halligan A Ward, comical; 
Rube Strickland, fair; Wllhelml, excellent; 
Madame Loyd. mediocre; Bellmorrts, original. 

MASON (W. T. Wyatt. mgr.; Shubert) - 
Week 15, dark. Week 22. Nance O'Nell. In 
"Lily." 

MAJESTIC (Oliver Morosco. mgr.; Cort). - 
Week 15, "Old Homestead," fair houses. Week 
22, Idora Comic Opera Co.. In "Mile. Modiste." 
fair attendance. EDWIN F. O'MALLEY. 



LOl IHVILLK. KY. 

FONTAINE FERRY (H. Bllger, mgr; 
agent. Orpheum circuit). — Eight Madcaps, 
very good; Three California (jlrls, fine; Fen- 
tille Hi Vallorle, amused; Rogers A Hart, hit; 
Wood Bros.. good. 

RIVER VIEW PARK (Lum Simons, mgr). 
— Stock. 



The Great Snook 

Handcuff Manipulator — NOT ▲ KING 

Playing Bert Levey Circuit 

Late of the Original Oklto Family. 

Direction BERT LEVEY. 

Rem Brandt 

Next Week (June 5) Fifth Avenue 

Direction. JO PAIGE SMITH 



STEPHENS 

IN VAUDEVILLE 

JULIAN 
*"» DYER 



A LAUGH A SECOND 






CORNALLA and WILBUR 




Jack and Joe went up, you know, 

To call on the United; 
Jack came down with forty weeks 

And Joe Is sure delighted 

("Forty" sounds better than "week and a 
half.) 

THIS WEEK (Mnv t'J) SOME HIT with 
BAILEY A AUSTINS VAUDEVILLE SHOW 



HOPKINS (Levin Simons, mgr.; agents. 8. 
& C. ). — Robert Roland, very good; Roy A Wil- 
son, line; Hueh Bros., very good; Dick Burton, 
good; James & Ellis Finney, fine. 

GAYETY (Al. Boulter, mgr: agents. S. A 
c. ).- I'rof. ('liarlrs S<ihepp & Animals, good. 



The Hloek com|i:iiiy ni.i ii.iKfil liy Edwards 
I > i »■ I m Ii-ih nmveil to Rivervlew i'ark, where 
It will Mulsh the sunnier- 

J. M. OI'l'KNHEIMER 



Ml I. FORI), MASH. 
NIPMt'c BARK M);in J. Sprngue. mgr.; 
a rent, l-'reil Manlo). Ward * Raymond, 
clever; BlH<eaux. excellent; Budd A Clare, 
lilt; Eretto Bros., eh-ver; Sad It* Rogers, excel- 
lent; Oaylight I'letnres. very good. 

• 'HAS. E. LARKEY. 



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VARIETY 



NEWARK. N. J. 

PROCTOR'S (R. C. Stewart, mgr.; agent, 
r. R. O. ; rehearsal Monday 9). — Beatrice In- 
gram & Co., clever; Ed. Blonde 11 A Co., suc- 
ii'm; Chan, ft Fannie Van ft Co., pleated; 
Koht'i Aerial Dors, scored; Nettle Knlse, 
line; Henry A Flo l.amonl, did well; Ray- 
monds also helped. 

COURT (Harold Jacoby, mgr.; agent. Loew) 
— 29-31. Redway-Lawrence ft Co., clever; Car- 
rie Mack, scream; Pike ft Calme, did well; 
Kh> pperly Sisters, pleased; James Waters, 
good; 'Rials, work well. 1-3, Jerry McAulifTc 
A Co.; Mabel Carew; Abbott ft White; Craw- 
ford A Montrose; Keller A Levere; Ah Ling 
Foo. 

WALDMANN'S (agent, Loew).— 29-31, 

Brockway Broa ; May Evans; Hanley A Co.; 
Poole A Lane; Harry Clark. 1-3. Dancing 
Mitchells; Zella Russell; May Brown A Co.; 
Clark A Green; "Althea." 

STAR. — Louise I*a Booth; De Vaul Sisters; 
Hoffman A Madden; Joe Bell; Ed. Williams; 
Mile. Coyle; Chas. Delaney. 

OLYMPIC PARK (James Beldon, mgr.) — 
Next week Aborn Opera Co. 

ELECTRIC PARK (C. A. Dunlop, mgr.).— 
Stock. JOE O'BRTAN. 



GRAND (E. J. Louis, mgr.).— Stock. 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 

ACADEMY (B. L. Potter, mgr.; Ind.).— 26. 
Allen Hinckley, song recital, large audience. 
Sarah Bernhardt Is booked to appear in June. 

COOK'B (W .R. Cook. prop, and mgr.). — 
29-1. Kelley A Gray; Mike Dowd. 2-6, Tay- 
lor A Fabian; Billy Ray. 

MOUNTAIN PARK CASINO (RMkt- Kane, 
mgr.). — Stock. MILTON STONE. 

ONEONTA. N. Y. 

ONEONTA (Fred Follett. mgr.; agent. Pru- 
dential; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 1). — 
26-27. Three Virginians, well liked; Billy Ray. 
good. 29-31. Beltrah A Beltrah, excellent; 
Zarnes, pleased. Excellent business. 

June 16, Young Buffalo's Wild West. 

DeLONG. 



PITTSBURG. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr.; agent, John 
P. Harris).— Stock. 

FAMILY (John P. Harris, mgr.; agent, 
Morgansfern). — Kelly A Vermont, pleased; 
Bredeau A Cooper, very good; Dancing War- 
rens, applause; Billy O'Day, clever; Great 
Houlle, well received; Roseman A Bird, en- 
cores; Baxter A Baxter, good. 

LIBERTY (Abe Cohen, mgr.; agent, Gus 
Sun). — Alfred Swlnton, very good; Wm. 
o'Clare A Co., well received; Arthur Rlgby, 
encores; Qarvette A Tarr, won favor. 

GAYETY (Henry Kurtiman. mgr.).— "Fol- 
lies of New York and Paris," good. 

NIXON.— SI, Friars' All Star Frolic. 

LYCEUM (R. M. Gullck, mgr.; agent. S. * 
H.).— Stock. M. 8. KAUL 



PITT8FIKLD, MASS. 
EMPIRE (J. H. Tebbetts, mgr.; agent. U. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 10). — 
25-27, Irish American Trio, good; Claire Ben- 
ton, very good; Webb A Harris, pleased; Elite 
Palmer, good. 29-31, McClaln A Mack; Fay- 
netta Munro; Wlnkler-Kress Trio. 

FRANKLIN. 



PORTLAND, MB. 

PORTLAND (J. W. Greeley, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O. ; .rehearsal 10.30). — Three Romans, 
excellent; Coyle A Morlll, very good; Leon 
Rogee, tremendous; Rosamond Johnson's Seven 
Sambo Girls, featured. Next week, the split 
week policy will start for the summer season. 

B. F. KEITH'S.— "The White Sister." 

BIG NICKLE. — Rose Pltnof, drawing crowd- 
ed houses. 

JEFERSON (Julius Cahn, mgr.). — June 9, 
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West, June 6; Ringllng's 
June 7. 

ROANOKE, VA. 

JEFFERSON (Isador Schwarti, mgr.; agent. 
Norman Jefferles; rehearsal Monday and 
Thursday 2.30).— 29-31. O'Dowd A O'Dowd, 
good; Vera Belmont, fair; Miller A Mack, 
clever. 1-3, The Frankfords; Martin Howard; 
The Lathrop Trio. T. B. 

SALT LAKE, UTAH. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.; agent, 
direct). — Week 21, Gllllngwater A Co., scored: 
Coakley, Hanvey A Dunlevy, good; Leroy A 
Paul, good; Ward A Hendler, good; Newbold 
A Gibbon, liked; Robert De Mont Trio, good; 
Great Orpheus, cancelled. Orpheum opened 28 
with stock, headed by Franklyn Underwood 
and Frances Slosson. 

MAJESTIC (Harry Revler, mgr.).— "The 
Rajah's Daughter," good. 

GARRICK (D. D. Tarpey, mgr.; stock). — 
Maude Fealey In "Billy," capacity business. 

SHUBERT (Max Florence, mgr. ;.— Griffith 
Hypnotic Co. 



Sells-Floto circus. 22, sold out, good show. 



Dick West, the balloon man. died In Sacra- 
mento, Cal. 20. Performers of Sells-Floto took 
took up collection for widow. 



Lizzie Rooney's horse, "Hike," died In car 
en route here 21. 



The performers have organized an outing 
:lub and will hold a big outing July 4. 

OWEN. 



SAN DIEGO, CAL.' 

GARRICK (Wm. Tomklns, mgr.; agent. S-C; 
tehearsal Monday 10);. — Week 22, Three 
Lelghtons, good; Haskell A Renaud, fair; 
Moore and Elliott, good; H. T. MacConnell, 
very good; Wllmos Westony, artistic; Foy A 
Clark, laughable. 

PRINCESS (Fred Balllen, mgr.; agent, Bert 
Levey; rehearsal Monday 10). — Prltzkow A 
Rlancnard. pleased; Hampton A Stuart, ap- 
plauded; Hance Smith, good. 

1HIS (J. M. Dodge. mgr. : Ind.). --15-16. "Old 
Homestead." Coming: Ferris Hartmon, In 
"The Toymaker." 



Coronado Tent City Band will assemble In 
Boston, June 1, for a short eastern tour before 
opening the summer season at Coronado 
Beach, July 1. 



Dick Ferris, manager of the Isthmus, left 
for the east to get attractions for the ground 
breaking ceremonies for the Panama 1916 
Exposition to be held here. 

L. T. DALEY. 



SAVANNAH, OA. 

LIBERTY (Frank A Hubert Bandy, mgrs.). 
— Stock, to capacity attendance. 

BIJOU (Charles W. Rex. mgr.; Wells' Cir- 
cuit; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 2). — 
Packed houses. 25-27, Fosto A Fuzzy, clever; 
Cliff Watson, failure; DeNette Sisters, scored; 
Watson A Little, hit. 29-31, Aginlta, versa- 
tile; Rogers A Marvin, very good; Thos. H. 
Dalton, scream; Ishlkawa Japs, marvelous. 
June 1-3, Topping Trio; Billy Davis; James 
McNally; The MacDonald Trio. 

The summer season will be Inaugurated at 
the Casino, Thunderbolt, June 11, with Van 
Osten and his band as a special feature for 
fifteen weeks. R. M. ARTHUR. 

SEATTLE, WASH. 

PANTAGES (Alex. Pantages, mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 22, El- 
dld Trio, good; Fitch Cooper, laughs; Lyndon 
A Dorman, laughs; Thomas Holer Co., 
pleased; Garden City Trio, singers, not come- 
dians; Kraton, novel. 

MOORE (Carl Reed, mgr.; agent, Cort). — 
25-28. Blanche Ring, splendid business. 29. 
"Santiago, the Prairie Judgment"; 6-11, Mar- 
lowe A Sothern. 

URAND (G. O. Barry, mgr.; agent. Cort). — 
Week 21. "A Winning Miss." good attendance. 

SEATTLE (Harry Cort, mgr.).— Week 21, 
Stock; encouraging houses. 

LOIS (Duncan Inverarlty, mgr.). — Week 21, 
"At Cripple Creek," good attendances. 



SHUBERT.— Coming: Blanche Ring; Both- 
ern-Marlowe. 

EMPRESS. — Bud Snyder, good; Homer Miles 
A Co., good; BIJou & Hunson. good; Markee 
Bros., please; Probst, good; Charles R. Sweet, 
fair. 

PRINCESS— Crenyoti; The Ahlbergs; Fried- 
lander Bros.; Grace Delmnr. Business good. 

ALHAMBRA. --Catherine Challoner A Co.; 
Kartella Bros.; Marie Theresa. Business 
fair. 

GAIETY. — Swan A Rockwood; Barrlngton 
A Howard; Wlllard Lee Hall; Robt. Groh. 
Business fair. BEN. 



SOUTH BEND, IND. 

ORPHEUM (C. J. Allardt, mgr.; agent, W. 
V. M. A.; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 
12.30).— 29-31, Les Arados, fair; Will Dock- 
ray, ordinary; John Brennan A Co.. good; 
Knight A Deyer, and Great Lut* A Co., very 
good. 1-4, Three Kelcy Sisters; Wentworth; 
Vesta A Teddy; Armstrong A Co.; Malme 
Harnlsh and Zarrow's Isle of Joy. 

MAJESTIC (T. M. Moss, mgr.; agent, S-C; 
rehearsal Monday 12.30). — Cook A Meyers, 
good; Billy Conklin, fair. 

SPRINGBROOK PARK CASINO (Carl W. 
Cook, mgr.). — Stock. 

Gentry brothers' show June 3. 

H. 8. COHEN. 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 

METROPOLITAN. — Stock, business good. 
GRAND. — Stock, average business. 



TORONTO, ONT. 

SHEA'S (J. Shea. mgr. ).— Ravollo, very 
clever; Hooney A Bent, scored; Will H. Fox, 
clever; Covington A Rose Wllbury, pleased; 
Maria Racks A Brother, pleased; Merrill A 
Frank Otto, hit; Frank Le Dent, good; Lyons 
A Yosco, feature. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.).— Morse 
& Ray; Jack Mackle; Mellmar A Morris and 
Baby Estella; Rusch Clare; Musical Seeley; 
Mitchell A Brady. 

SCARBORO BEACH (Geo. H. W. Morgan, 
mgr. attractions). — Brooks A Klngsman; Mil- 
lard Bros.; Mascagnls; Le Nolas. 

HANLON'S POINT (L. Solman. mgr.).— 
Volo; Harry Six. 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.). — Toronto Row- 
ing Club Minstrels. 

GAYKTY (T. R. Henry, mgr.).— "Golden 
Crook." HARTLEY. 



VARIETY ARTISTS' ROUTES 

FOR WEEK JUNE 5 

WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED. 

The routes are given from JUNE 4 to JUNE 11, Inclusive, dependent upon the open- 
ing and closing days of engagement In different parts of the country. All addresses 
are furnished VARIETY by artists. Addresses care newspapers, managers, or agents 
will not be printed. 

ROUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK MUST REACH THIS OFFICE NOT 
LATER THAN WEDNESDAY MORNING TO INSURE PUBLICATION. 

TEMPORARY ADDRESSES WILL BE CARRIED WHEN ACT 18 "LAYING OFF." 



Adair Art 2143 Van Buren Chicago 

Adams Billy 89 Mllford Boston 

Adams A Lewis 106 W Baker Atlanta 

Admont Mltzel 3286 Broadway N Y 

Adonis Orpheum Portland 

Altken Jas A Edna 967 Park av N Y 

Altken Bros 234 Bedford Fall River 

Altkens Great 2219 Gravier New Orleans 

Albanl 1696 Broadway N Y 

Alburtus A Millar Waterville Can 

Aldlnes The 2922 Cottage Grove Chicago 

All Sldl 909 Spring Pittsburg 

Allen Leon A Bertie 118 Central av Oshkosh 

Alllnel Joseph 428 BloomAeld Hoboken N J 

Alpine Troupe Forepaugh A Sells C R 

Alqulst A Clayton 646 Bergen Brooklyn 

Alrona Zoeller Troupe 269 Hemlock Brooklyn 

Altus Bros 128 Cottage Auburn N Y 

Alvarados Goats 1235 N Main Decatur 111 

American Newsboys Hopkins Louisville 

Anderson A Anderson 829 Dearborn Chicago 

Andrews A Abbott Co 3962 Morgan St Louis 

Antrim Harry 1 Glenwood av Wyncote Pa 

Apdales Circus Orpheum Rockford 111 

A poll OS 104 W 40 N Y 

Arakl Troupe Sun Bros C R 

Arberg A Wagner 611 E 78 N Y 

Ardelle A Leslie 19 Broezel Rochester 

Armanis Five Orpheum Oakland 

Armstrong A Verne Royal Wellington N Z 

Arthur Mae 16 Unity PI Boston 

Asaki Brothers 

This Week (May 29). Hammersteln's. 

Asplnall Nan J Falls City Neb 

Atkinson Harry 21 E 20 N Y 

Atlantis A Flsk 2611 1 av Billings Mont 

Atwood Warren 111 W 31 N Y 

Atwood Vera 17 W 68 N Y 

Austin * Klumker 8110 E Phlla 

Australian Four 823 W 48 N Y 



Baader La Valle Trio 320 N Christiana Chic 
Baehen A Desmond 1347 N 11 Philadelphia 
Baker Elsie 1914 Newport av Chicago 
Baker Harry 8948 Renow W Philadelphia 
Baldwins Players Star Memphis Indef 
Baraban Troupe 1304 Fifth av N Y 
Barber A Palmer Los Angeles Indef 
Barnes A Crawford Hammcrstelns N Y 
Barnes & Robinson Bell Oakland 
Barron Geo 2002 Fifth nv N Y 
Barry A Black 1623 Falrmount av Phlla 
Bartell A Garfield 2699 E 63 Cleveland 
Bartlett Harmon A Ernglf 368 W 66 N Y 



Barto A Clark 3221 E Cumberland Phlla 

Bates A Neville 67 Gregory New Haven 

Baum Will H A Co 91 Wolcott New Haven 

Bauman A Ralph 300 Howard av New Haven 

Baxter Sidney A Co 1722 48 av Melrose Cal 

Beaman Fred J Hudson Heights N J 

Be Ano Duo 8422 Charlton Chicago 

Beardsley Sisters Union Hotel Chicago 

Bees Two 608 Bryant av N Y 

Behren Musical 62 Springfield av Newark N J 

Bell Arthur H 488 12 av Newark N J 

Bell Boy Trio Empress St Paul 

Bella Italia Troupe Box 796 Brookfleld 111 

Belmont Joe 70 Brook London 

Belzac Irving 259 W 112 N Y 

Benn A Leon 229 W 38 N Y 

Bennett A Marcello 206 W 67 New York 

Bentley Musical 121 Clipper San Francisco 

Benton A McGowan 20 Western av Muskegon 

Berg Bros Palace Bristol Eng 

Bergere Valerie Players Orpheum Portland 

Beverly Sisters 6722 Springfield av Phlla 

Beyer Ben & Bro 1496 Bryant av N Y 

Blcknell A Glbney 441 Marlon Oak Park III 

Bimbos Sheas Buffalo 

Blsset A Shady 248 W 37 N Y 

Black A Leslie 3722 Eberly av Chicago 

Bloomquest A Co 3220 Chicago av Minneapolis 

Booth Trio 343 Lincoln Johnstown Pa 

Borella Arthur 624 Stanton Breensburg Pa 

Bornscheln John F 6420 Sangamon Chicago 

Boulden A Qulnn 212 W 42 N Y 

Boutin A Tlllson 11 Myrtle Springfield Mass 

Bouton Harry A Co 1366 E 66 Chicago 

Bowers Walters & Crooker Orpheum Oakland 

Bowman Fred 14 Webster Medford Mass 

Boyd A Allen 2706 Howard Kansas City 

Bradley A Ward Barnum A Bailey C R 

Bradleys The 1314 Rush Birmingham 

Brand Laura M 627 Main Buffalo 

Brennan Samuel N 2366 Tulip Phlla 

Breton Ted A Corlnne 114 W 44 N Y 

Bretonne May A Co 146 W 46 N Y 

Brinkleys The 424 W 39 N Y 

Brltton Nellie 140 Morris Philadelphia 

Brixton A Brixton 708 Lexington Brooklyn 

Broe A Maxim 1240 Wabash av Chicago 

Brookes A Carlisle 38 Glenwood av Buffalo 

Brooks A Jennings 361 West Bronx N Y 

Biowder A Browder 620 6 N E Minneapolis 

Brown A Brown 69 W 116 N Y 

Hrown Harris A Brown Riverside R I 

Brown A Wllmot 71 Glen Maiden Mass 

Bruno Max C 160 Baldwin Elmlra N Y 

Brydon A Hanlon 26 Cottage Newark 

Bunce Jack 2219 13 Philadelphia 

Burbank A Danforth Berlin N H 

Burgess Harvey J 627 Trenton av Pittsburgh 

Burko Joe 344 W 14 N Y 

Burke A Farlow 4037 Harrison Chicago 

Burnell Lillian 2050 North av Chicago 

Burns Jack 287 Balnbrldge Brooklyn 

Burns Sisters Pantages Sacramento 

Burrows Lillian 2060 North av Chicago 



Burt Wm P * Daughter 133 W 45 N Y 

Burton 8ydney 138 8 av N Y 

Burton A Burton Empire Indianapolis indef 

Butlers Musical 488 8 8 Phlla 

Buttersworth Charley 860 Treat San Francisco 

Byrne Bllllo Matinee Girl Co 

Byron Gleta 107 Blue Hill av Roxbury Mass 



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Cahill and Woodbury 

Comedy in Song. 

Playing the United Time. 

Permanent Address, 216 W. 104th St., 

New York. 



Cahill Wm 806-7 Brooklyn 

Campbell Al 3731 Bway N Y 

Canfield Al Wise Guy Co 

Cantway Fred R 6425 Woodlawn av Chicago 

Cardownle Sisters 426 N Liberty Alliance O 

Carey A Stampe 824 48 Brooklyn 

Carle Irving 4208 N 41 Chicago 

Carmen Frank 466 W 168 N Y 

Carmen Beatrice 72 Cedar Brooklyn 

Carroll Nettle Troupe Barnum A Bailey C R 

Cacrollton A Van 6428 MonteVista Los Angeles 

Carson Bros 1068 66 Brooklyn 

Carson A Devereaux 410 Line Evansvllle 

Carters The Ava Mo 

Casad Irvln A Casad Darllngotn Wis 

Casad A De Verne 818 Valley Dayton O 

Casburn A Murphy Wichita Kan 

Case Paul 31 8 Clark Chicago 

Casey A Smith 124 Franklin Allston Mass 

Casmus A La Mar Box 247 Montgomery Ala 

Caulfleld A Driver Normandle Hotel N Y 

Celest 74 Grove Rd Clapham Pk London 

Chameroys 1449 41 Brooklyn 

Chantrell A Schuyler 219 Prospect av Bklyn 

Chapln Benjamin 666 W 136 New York 

Chapman Sisters 1689 Mllburn Indianapolis 

Chase Dave 90 Birch Lynn Mass 

Chase Carma 2616 8o Halstead Chicago 

Chatham Sisters SOS Grant Pittsburg 

Cheers A Jones 318 W 69 N Y 

Chubb Ray 107 Spruce Scranton Pa 

Church City Four 1282 Decatur Brooklyn 

Clalrmont Josephine A Co 163 W 131 N Y 

Clarke Wilfred 130 W 44 New York 

Clark Floretta 10 Lambert Boston 

Clark A Duncan 1131 Prospect Indianapolis 

Ciark A Ferguson 131 Phelps Englewood 

Claton Sisters 235 ft 6 av Nashville Tenn 

Claus Radcliffe A Claus 1649 Dayton av St Paul 

Clayton Anderson A Drew Fort Dodge la 

Clear Chas 469 W 123 N Y 

Clermonto A Miner 89 W 99 New York 

Clever Trio 2129 Arch Philadelphia 

Cliff A Cliff 4106 Artesian Chicago 

Cllto * Sylvester 298 Winter Philadelphia 

Close Bros Plattsburg N Y 

Clyo Rochelle 1479 Hancock Qulncy Mass 

Coakley. Hanvey A Dunlevy Orpheum Denver 

Cole Billy 19-4 av Bklyn 

Collins Eddie 6 Reed Jersey City N J 

Compton A Plumb 2220 Emerson av Mlnneap 

Comrades Four 824 Trinity av New York 

Conn Richard 201 W 109 N Y 

Connolly Bros 1906 N 84 Philadelphia 

Cook Geraldlne 675 Jackson av New York 

Corbctt A Forrester 71 Emmet Newark N J 

Cornish Wm A 1108 Broadway Seattle 

Costello A La Croix 813 Ewelng Kansas City 

Cotter A Boulden 1836 Vineyard Philadelphia 

Court & Whelan BIJou Jackson Mich 

Coyle ft Murrell 8327 Vernon av Chicago 

Crawford Glenn 1439 Baxter Toledo 

Cromwells Majestic Houston 

Crosby Ana 162 E 8 Peru Ind 

Cross A Josephine Majestic Milwaukee 

Cross ft Maye 1312 Huron Toledo 

Cullen Bros 2916 Ellsworth Philadelphia 

Cunningham BAD 112 Wash'ton Champaign 

Cunningham ft Marlon 165 E 96 N Y 

Curzon Sisters 317 Adele av Jackson Miss 

Cycling Brunettes 231 Cross Lowell Mass 



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Dale ft Harris 1610 Madison av New York 

Daley Wm J 108 N 10 Philadelphia 

Dalton Harry Fen 176 Irvln* av BrooV'.yn 

Daly A O'Brien National Sydney «ndef 

Daugherty Peggy 662 H 20 Portland Ore 

Davidson Dott 1305 Michigan av Niagara Falls 

Davis Hazel M 3538 La Salle Chicago 

Davis A Cooper 1920 Dayton Chicago 

Dawson Ell A Gillette Sisters 344 E 53 N Y 

De Clalnvule Sid 1313 Douglas Omaha 

De Costa Duo 860 N 8 Phlla 

De Frankle Sylvia Saratoga Htl Chicago 

De Grace A Gordon 922 Liberty Brooklyn 

De Lo John B 718 Jackson Milwaukee 

De Mar Rose 807 W 87 PI Chicago 

De Mario Relchshnllen Stettin Germnny 

De Milt Gertrude 818 Sterling PI Brooklyn 

De Oesch Mile M 386 S 10 Saginaw 

De Velde A Zelda 115 E 14 N Y 

De Vere A Roth 649 Belden av Chicago 

De Verne A Van 4572 Yates Denver 

De Witt Burns Torrance Stoll Circuit Eng 

De Witt Hugo 242 W 43 N Y 

De Young Tom 166 E 113 New York 

Do Young Mabel 360 E 161 New York 

Dean Lew 462 2 Niagara Falls 

Dean A Sibley 463 Columbus av Boston 

Deery Frank 204 West End av New York 

Delmar & Delmar Grand Evansvllle Ind 

Dolton Bros 261 W 38 New York 

Demacoa Palais D'ete Brussells Belgium 

Bemonlo A Belle Englewood N J 

Denton G Francis 461 W 44 New York 

Deveau Hubert 364 Prospect pi Bklyn 

Dlolas The 162 E 5 Mansfield O 

Dlston Madeline 828 Kelly Bronx 

Dixon A Hanson 4406 Prairie av Chicago 

Dodd Emily A Jessie 201 Division av Bklyn 

Doherty A Harlowe 428 Union Brooklyn 

Dolan A Lenharr 2460 7 av New York 

Dolce Sisters 849 W 14 N Y 

Donnghy G Francis 819 66 Brooklyn 

Donald A Carson 216 W 108 New York 

Donner Doris 343 Lincoln Johnstown Pa 

Dooleys Threr !t!». r »l Charles Chicago 

Doss Billy 102 High Columbus Tenn 

Douglas A Burns 326 W 43 N Y 

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Drew Lowell B 8tratford N J 

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Dube Leo 258 Stowe av Troy 

Du Bols Great 4k Co 80 N Wash av Bridgeport 

Dulzell Paul Orpheum Oakland 

Duncan A O 942 E 9 Brooklyn 

Dunedln Troupe Temple Detroit 

Dunn Arthur F 217 B Lacock Pittsburg 

Duprez Fred 662 Qulncy Bklyn 

Dwyer Lottie Trio 69 No Wash Wllkes-Barre 



Eddy 4k Tallman 640 Lincoln Blvd Chicago 
Edtnan & Gaylor Box 89 Richmond Ind 
Edna Ruth 419 W Green Olean N T 
Edwards Geo Grant Htl Chicago 
Edwards Shorty 218 Carroll Allegheny 
Edythe Corlnne 826 S Robey Chicago 
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Two Real Singers 

ELLIS and McKENNA 

This Week (May 29). Columbia, St. Louis. 



KATE ELINORE 

AND 

SAM WILLIAMS 

In "The Irregular Army" 
Commander-in-Chief. M. 8. BENTHAM. 



Elton Jane 244 W 116 N Y 

Elwood Perry A Downing 924 Harlem av Balto 

Emelle Troupe 604 E Taylor Bloomlngton III 

Emerald Connie 41 Holland Rd Brixton Lond 

Emerson & Le Clear 23 Beach Grand Rapids 

Empire State Quartet 164 E 127 N Y 

Englebreth G W 2313 Highland av Cincinnati 

Esmann H T 1234 Putnam av Brooklyn 

Espc & Roth 1711 Wells Chicago 

Evans Bessie 3701 Cottage Grove av Chicago 

Evans Emlta 4k Evans 2546 7 av N Y 

Evans A Lloyd 928 E 12 Brooklyn 

Evers Geo 210 Losoya San Antonio 

Ewlng Charlie 614 W Oconee Fitzgerald Ga 



Falrchlld Sisters 320 Dlxwell av New Haven 

Falrchlld Mr A Mrs 1321 Vernon Harrlsburg 

Falls Billy A 488 Lyell av Rochester 

Fanta Trio 8 Union sq N Y 

Fnntoiis Athletes Hell Oakland 

Fenner A: Fox Mystic Pittsburg Kan 

Ferguson Frank 704 W 180 N Y 

Ferguson Jos 127 W C7 New York 

Fernandez May Duo 207 E 87 N Y 

Ferrard Grace 2716 Wnrsaw av Chicago 

Ferrell Pros Majestic Butte 

Ferry Win Palais Dote HiubbcIIb Belgium 

Fields A La Adella 3401 W Ravenswood Chic 

Field Bros M0 Lenox av N Y 

Finn & Ford 280 Revere Wlnthrop Mass 

Fisher Perkins Empress Kansas City 

Fltzslmmons A Cameron 6009 S Green Chicago 

Fletcher Ted 470 Warren Brooklyn 

Fletchers 33 Rondell PI San Francisco 

Florence G W 23 Bennett Buffalo 

Flynn Frank D 65 W 12S N Y 

Follette A Wicks 1824 Gates av Brooklyn 

Forbes & Bowman 201 W 112 N Y 

Force Johnny 800 Edmondson Baltimore 



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Ford A Co 300 Fcnton Flint Mich 

Ford A Louise 128 S Broad Mankato Mich 

Formby Geo Walthew House Wlgan Eng 

Foster Harry & Sallle 1836 EJ2 Philadelphia 

Foster Billy 2316 Centre Pittsburg 

Fowler Kate 324 W 96 N Y 

Fox A Summers 617 10 Saginaw Mich 

Fox Florence 172 Fllmore Rochester 

Foyer Eddie 9920 Plerpont Cleveland 

Frances A Coleman 3147 N Broad Phlla 

Francis Wlllard 67 W 138 New York 

Franclscos 343 N Clark Chicago 

Freed Jack 36 W 116 N Y 

French Henri Gerard Hotel New York 

French A Williams 821 W Blaine Seattle 

Frobel & Ruge 314 W 23 New York 



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Gaffney Sisters 1407 Madison Chicago 
Gnffncy Al 393 Vernon Brooklyn N Y 
Gnge Chas 179 White Springfield Mass 
Gale Ernie 169 Eastern av Toronto 
Gardiner Family 1958 N 8 Philadelphia 



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Returns to America In August. 



Gardner Georgia 4C4C Kenmore av Chicago 

Garrlty Harry PrlneeBB Los Angeles Indef 

Gath Karl A Emma &08 Cass Chicago 

Gaylor Chas 768 17 Detroit 

Germane Anna T 25 Arnold Revere Mass 

Geyer Bert Palace Hotel Chicago 

Glldcn Flsters 216 Schuylkill av Pottsvllle Pa 

Glrard Marie 41 Howard Boston 

Gleason Violet 489 Lexington Waltham Mass 

Glover Edna 8C2 Emporia av Wichita 



Godfrey A Henderson 8800 B 14 Kanaaa City 
Goforth A Doyle 261 Halsey Brooklyn 



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NOW on the ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. 



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Golden Max 6 Alden Boston 

Goodall A Craig 146 W 36 N Y 

Goodman Joe 2088 N 8 Philadelphia 

Gordo El 266 W 42 New York 

Gordon Ed M 6116 Drexel av Chicago 

Gordon Paul L 314 W 69 Los Angeles 

Gordon Dan 1777 Atlantic av Brooklyn 

Gordon A Barber 26 So Locust Hagerstown Md 

Gobs John S3 Sawyer Haverhill Mass 

Gossans Bobby 400 So 6 Columbus O 

Gottlob Amy 600 N Clark Chicago 

Gould A Rice 326 Smith Providence R I 

Gould Wm A Co Orpheum Oakland 

Goyt Trio 356 Willow Akron O 

Grace Lew 2844 Penn av Baltimore 

Grannon Ila Melrose Park Pa 

Grant Burt A Martha 8956 Dearborn Chicago 

Gray Trio 1406 Woodlawn av Indianapolis 

Gray A Gray 1922 Birch Joplln Mo 

Gremmer A Melton 1437 S 6 Louisville 

Grieves John A Co Columbia Boston Indef 

Griffith Myrtle E 6805 Klrkwood av Pittsburg 

Griffith Marvelous Elkhart Ind 

Griffs A Hoot 1328 Cambria Philadelphia 

Grimm A Satchell Orpheum Boston 

Groom Sisters 603 N Hermitage Trenton N J 

Grossman Al 632 North Rochester 

Gruber A Kew 408 Av E Flint Mich 

Gullfoyle A Charlton 803 Harrison Detroit 



Hall Geo F Halifax Eng 

Hall E Clayton Eltnhuist Pa 

Hall A Pray 60 Columbia Swampscott Mass 

Hall A Briscoe 66 Orchard Norwich Conn 

Halls Dogs 111 Walnut Revere Mass 

Halpern Nan 1621 E 17 av Denver 

liaison Boys 21 E 98 N Y 

Halsted Wllllard 1141 Tyrtnnla New Orleans 

Hamilton EBtelle Hopkins Louisville 

Hamilton H L Cllffslde Park Ashland Ky 

Hamllns The 61 Scoval PI Detroit 

Hampton A Basset 4866 Wlnthrop av Chicago 

Hanes G Scott 812 Rltner Phlla 

Haney Edith 8234 Harrison Kansas City 

Hannon Billy 1638 No Hamlin av Chicago 

Hansone A Co 1037 Tremont Boston 

Hanvey Lou 662 Lenox av New York 

Harney Ben National Sydney Australia 

Hart Bros Barnum A Bailey C R 

Hart Stanley Ward 8446 Pine St Louis 

Hart Maurice 166 Lenox av New York 

Hartman Gretchen 621 W 135 N Y 

Harvey A Welch 7 E 119 N Y 

Harveys 607 Western Moundsvllle W Va 

Hatches 47 B 182 New York 

E. F. HAWLEY and CO. 

"THE BANDIT." 

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EDW. S. KELLER, Rep. 

Heelow Chas A Marie 806 Donaldson Columbus 

Held A La Rue 1328 Vine Philadelphia 

Henderson A Thomas 227 W 40 New York 

Henella A Howard 646 N Clark Chicago 

Henry Dick 207 Palmetto Brooklyn 

Henry Girls 2326 So 17 Philadelphia 

Henrys 423 E 162 N Y 

Herbert Barnum A Bailey C It 

Herberts The 47 Washington Lynn Mass 

Herman & Rice 332 W 36 N Y 

Herr Noadlo Box 66 Winner Pa 

Herz Geo 832 Stone av Scranton 

Hessle 2804 Manltou av Los Angeles 

Heverley Grace 2^1 Desmond Say re Pa 

Mill Mil- (Jrnnd Sacramento 

Hill Edmunds Trio 202 Nelson New Brunswick 

Hlllman A Roberts 616 S 11 Saginaw Mich 

llillman Ceo Orpheimi .1 u-k.son vl I le 

Hlllyers 192 Bay 25 nensonhurst N Y 

Hlnes A Fenton 151 W 63 New York 

Hoffman Dave 2211 E Clearfield Phlla 

Holman Bros 614 Lake Cadillac Mich 

Holman Harry Park Ox Bridge Canada 

Holmes Ben 114 W Montana Allalnc Neb 

Holmes Wells & Finlay Varieties Teirc Haute 

Holt Alf Sydney Australia 

Honan A Helm 128 Lockwood Buffalo 

Hood Sam 721 Florence Mobile Ala 

Hoover Lillian 432 W 34 New York 

Hopp Fred 326 Littleton av Newark N J 

Horter Katheryn 251 Halsey Bklyn 

llorton & La Trlska Royal Dublin Ireland 

Hotallng Edwards 657 S Division Grand Rap 

lloudlnl H Empire Shepherds Hush Eng 

House Carl C 198 Glover Detroit 

Howard Bros 229 W 38 N Y 

Howard Emily 644 N Clark Chicago 

Howard Comedy Four 983 3 av Brooklyn 

Howard Harry A Mae 222 S Peoria Chicago 

Howard Bernlce 3009 Calumet av Chicago 

Hoyt Edward N 166 W 47 N Y 

Hoyt A Starks 14 Bancroft pi Bklyn 

Huegel A Qulnn 636 Rush Chicago 

Hulbert A De Long 4416 Madison Chicago 

Hunter Ethel 4029 Troost Kansas City 

Hunter A Ross 820 So Senate av Indianapolis 

Hurley F J 162 Magnolia av Elizabeth N J 

Hutchinson Al 210 E 14 New York 

Hyatt A Le Nore 1612 W Lanvale Baltimore 

Hylands 28 Cherry Danbury, Conn 

Hynde Bessie 618 Pearl Buffalo 

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Ir.ge Clara 300 W 49 N Y 

Inglls A Reading 192a Bower Jersey City 

In^rams Two 1804 Story Boone la 

Irwin Flo 227 W 45 New York 

Irving Pearl Indian Lane Canton Mass 

J. 

Jackson H'ry A Kale 200 Huena Vista Yonkers 
Jackson Alfred 80 E Tupper Buffalo 
Jackson Cyclists Tower Blaekpi.ol Eng 
Jacobs & Sardel o n Sin \ntoiiio T> v 
Jeffries Torn 389 Bridge Bklyn 
Jennings Jewell A Barlowe 3362 ArU'gt'n St L 



Jess A Dell 1808 N 6 St Louis 

Jewell Mildred 6 Alden Boston 

Johnson Great 857 W 87 N Y 

Johnson Honey 89 Tremont Camorldge Mass 

Johnson Kid Sequin Tour South America 

Johnson Bros 4k Johnson 6246 CallowhIII Phlla 

Johnstone Cheater B 49 Lexington av N Y 

Johnstons Musical Empire Liverpool Eng 

Jones A Glllam Monogram f'hlcago 

Jones * Rogers 1861 Park av New York 

Jones Maud 60 W 186 N Y 

Jones A Gaines 412 W 66 N Y 

Jones 4k Moore 99 Kendal Boston 

Jones A Whitehead 88 Boyden Newark N J 

Juno A Wells 611 E 78 New York 

K. 

Kartello Bros Peterson N J 

Kaufman Reba A Inez Folles Bcrgere Paris 

Kaufmanns 240 E 86 Chicago 

Keating 4k Murray Blakera Wlldwood N J Ind 

Keaton 4k Barry 74 Boylston Boston 

Keclcy 4k Parks 281 W 160 N Y 

Kelfe 4k Zena 110 W 44 N Y 

Kelt Jack 1162 16 Milwaukee 

Kelly 4k Wentworth 1914 8 24 8t Joe Mo 

Kelsey Sisters 4838 Chrlstlanta av Chicago 

Kcltners 138 Colonial PI Dallas 

Kendall Chas 4k Maldle 188 Alfred Detroit 

Kenna Chas Pantages Los Angeles 

Kennedy Joe 1181 N 8 Knoxvllle 

Kenton Dorothy Whallonsburg N Y 

Keough Edwin Continental Hotel 8an Fran 

Kessner Rose 488 W 164 New York 

Kldders Bert 4k Dorothy 1874 Clay Ban Fran 

King Bros 811 4 av Schenectady 

King Violet Winter Gard'n Blackpool Eng Ind 

Klralfo Bros 1710 8 av Ovansvllle Ind 

Koehler Grayce 5060 Calumet Chicago 

Kohers Three 68 18 Wheeling W Va 

Kolb 4k Miller Wigwam San Francisco Indef 

Konerz Bros Hammerstelns N Y 



Lacey Will 1516 Capital Washington 

Lafayettes Two 186 Graham Oshkosh 

Lamont Harry 4k Flo 20 Clinton Johnston NY 

Lancaster 4k Miller 646 Jonea Oakland 

Lane Goodwin 4k Lane 8718 Looust Phlla 

Lane 4k Ardell 888 Genesee Rochester 

Lane Eddie 805 E 78 New York 

Lang Karl 273 Blckford av Memphis 

Langdons Sheas Toronto 

Lanlgan Joe 102 8 61 Philadelphia 

Lansear Ward E 232 Schaefer Brooklyn 

La Auto Girl 123 Alfred Detroit 

La Blanche Mr 4k Mrs Jaok 8316 E Baltimore 

La Cenfra A La Rue 8461 2 av New York 

LaClalr 4k West Box 166 Bea Isle City N J 

La Grange 4k Gordon 2808 Lucas av St Louis 

La Maze Trio Wlntergarten Berlin 

La Moines Musical 838 6 Baraboo Wis 

La Nolle Ed 4k Helen 1707 N 16 Philadelphia 

La Ponte Marg 128 W Commerce Ban Antonio 

La Rue 4k Holmes 21 Llllle Newark 

La Tour Irene 24 Atlantic Newark N J 

La Vettes 1708 W 81 Kansas City 

La Vine Edward Orpheum Duluth 

La rose 226 Bleecker Brooklyn 

Larrlvee & Lee 32 Shuter Montreal 

Lashe Great 1611 Kater Philadelphia 

Laurant Marie 114 W 45 N Y 

Laurens Bert 207 W 87 N Y 

Lavardes Lillian 1209 Union Hackensack N J 

Lavlne 4k Inman 8201 E 81 Cleveland 

Lawrence 4k Edwards 1440 Westm'r Providence 

Lawrence 4k Wright 65 Copeland RoxburyMass 

Layton Marie 262 E Indiana St Charles 111 

Le Dent Frank Keiths Providence 

Le Fevre 4k St John Grand Fargo N D 

Le Grange 4k Gordon 2802 Lucas av St Louis 

Le Hlrt 760 Clifford av Rochester 

Le Pages 120 French Buffalo 

Le Pearle 4k Bogart 401 Solome Springfield III 

Le Roy Geo 3C W 115 N Y 

Le Roy Vic 332 Everett Kansas City Kan 

Le Roy Chas 1806 N J Baltimore 

Le Roy 4k Adams 1812 Locust sv Erie Pa 

Leahy Bros 259 East av Pawtucket R I 

Lee Joe Kinsley Kan 

Lee Rose 1040 Broadway Brooklyn 

Lefflngwell Nat 4k Co 285 W 150 New York 

Lenzs 1914 Newport av Chicago 

Leonard A Drake 1099 Park PI Brooklyn 



Mae Florence 48 Jefferson Bradford Pa 
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Leslie Geo W Gayety Lynchburg Va 

Leslie Genie 361 Tremont Boston 

Leslie Frank 124 W 189 New York 

Lester * Kellet 318 Falrmount av Jersey City 

Lester Nina 272 Maple Lynn Mass 

Levlno A Susie 14 Prospect W Haven Conn 

Levitt 4k Falls 712 Cedar Syracuse 

Levy Family 47 W 129 New York 

Lewis A Lake 2411 Norton av Kansas City 

Lewis Phil J 116 W 121 New York 

Lewis Walt'r 4k Co 677 Wash'n Brookllne Mass 

Llngermans 705 N 6 Philadelphia 

Livingston Murry 830 E 163 N Y 

Lloyd 4k Castano 104 E 61 New York 

Loekhart A Webb 222 W 38 N Y 

Loekwoods Musical 132 Cannon Poughkeepsle 

Lois A Love 2914 2 Brooklyn 

London & Rlker 32 W 98 New York 

Londons Four 201 N 3 Reading Pa 

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Luce 4k Luce f»2<> N Broad Philadelphia 
Lynch Hazel 3f.fi Norwood av Grand Rapids 
Lynch Jack !'.'< Houston Newark 
Lynn Roy Box t.li Jefferson City Term 
Lvon 4k Atwood Dunns Cafe San Finn indef 

M. 
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Mack Floyd ft *.♦ S 4 Ohio Chicago 
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Malvern Troupe Fairbanks Springfield O 
Manning Frank 866 Bedford av Brooklyn 
Manning Trio 70 Clacy Orand Rapids 
Mantells Marionettes Princess St Louis 
Marathon Quartet Star Westerly R I 
Marcous 819 Laflln Chicago 
Marine Comedy Trio 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Marlon Cliff Grant Hotel Chicago 
Mario Aldo Trio 804 W 84 N Y 
Marsh 4k Mlddleton 19 Dyer av Everett If 
Marsh Chaa 909 14 Milwaukee 



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Martha Mile 68 W 91 New York 
Martina Carl 4b Rudolph 4IT W IT Now York 
Matthews Mabel 8991 Burling Chicago 
Matthews Harry 4k Mae 140 W 17 PI Los Ang 
Matthleson Walter 849 W Ohio Chicago 
Maxima Models Orpheum Duluth 
Mayne Elisabeth H 144 B 48 Now York 
Mays. Musical Four 194 W Oak Chicago 
McCann Geraldine 4k Co 709 Park Johnston Pa 
McCarthy 4k Barth 8901 Missouri av St Louis 
Mc Carvers Grand Cleveland 
McClaln M 8881 Madison av Pittsburg 
McConnell Sisters 1847 Madison Chicago 
McCormlck 4k Irving 1810 Oravesend av Bklyn 




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McDowell John 4k Alice 687 6 Detroit 

McGarry 4k Harris 881 Palmer Toledo 

McGuIre Tuts 69 High Detroit 

McLain Sisters 88 Miller av Providence 

MacMUlan Violet Los Angeles 

McNaliys Four 889 W 88 New York 

McNamee 41 Smith Poughkeepsle 

MacNIchol Jas Charlottetown Canada 

Mc Waters 4k Tyson 471 60 Brooklyn 

Mendelsohn Jack 168 W 68 New York 

Menetekel 104 B 14 New York 

Meredith 8lstera 89 W 66 New York 

Merrltt Raymond 178 Tremont Pasadena Cat 

Methen Sisters 18 Culton Springfield Mass 

Meyer David 1684 Central av Cincinnati 

Michael 4k Michael 880 W 98 New York 

Milam A DuBols 234 W 62 N Y 

Military Trio 679 B 94 Peterson 

Miller 4k Mack 8641 Federal Phlla 

Miller 4k Princeton 88 Olney Providence 

Miller Theresa 118 W Grand av Oklahoma 

Mlllman Trio Stoll Circuit England 

Mills 4k Moulton 88 Rose Buffalo 

Milton 4k De Long Sisters Coliseum London 

Mints 4k Palmer 1806 N 7 Philadelphia 

Mlskel Hunt 4k Miller 108 14 Cincinnati 

Mitchell 4k Cain Empire Johannesburg 

Molasso G Cardenas Cuba 

Moller Harry 34 BIymer Delaware O 

Montambo 4k Bartelll 40 B Liberty Waterbury 

Montgomery Harry 164 B 124 New York 

Moore Geo W 3164 Cedar Phlla 

Morgan Bros 2626 E Madison Philadelphia 

Morgan King 4k Thompson 81s 608 B 41 Chic 

Morgan Meyers 4k Mike 1286 W 86 Phlla 

Morris 4k Wortman 188 N Law Allentown Pa 

Morris 4k Kramer 1306 St John PI Bklyn 

Morris Mildred 4k Co 260 W 86 New York 

Morton 4k Keenan 674 11 Brooklyn 

Motoglrl 363 W 46 N Y 

Mowatts Hip London Indef 

Mozarts Alrdomo Chattanooga 

Mueller 4k Mueller 116 8 Wcadock av Saginaw 



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Murray A Alvln Great Alblnl Co 
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Myers A MacBryde 162 6 av Troy N Y 
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Nazario Nat 4k Co 3101 Tracy av Kansas City 
Neary BIIbb 4k Roso 469 E Main Bridgeport 
Nelson Bert A 1042 N Humboldt Chicago 
Nelson Oswald A Borger 160 E 128 N Y 
Newhoff A Phelps 12 W 117 N Y 
Nonette r.17 Flatbush av Brooklyn 
Norton C Porter 6342 Kimbark av Chicago 
Norwalk Eddie 696 Prospect av Bronx N Y 
Nona Bertha Gerard Hotel N Y 



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O'Dell A Gllmore 1146 Monroe Chicago 

o Donnell J R 132 E 124 N Y 

Onden Gertrude II 2836 N Mozart Chicago 

Oliver Jack Barnum 4k Bailey C R 

Omar 262 W 36 N Y 

O'Neill A Regenery 692 Warren Bridgeport 

O'Ronrke A Atkinson 1848 E 65 Cleveland 

otr '.'has F 131 W 41 N Y l 

Orren A McKcnzle 606 East Spring Ohio 

Ott Phil 178A Tremont Boston 

Owens Dorothy Mae 3047 90 Chicago 

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Patterson Ram 29 W 131 N T 
Pnullnetto ft Plquo 4S24 Wain Frankford Pa 
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Pederson Bros 636 Grecnbush Milwaukee 

Pelots The 161 Westminster av Atlantic City 

Pepper Twins Lindsay Can 

Poro & Wilson Bijou Jackson Mich 

Perry Frank L 74 7 Buchanan Minneapolis 

Peter the Great 422 Bl'mfleld av Hoboken N J 

Phillips Mondane Calvert Hotel N T 

Phillips Samuel 316 Classon av Brooklyn 

Piccolo Midgets Box 23 Phoenicia N T 

Plaano ft Bingham 60 Christie Gloversvllle 

Plsano Yen 16 Charles Lynn Mass 

Potter A. Harris 6330 Wayne av Chicago 

Powell Eddie 2314 Chelsea Kansasu-Clty 

Powers Elephants 746 Forest av N T 

Price Harry M 823 Kelly Bronx N T 

Prices Jolly 1629 Arch Philadelphia 

Priors The Tukulla Wash 

Proctor Sisters 1112 Halsey Brooklyn 

Prosit Trio Rlngllng Bros C R 



Quartette A 763 Home N T 
Qulgg & Nlckerson Follies of 1910 
Qulnlan Josle 644 N Clark Chicago 



Raceford Roy 602 W 172 N Y 

Ralmund Jim 37 E Adams Chicago 

Rainbow Sisters 840 14 San Francisco 

Rapier John 178 Cole av Dallas 

Itawla A Von Kaufman 2027 Kansas av K C 

Hay Eugene 6602 Prairie av Chicago 

Ray A Bums 287 Balnbrldge Brooklyn 

Raymond Clara 141 Lawrence Brooklyn 

Raymond Great Barcelona Spain 

Haymore A Co 147 W 96 N Y 

Redmond Trio 26.1 Halsey Bklyn 

Redner Thomaa A Co 972 Hudson av Detroit 

Redway Juggling 141 Inspector Montreal 

Keed Bros Trevett Chicago 

Reed A Earl 236 E 62 Los Angeles 

RelTkln Joe 163 Dudley Providence 

Regal Trio 116 W Wash PI N Y 

Held Sisters 46 Broad Elisabeth N J 

Relnflelds Minstrels O H Greenville Miss 

Remy A Soper 1232 N Alden Phlla 

Rcnallee The 2064 Sutter San Francisco 

Renzetta A La Rue 2321 So Hicks Phlla 

Rose Len 1021 Cherry Phlla 



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Reynolds A Donegan Palace London 

Rhoads Marionettes S3 W 8 Chester Pa 

Rice Frank A Truman 8088 Sheffield av Chic 

Rich A Howard 214 E 19 N Y 

Rich A Rich 2493 Milwaukee av Chicago 

Richard Bros 116 E 3 New York 

Riley A Ahearn 86 Plant Dayton O 

Rio Al C 230 W 146 N Y 

Rlpon Alf 645 E 87 New York 

Rltter A Bovey 49 BIHerlca Boston 

Rltter A Foster Oxford London 

Roberta C E 1861 Sherman av Denver 

Roberts A Downey 86 Lafayette Detroit 

Robinsons The 901 Hawthorne av Minneapolis 

Robinson Wm C 3 Granville London 

Rock A Rol 1610 Indiana av Chicago 

Roeder A Lester 314 Broadway Buffalo 

Rogers A Macklntoah 3 Claremont pi Montclalr 

Roland A Morln 208 Middlesex Lowell 

Rohinde Geo S Box 290 Cumberland Md 

Ro Nero 412 S George Rome N Y 

Roaalre A Doreto Ranlons Superba 

Rore Lane A Kelgard 126 W 43 N Y 

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Ross Sisters 65 Cumerford Providence 
RopsIs Musical Novelty 218 W 48 N Y 
Russell A Davis 1316 High Springfield O 
RutlndKe Frank Spring Lake Mich 
Rye Geo W 116 4 Ft Smith Ark 
Ryno & Rmnrion 161 W 174 N Y 

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Sanders * La Mar 1327 6 av N Y 

Snnfonl * Darlington 2337 Fo Warnock Phlla 

Sivoy \- Savny (» 11 Wntfrvllle Me 

Sc.'inion W J 151)1 Vlnewood Detroit 

Scarlet & Scarlet 918 Longwood av N Y 

Scherc r * Newklrk 18 Goodell Buffalo 

Schilling Wm 1000 K Lanvale Baltimore 

Sclntella t» 88 Lyell uv Rochester 



Scott Geo 877 8 4 Bklyn 
Scott * Yost 40 Mornlngslde av N Y 
Scully Will P I Webster pi Brooklyn 
Selby Hal M 394 Schiller Bldg Chicago 
8ensell Jean S14 Eleanore Pittsburg 
Sevengala 624 Abel Baston Pa 
Sexton Chas B 8849 Johnston Chicago 
Seymour Nellie 111 Manhattan N Y 
Shea Thos E 1414 Pine Orove av Chicago 
Sheck * Darvllls 1028 N Clark Chicago 
Shedmans Dogs Dumont N J 
Shepperley Sisters 860 Dovecourt Toronto 
Sherlock Frank 614 W IIS N Y 
Sherlock * Holmes 8604 Ridge Philadelphia 
Shermans Two 861 St Emsnuel Mobile 
Sherry Jos V Sparks Circus C R 
Shields The 207 City Hall New Orleans 



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Slddons A Earle 8644 So 8 Philadelphii 
Slegel 4k Matthews 824 Dearborn Chicago 
Simmons A Carmontelle 383 Clinton Bklyn 
Slmms Al 18 E 106 N Y 
Slmms Wlllard 4436 Ellis av Chicago 
Slater 4k Finch 10 N 8 Vlncennes Ind 
Small Johnnie * Slaters 680 Lenox av N Y 
Smlrl 4k Kessner 488 W 144 N Y 
Smith Allen 1241 Jefferson sv Brooklyn 
Smith 4k Adams 408 So Halstead Chicago 
Smith 4k Brown 1824 St John Toledo 
Spears The 47 Clinton Everett Mass 
Spencer 4k Austin 8110 E Philadelphia 
Springer 4k Church 8 Esther Terrace Pittafleld 
Stadium Trio St Charles Hotel Chicago 
Stanley Harry Grant Hotel ChlcAuo 
Stanley Stan 906 Bates Indlanipolla 
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Starr 4k Sachs 848 N Clark Chicago 
Stedman Al 4k Fannie 686 6 So Boston 
Stelnert Thomas Trio 681 Lenox av N Y 
Steppe A H 38 Barclay Newark 
Stepping Trio S90S N 6 PhlU 
Stevens E J 498 Marlon Bklyn 
Stevens Paul 333 W 28 New York 
Stewart 4k Earl 126 Euclid Woodbury N J 
Stlpps Musical Pantages Portland 
Stokes 4k Ryan 8106 Bayard Wilmington Del 
St James 4k Da ere 168 W 34 N Y 
St John 4k McCracken 6161 Chcstnu; TMiiln 
Storscheln H 2632 Atlantic Brooklyn 
Stubblcfleld Trie 6808 Maple sv St Louis 
Sullivan Danl J 4k Co 1917 W 61 Cleveland 
Sully A Phelps 2310 Bolton Philadelphia 
Sutton 4k Sutton 3918 W 8 Duluth 
Sweeney 4k Rooney 1320 Wyoming \v Detroit 
£>\vlsh»r 4k Evans 1147 W Huron Chicago 
Sylvester Plymouth Hotel Hoboken N J 
S>m»nds Alfaretts 14C So 11 Philadelphia 
Bytx A S>ix 140 Mortis Philadelphia 



Tambo 4k Tambo Olympla 8horedltch Eng 
Tangley Pearl 67 8 Clark Chicago 
Taylor Mae 2308 S 12 Phlla 
Tavlor 4k Tenny 2840 Ridge sv Phlla 
Temple 4k O'Brien 429 E 8 Fargo N D 
Trrrill Frank 4k Fred 367 N Orkney Phlla 
Thomas 4k Hamilton 667 Dearborn av Chicago 
Tnonni £ Wright 686 N Clark Chicago 
". Iiomson Harry 1284 Putnam av Brooklyn 
Thome Mr A Mrs Harry 276 W 141 N Y 
Thornes Juggling 68 Rose Buffalo 
Thornton Geo A 896 Broome N Y 
Thurston Leslie 1888 12 Washington 
Tldmarsh Fred 4k Co 1234 Tatnall Wilmington 
Tlnney Frank Majestic Chicago 
Tlvoll Quartette Orlswold Cafe Detroit Indef 
Tops Topsy 4k Tops 8442 W School Chicago 
Torcat ft Flor D Allza White City Chicago 
Tracy Julia Raymond Bartholdl Inn N Y 
Travers Bell 207 W 88 N Y 
Travers Phil 6 E 116 N Y 
Travers Roland 221 W 48 N Y 
Tremalnes Mul's 230 Caldwell Jacksonville III 
Trevett Quartet Monarch Hotel Chicago 
Trlllers Buffalo Bills C R 
Troubadours Three 247 W 34 N Y 
Troupers Three Tampa Fla 
Troxell 4k Wlnchell 804 8 N Seattle 
Tumbling Toms 8789 Fulton Bklyn 

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Unique Comedy Trio 1927 Nicholas Phlla 

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Valdare Bessie 306 W 97 N Y 
Valentine ft Bell 1451 W 103 Chicago 
Valletta ft Lamson 1329 St Clark Cleveland 
Van Dalle Sisters 614 W 135 N Y 
Van Epps Jack Majestic Auburn N Y 
Van Horn Bobby 139 Best Dayton O 
Vardelles Lowell Mich 

Variety Comedy Trio 1616 Berth Indianapolis 
Vassar ft Arken 324 Chriatopher Bklyn 
Vass Victor V 26 Hasklns Providence 
Vedmar Rene 8886 Broadway N Y 
Venetian Serenaders 474 Blackhawk Chicago 
Vernon ft Parker 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Village Comedy Four 1912 Ringgold Phlla 
Vincent A Slager 820 Olive Indianapolis 
Viola Otto Empire London 
Vloletta Jolly 41 Lelpslger Berlin Ger 
Voelkcr Mr ft Mrs 628 W 161 N Y 

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Walker & Sturm Garrlck San Diego Cal 
Wallers A West 84 3 7 Vernon Chicago 
Walters John Lyric Ft Wayne Ind Indef 
Walton Fred 4114 Clarendon av Chicago 
Ward Billy 199 Myrtle av Bklyn 
Warde Mack 300 W 70 New York 
Warren ft Dale 1310 8 Carlisle Phlla 
Washburn Dot 1930 Mohawk Chicago 
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West Al 608 B Ohio Pittsburg 

West Sisters 1413 Jefferson av Brooklyn N Y 

West ft Denton 1|6 W Cedar Kalamasoo 

Western Union Trio 3241 B Clearfield Phlla 

Weston Edgar O H Hartford Conn 

Weston Dan B 141 W 114 N Y 

Westons Models 804 W 120 N Y 

Wetherlll 88 W 8 Chester Pa 

Wheeler Sisters 1441 7 Philadelphia 

Wheelera 41 E Ohio Chicago 

White ft Perry Forsyth Atlanta 

White Harry 1009 Ashland av Baltimore 

White Kane A White 898 Vermont Bklyn 

Whiteside Ethel 866 W 67 N Y 

Whiting ft Bohne 868 W 89 N Y 

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Wlchert Grace 8088 Michigan av Chicago 
Wilder Marshall Atlantlo City N J 
Wllkens ft Wllkens 848 Willis av N Y 
Williams Clara 8460 Tremont Cleveland 
Williams Cowboy 4718 Upland Philadelphia 
Williams Chas 8436 Rutgers 8t Louis 
Williams Ed A Florence 94 W 108 N T 
Williams ft De Croteau 1 Ashton sq Lynn Mass 
Williams A Gilbert 1010 Marshfleld sv Chic 
Williams A Stevens 8516 Calumet Chicago 
Wllllama A Sterling Box 1 Detroit 
Wllllaon Herbert Al Fields Minstrels 
Wilson Lottie 2208 Clifton av Chloago 
Wilson Al and May Dorp Schenectady Indef 
Wilson Llssle 176 Franklin Buffalo 
Wilson Patter Tom 2646 7 Av N Y 
Wilson A Cumby 2283 7 av N Y 
Wilson A Plnkney 807 W 16 Kansas City 
Wlnfleld A Shannon 377 B Mllw'kee sv Detroit 
Winkler Kress Trio Vlens New Bedford Msss 
Wise A Milton Brennan Circuit New Zealand 
Wlthrow A Glover Holty Tolty Co 
Wolf A Lee 824 Woodlawn av Toledo 
Wood Ollle 600 W 144 New York 
Woodall Billy 420 Flrat av Nashville 
Work A Ower Empire London Indef 



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Yackley A Bunnell Lancaster Pa 
Yeoman Geo 4666 Gibson av 8t Louis 
Young Ollle A April Palaco London 
Young A Phelps 1018 Bsker Evans vl lie Ind 
Young Sisters 2748 Henry Coney Island 



Zanclga 36 Cliff av E Portchester N Y 
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Clarke H L 
Claye Richard 
Coleman Johnnie (S F) 
Colton Bert (C) 
Connelly Edwin 
Connors Jas (C) 
Corrlgan Emmett 
Cressy Wm 
C rot ton Bros 
Cunningham Mrs Jaa 
Cunningham Nevada 



D. 

Damon Chester 
Daub Jack 
De Armond Grace 
Decoma Sadie 
Defrejl Gordon 
Delaro Hattle 
De Lisle Mae (C) 
Dell Bert 
De Trlckey Coey 
Donovan Jss B 
Drown Olive 
Duncan Charlotte (C) 
Dupre Jesnette 



B. 

Earl Mrs Wheeler 
Edmond Grace 
Eldid Billy 
Emmett Leon 
Emmons Lotta (C) 
English Lillian (C) 
Evans Pearl 



F. 

Ferguson Dave 
Ferns Blllle (C) 
Fields Harry W (C) 
Finer Edward 
Flnley Raymond (P) 
Fisher Wm 
Franklin W (C) 
Frank Maurice 
Freed Henry 



O. 

Gallagher Ed 
Gerson Edw 
Glfford Ada 
Glendower A Manlon 
Gordon Tom A Ste- 
phen 
Gordon Max 
Oregorle ft Elmlna (C) 



H. 

Hagan John P 
Hanson Sisters 
Harris Donna 
Harris ft Randall (C) 
Haiard 8hell 
Heller Rudy 
Hepner Bessie (C) 
Hewlns Nan (C) 
Hollo way J Fred 
Hoone Nellie 
Hopkins Sisters 



Hopper H 
Huntington Val (0) 

I, 

Ibsons The 
Irwin Flo 

J. 

Jennings ft Renfrew 
Jerome Wm 
Jolly A Wild 



K. 

Kellerman Annette 
Kelly A Ashley 
Kelly Walter C 
Kelley Frank Moys- 

ton (C) 
Kelly Lew 
Kennedy ft Rooney 
Kent Anna M 
KentB Seals 
Kimball Grace R (C) 
Klemm Freda 



L. 

Lamont H 
La Vere Helen (C) 
Lawrence Wm 
Lee Irene (C) 
Lee Irene 
Lelpsli Nate 
Lena Lily 
Lerner Dave 
Leslie Ethel (SF) 
Lessos The 
Lewis Ralph 
Lloyd Lee 
Lopes A Lopei 
Lucco Lucclano 
Luclere ft Ellsworth 
Luti Bros 



Mack Edward J 
Mack Ollle (C) 
Maltland Madge (C) 
Mann A Franks (C) 
Marlon Dave 
Martyn C B (C) 
Martyne ft Hardy (C) 
McCann Frances (C) 
McCarthy Paul 
McConnell Trio 
McGloln Bert 
McKee Wm 
Metiler Edyth (C) 
MUlman Birdie (C) 
Mitchell Russell (C) 
Montgomery Marshall 
Moran Jack 
Morgan Geo J 
Morrell Sidney 
Morris Benny 
Morris Ellda 
Murphy Geo E (C) 
Musical Story (C) 



N. 

Nadje Millie 
Nello Edward 
Nickels Nellie 
Noble Billy (C) 
Norton Ruby 
Norton H R (C) 
Nobs Fred (C) 



O. 

Oberman B C (C) 

P. 

Partridge Emma 
Pauline J R (C) 
Pelham (C) 
Perclval M 
Perlman ft Stanley 

(SF) 
Personl ft Halllday 

(C) 
Peterson John (C) 
Plquo Harry 
Pixley Gus 
Portlelo Carrie (C) 
Powers John ft Jessie 

(C) 



Quirk Jane A Billy 

R. 

Ramey Marie 
Randol Allen (C) 
Rapol Leo (C) 
Rattray Allan (S F) 
Ray Eva (C) 



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steel snd wss covered with vulcanised herd fibre, lined with fibre and bound with vulcanised 
hard fibre, wouldn't you wonder why you used the heavy, old-fashioned, canvas-covered, wood 
trunk ss long as you did and wouldn't you be anxious to get up to date? 



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(Established II yean) 

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Btar aoto requiring engagement* In Europe, eommunlonte at once. Onigs 
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mental In Introducing moro Atnerloan neto to Europe In ono jroor than nil otbor 
agenolee combined. George Footer vlelto tho U. B. A. annually, nnd periodically 
every other eontlnontnl olty In Europe. 

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MR. MANAGER: — Are you losing money this warm weather? Write me for Ideas as well 
as acts that will get you results. 

FREEMAN BERNSTEIN 

Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaudeville Acta, 
HEIDELBERG BLDG., Bway and 4 Id St.. NEW YORK (Suite 406) 



OPEN NIGHT AND DAT. 



HARRT HART, Qen'l Mgr. 



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CONSOLIDATED BOOKING EXCHANGE 

ARTISTS: MANAGERS: HEADLINERS: 

Wo can give from ten to Are you SATISFIED Always place them, 

twelve weeks CON8ECU- with your present service? All Acta given consldera- 

TIVB TIME. If not, give us a TRIAL. tlon. NOTHING TOO BIG. 

HOME OFFICE (Suite 600) Provident Bank Bldg.. CINCINNATI, O. 



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VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

Proprietors Brennan'o Amphitheatreo, Ltd. 
Capital, £200.000 ($800,000). 
Governing Director, Mr. JAMES BRBNNAN. 
CIRCUIT: 

National Amphitheatre, Sydney. 

Qaloty Theatre, Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre, Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre, Newcastle 

His Majesty's Theatre, Hobart. 

Theatre Royal, Brisbane. 

Amphitheatre, Newtown. 

WANTED AT ONCE. 
SPECIALTY ACTS, COMEDIANS. SOUBRETS. 

Must be First Class 
It Soeeeaetve Wookot Optloa 16 Weoko Moro. 

Transportation paid, Vancouver to Sydney, 
ono way or both ways, according to salary 
demanded. 

All transportation paid in Australia. 

Ono performance per night, Matinees: Wed- 
nesday, Saturday and holldaya No Sunday 
work. 

NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON 
CONTRACTS. 

All Communications: Booking Department, 
National Amphitheatre, SYDNEY, Australia. 
Cable Address: "PENDANT." 

NOTE: No Australian agent has authority 
to book for Brennan's Amphitheatres, Ltd. 

WANTED — 12 Minstrel Men for 12 months' 
work- Must be good performers. 



BORNHAUPT 

INTERNATIONAL AGENT. 
IB Oalerlo Du Rol. Brnaoela 



Vaudeville Headliners 
■nd Good Standard Acts 

If you have an open week you want to fill at 

ahort notice, write to W. L. DOCK8TADER. 

GARRICK THEATRE, WILMINGTON, DEL 

Can close Saturday night and make any city 

east of Chicago to open Monday night. 

Hammerstein's 



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Sole Representative. 

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Little Tich. Two Bobs. Wee Georgle Wood 

Always Vaoanoles for Qoed Aots 

La Cinematografia Italians 

IS ITALY'S LEADING PAPER FOR THE 

Animated Picture •»■ Phoaoaripb Bisiiess 

PUBLISHED FORTNIGHTLY. 

32-S6 large pages, 8 shillings per annum ($1.60) 

Edltor-propr: Prof. GUALTIERO I. FABRI, 

la Via Arcirescorado, Torino, Italy. 



Raymond Alice (C) 
Red Raven Cadets 
Redwood & Gordon 

(0) 
Reeco Arthur 
Reed John P (C) 
Remington Mamie 
Revere Eleanor 
Reynolds Mrs M (C) 
Reynolds & Rose (C) 
Rice Nancy Loe (C) 
Rlnaldo 
Roach Arthur 
Robertson Esther 
Robinson Alice (C) 
Robinson & Burnett 

(C) 
Rock Wm 
Rockway & Conway 

(C) 
Rose Edith (C) 
Rooetta 
Royal Jack 



Rudd Joe A 
Russo D W 



St Albyn Edmond O 
Scott Hros 
Shcehan Jack (C) 
Shocnfelt Jos 
Shrodes Chas W 
Shubert Musical Trio 
Siege] Emma 
Sloan Wrn H 
Smallcy Ed (C) 
Spears Bert & Emma 
Staoey Delia 
Stafford May 
Startup Harry (C) 
Steeley ft Edwards 
Stern Sam 
Steter Zouaves 
Strong Nellie (S F) 
Sturm Geo (8 F) 



Sweeney ft Itooney 

(C) 
Swor Bert 



Taylor Sarah ((') 
Thurber Nettle 
Tom Jack 
Toomcr Henry B (C) 



Van Chas E (P) 
Van Jack (S F) 
Vassar Milton C 
Verdi Verona 

Vi< torlne Myrtle ((' ) 
Vincent Mra B B 
(S F) 

W. 
Walton Bros 
Webber Chas D (C) 



Weber Joe (C) 
We C'hok Be (C) 
Wesson Frunk 
West Sadie (C) 
Westcott .1 
Weston Lucy 
White Jesse 
Wilhelmn .John 
Wilkcns & Wilkens 
Williams George 
Williams & Warner 
Wills Nat 
Wilson Grace (C) 
Wilson Hazel 
Winchester Ed (C) 
Winstons Seals 
Woodwards Seals 
Wynn Bessie 



Zanora Jim 
Zimmerman Willy 



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Plenty of Time for Recognised Acta who Respect Contracts. Acts desiring time communicate 

Direct to EXECUTIVE OFFICE8: 144-160 POWELL STREET, San Francisco, Calif. 

N. B.— WE ADVANCE FARES TO REAL ACTS. 



EUROPEAN OFFICE 

BERLIN, GERMANY 

RICHARD PITROT. 

Representative. 

LOUIS PINCU8. 
New York Repre- 
sentative, Gayety 
Theatre Bldg. 



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VAUDEVILLE fHEATRES, Inc 

ALEXANDER PANTAGES 
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SEATTLE 



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Musical Acts, etc., for Immediate and future time. 
BOOKING First Class Vaudeville Houses In Chicago, and 16 Houses In 111. Jumps from 40 

cts. to $4. Also New Houses in Ind., Iowa, Wla 
PERFORMERS — If you have one or more weeks oj>en. write, wi re or phone. 

JOSEPH M. SCHENCK, Gen. Mgr. N. Y. OAre. FEED MABOO, Mgr. Boston Ofltee. 

VAUDEVILLE ACTS NOTICE, WANTED FOB NEW ENGLAND TIME. 

The Marcus Loew Booking Agency 

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Circulation guaranteed to be larger than that of any English journal devoted to the 
Dramatic or Vaudeville Profeoolona Foreign subscription, 17a 44. per annum. 



NEW YORK AGENTS— Paul Tauslg, 104 Bast 14th St., and Samuel French A Sons, 14-26 
West 23d Street 

Artists visiting England are Invited to send particulars of their act and date of opening. 
THE STAGE Letter Box Is open for the reception of their mall. 

16 YORK STREET, COVBNT GARDEN. LONDON, W. C. 

Griffin Circuit 

The Hide away big time circuit. No acts too big. Exclusive agents. Write or wire PETEB 
F. GRIFFIN, Booking Agent, Crlffln Vaudeville Circuit, Variety Theatre Bldg., Toronto, Can. 

CONFIDENCE 



pam.T6isia.Vaso. 

IME.14lt..l.V. Tot 



StsrvesMt 



of your customers Is required to build up a successful business. 
I have arranged STEAMSHIP accommodations 4 TIMES for 
Jean Clermont, Arnold De Blerc, Jordan and Harvey, Alice Lloyd; 
8 TIME8 for Belleclalre Bros., Sam Elton, Imro Fox, W. C. 
Fields, Hardeen, Arthur Trlnce, etc Let me arrange YOUR 
teamshlp accommodations; also, railroad tickets. 



Australian Vaudeville Agency 



J. 

Head Office. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 



I INI, Director 

Cable Address " Niab " 



Representing 

Theatres In 

Illinois, 

Indiana. 



Affiliated With 

F.dw. i. Flshor 

Circuit, 

Hurt Ltivy Circuit 

and 
Holt Hurua Circuit 



Using Illinois State Contracts Only 

Barrett-Curtis Vaudeville Circuit 

Michigan Ohio CHILLY BUILDING, HIUTK 214-215 

and Canada 35 (old numlmr 107) DEAKBOKN HTItKKT, CHICAGO, ILL. 

Western States Vaudeville Ass'n. 

ELLA HERBERT WESTON, General Manager 

Now Booking Acts In the West. Short Jumps. No Act Too Big. 
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THE VENTRILOQUIST WITH A 
PRODUCTION 

ED. F. 

REYNARD 

Presents Beth Dewberry and Jawn Jawnson In 
"A MORNING IN HICK8VILLE." 

Direction JACK LEVY. 

Gene Hughes 

Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaude- 
ville Acta 

What to produce, and how to succeed. 

Authors please note: Comunlcatlons so- 
licited. 

Putnam Building, New York. 



ELLIS 



MONA 



BLAMPHIN and HEW! 

Tht ChiwpiM Siatcfi tf VmJevillc 

FOB SALE r 

WIGGIN'S FARM 

Apply to THE OHADWICX TRIO 

Stuart Barnes 

JAMBS B. PLUNKBTT. Manager. 




To Managers 

We wish to warn all against a French Quartet 
that is working under our name. Address all 
communications for the original 

CADETS DE GASC06NE 

to our agent 

PAT CASEY 

■•■ m MITD TIM! tasjrtaaarbJ MMMMCVIC8 

"Far m ulvaice of all copies."— Sime. 




HARRY FOX 

AND 

Millership Sisters 

Direction, PAT CASEY 

K. HASSAN 
BENABDIC 

AND WIFE 

In the 

11 Mohamidahcn's 
Dream " 

Presenting an Act of 
the Orient 




It Isn't the name that makes the act — 
It's the act that makes the name. 




THE KINO OF IRELAND 

JAMES B. DONOVAN 
RENA ARNOLD 

QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE 

DOING WELL, THANK YOU. 

Director nnd Advisor, King K. C. 




Did we do It to them at the Forsyth, At- 
lanta, Ob., last week? Well, I should say 
we did we. Just kind of glance over It: 

The Atlanta Georgian and News, Tuesday, 
May 23, 1911. 

"Those Three Hoys" had to almost play 
their fingers off and sing themselves hoarse 
before they could break away from their 
audiences. Their songs are snappy and mostly 
new, but It didn't make any difference as to 
the newness of the songs, for the applause 
was so deafening and the encores so numer- 
ous that It is hard to tell which the audience 
liked best. THelr entire art Is undoubtedly In 
(he top-liner class In every senne of the word. 

Very Atlantly yours, and will see you all In 
New York City next week. 

"THOSE THREE HOYS.'' 

VARDON. PERRY and WILBER 



JOOK 

McKAY 

Scotch Comic 

Second to None. 



In Philadelphia last 
week. Pat White, Jack 
Kenny, Crazy LaDent, me; 
we all met. Officer, take us 
In. Best regards to Mike 
Scott. 

Com. VARIETY. 




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S. and ('. Second Time 
Sail for Australia. Sept 7t)i, 1911 

Carlton 
Sisters 

Dainty Singers and Oancers 

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Marcus - Gartelle 

In their eketoa 

"Skatorial RollerUm" 

JAMBS PLUNKBTT, Mar. 



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ACROSS THE POND 
Address care VAUDEVILLE CLUB 

9R Charing Cross Road, London, Eng. 




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THE 



PEACHES 



Presenting "TRAVELING A LA CART" 

GEO. WOLFORD BARRT, 
(No. 7 Hawthorne Are., Clifton. N. J.) 



HARRY L. WEBB 

Direction A if. T. Wilton. 



JOHNNIE 
COLEMAN 

The original Scotch lad with a somewhat 
different monologue, singing his own songs. 
First lime in this country. 

A big hit In San Francisco. 
Keep Yer Eye on Johnnie. 



HERMAN 



Agent. PAT CASEY 



THE 



ORIGINAL 



WILL LACEY 



CYCLING COMEDIAN 



"LISTEN TO ME" 

I have travelled the entire 
United States, from coast to 
coast, and from Canada to the 
Gulf ot Mexico, ami I have met 
I dare Hay as clover critics of 
both sexes (men and women ) as 
there is in our (ilorious Nation, 
and I have failed to find a man 
living that didn't have his equal 
in the opposite sex 

PER ROD.. 1516 N CAPITAL ST., 
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THE ORIGINAL DRUNK. 

"FOLLIES OF 1910." 

Management F. ZEIGFELD, JR.. '08, '09. '10. 

BARRY m WOLFORD 

Home on the Hill for the Summer. Next 
Seaaon, GEO. WOLFORD BARRT, 8ucceaeor 
to Barry A Wolford. New line of goods from 
the aame manufacturers. 8 Hawthorne Are., 
Clifton, N. J. 

JAMES E. PLUNKETT, Mgr. Sales Dept. 

Sam J. Curtis 

And Co. 

Melody and Mirth. 

In the original "8CHOOL ACT." 

All music arranged by Oeo. Botaford. 

This Week (May 29), Hammcrsteln's. 

Week Juno 12. Young's Pier, Atlantic City. 

Marshall P. Wilder 

ATLANTIC CITY, If. J. 

Sell 'Phone 1M. 

CHAS. F. SEMON 

"THE NARROW FELLER 9 * 

CHARLES AHEARN 



Direction, ALBEE, WEBER 

kindly mention VARIETY. 




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CATES 

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Colonial Now. Orpheum, Brooklyn, Next Week (June 3) 



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" BROADWAY GAIETY GIRLS " 

(OPEN EARLY IN JULY) (520-521) KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BLDG. 

Address SIM WILLIAMS, 1402 Broadway, New York City Can Use A1 Sister Act 




Comedy Four 



DARCY HILDEBRAND O'NEILL FARLEY 

JOE DARCY, Manager 






m ROBINSON and BURNETTj™ 



COMING E 



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ORF^MEIIJIN/I CIRCUI 







Put There by 

PAT CASEY 




Next Week (June 5) Majestic, Chicago 



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In returning from the Second Tour ('09-* 10, * 1 0-* 1 1 ) of the 






Orpheum Circuit 


















MISS 






ALICE LLOYD 









Desires to acknowledge her appreciation to Messrs. MARTIN 

BECK, MORRIS MEYERFELD, Jr., and THE 
STAFFS OF THE ORPHEUM THEATRES (IN 
FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE STAGE) for the 

uniformly courteous attention and treatment accorded, which 
caused the Orpheum Circuit engagements to be the most 
pleasant tours Miss Lloyd has ever fulfilled. 

The pleasure was heightened through Miss Lloyd, on 
her second visit in the West, having had the honor to again 
take the high water box office records, above those created by 
her during the first Orpheum trip. 

Sailing on Mauretania for England, June 1 4. Returning 
in September to star under management of Messrs. Werba & 
Luescher in a new light operatic production. 









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Vol. XXIII. No. i. 



JUNE 10, 1911. 



PRICE TEN CENTS 



AN OPEN LETTER TO THE 

WHITE RATS OF AMERICA 



By J. O. NUGENT 



"// you can bear to hear the truths you have spoken 
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, 
And watch the thing you gave your life to broken, 
And stoop to build it up with worn-out tools." 

KIPLING. 



New York, June 5. 

To the members of the Old White 
Rats throughout the world as their 
names stood before the name of the 
order was changed, I wish to state my 
view of loyalty and my unchangeable 
convictions regarding the nature of 
my obligations. My recent letter on 
organizations as published in Variety 
despite its Impartiality, has brought 
forth various uses of my name. Two 
of them in last week's Variety, one 
from Mr. William Gould and one from 
the Vaudeville Manager's Protective 
Assn., and a reproduction from the 
Clipper by the Player. 

I did not involve any of these in 
my article. If they choose to involve 
themselves, they should not at least 
involve me unfairly. My article goes 
as it lays, but I do not feel called 
upon to discuss it further. So far as 
it is true, it will stand the test of 
time, and no matter who wins or loses 
in the present crisis my opinions 
will remain exactly the same. 

In all that I have said — or may 
say — please be it remembered that I 
represent no one's opinions but my 
own and have not exchanged ideas, 
directly or indirectly, with either 
the Clipper, the V. M. P. A., the 
Player, or Mr. Gould, before or since 
my letter was written. I allowed my 
letter to be published because I did 
not care to be misrepresented, and 1 
am writing this for the same reason. 
I only claim the right to do my own 
thinking. Others may do the same. 

My conclusions are the only ones 
to which a just sense of my obliga- 
tions will allow me to arrive at, that 
is why I address this to the White 
Rats of America. 

I will make it so plain this time 
that no two constructions can be placed 
upon it. 



So far as vaudeville is concerned, 
I have four obligations. First: — I 
am a free-born citizen of the United 
States, and must take it as the 
first obligation as all the others must 
logically be contained in it. Second: 
-— I am a member of the American 
Federation of Labor and have been 
for thirty-five years or so, with an 
honorary card dated twenty-five years 
ago. Third: — I am a member of the 
White Rats of America, although I 
have never been permitted to vote 
upon or had knowledge of the merger 
of the Actors' Union until It was all 
over — and even yet have received no 
official notice of same, nor of the ar- 
rangement with the Federation of 
Labor. If these things were regu- 
larly voted upon and expressed the 
will of the majority of the Old White 
Rats I certainly do not feel called 
upon to complicate matters by a re- 
quest of "referendum" proceedings or 
a re-voting on those measures by the 
entire membership of the order, al- 
though I am strongly of the impres- 
sion that these measures did not ex- 
press the general will. I hope I can 
be convinced that I am wrong in this, 
not that my persona] impression is 
important, but that I know this feel- 
ing is held by many, who, for reasons 
best known to themselves, do not feel 
disposed to express themselves. For 
my part I think tliat when honest 
harmony is the honest object, the con- 
servatism which remains silent upon 
that with which it silently disagrees is 
a wrong idea of obligation. 

And lastly, I am a vaudeville per- 
former, who makes his living in that 
profession and must, in the pursuit 
of that profession, earn the means 
whereby to make it possible for me to 
keep my obligations in all the fore- 
Continued on page IS. 



TORE UP ENGLISH CONTRACT. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 7. 
R. G. Knowles had some sort of 
trouble at the Palladium Monday, dur- 
ing which he tore up his contract for 
the week, and did not open there. Mr. 
Knowles will appear at the Coliseum 
Monday next. 

The Palladium is managed by Wal- 
ter Gibbons, the Coliseum by Oswald 
Stoll, two competing variety managers. 



ng\ 



CRESSY AND DAYNE OPEN WELL. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 7. 

Cressy and Dayne, the American 
sketch artists, scored a hit Monday 
when appearing at the Palace, Man- 
chester, in "The Wyoming Whoop." 
They scored despite the unsuitability 
of the subject matter in the sketch for 
the provinces. 

William Morrow and Co. did very 
well at the Metropolitan Monday, 
though it is not the right house for the 
act. 



ACCEPT OPERA INDIFFERENTLY. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, June 7. 

The Folies Bergere closes its pres- 
ent season June 15. The lease on the 
Moulin Rouge will be sold June 17. 

The new revue produced at the Al- 
cazar June 1 was a success. 

The opera "Siberia" produced with 
Cavalieri was indifferently received. 
Cavalier! received fairly well. 



SENSATIONAL PANTO AT VIENNA. 

(Special Cable to Vauiktt.) 

Paris, June 7. 
"Rialon" or "The Girl From the 
Streets" has proven a sensational pan- 
tomime at Vienna. The piece is in 
six tableaux, telling the story of the 
befriending of a girl of the streets by 
a Marquis and carries the scenes to 
the grave. The pantomime is by the 
author of "Sumurun" and has already 
been booked for London. 



"GET RICH" IN LONDON. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 7. 
It is reported "Get Rich Quick Wal- 
lingford" will be produced in London 
in the fall. 



AFTER THE PICTURE MAKERS 

There is a movement on foot among 
the producing managers of the country 
to make a concentrated move against 
the motion picture manufacturers who 
have been making stock out of the 
theatrical productions and using the 
general themes -of the successful offer- 
ings for picture subjects. 

New York Is to be the first scen e of 
activity on the part of the managers. 
Within the next week or so a move 
will be made to restrict the use of a 
film that Is practically a "copy" of a 
big Broadway success of the past sea- 
son. 

During this week there has been a 
scrutiny of the copyright law as re- 
garding motion pictures by a noted 
attorney, who, it is believed, will start 
an action in the United States Courts 
before the month is out. 



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LAFAYETTE'S ESTATE $600,000. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 7. 
The estate estimated at $600,000, 
left by the Great Lafayette, will all go 
to his only brother. Th e amount of the 
estate sworn to, upon which an English 
death levy may be made, is $11,455. 
The remainder is represented by for- 
eign investments and moneys in banks. 



"LUXEMBURG" A BIG SUCCESS. 

, (Special Cable to Variett.) 

London, June 7. 

"The Count of Luxemburg" seems 
from present Indications, about the 
biggest thing that has hit London the- 
atrically in years. The show was pro- 
duced at Daly's, and Immediately af- 
ter the first performance the Ameri- 
can rights were purchased by Charles 
Frohman. 

Fabulous prices are being paid by 
visiting Americans for an opportunity 
to witness the performance. The sec- 
ond day after the premiere there was 
an advance sale that reached the $20,- 
000 mark. All the ticket libraries 
in town have invested most heavily. 



NO LONDON RIOT. 

(Special Cable to Variktt,.) 

London, June 7. 
Gaby Deslys' reappearance at the Al- 
hambra was not quite the riot expect- 
ed. It was doubtful up to the last 
minute whether the French girl would 
appear or not. 



VARIETY 



MANAGERS STEALING MARCH 
UPON "KISMET PRODUCTION 

Reported Intention to Forestall the Klaw & Erlanger 
American Presentation of the London Success. 



While the rumor is worded that cer- 
tain New York managers "intend to 
steal a march upon Klaw & Erlanger's 
'Kismet'," it is actually reported that 
the same certain managers referred to 
in the rumors are contemplating the 
stealing of the play itself, slightly 
changed to avoid legal entanglements. 

"Kismet" is an elaborate produc- 
tion, founded upon a tale from "The 
Arabian Nights." It opened at the 
Garrlck, I^ondon, where it is a proven 
success. There are twenty scenes, 
admitting plenty of leeway for spec- 
tacular effects as well as novelties. A 
large tank in which expert swimmers 
disport themselves is a feature of the 
London show. 

The rumor says that the New York 
managers are going to boldly appropri- 
ate this piece, showing it in New York 
before Klaw & Erlanger can make the 
production over here. Marc Klaw 
secured the American rights to "Kis- 
met" recently, while in London. It is 
said to be the leader of the Oriental 
play rage that seems doomed to be 
present next season. 



WOODS GETS KITTY. 

A. H. Woods has statuesque Kitty 
Gordon under contract and will star 
her in a production next season. Miss 
Gordon is at present in Europe, where 
she will remain until some time in 
August. 

Otto Hauerbach is busy writing the 
piece for the former female star of 
"Alma." The author, who sailed for 
Denmark, his native land, last Tues- 
day, delivered a scenario into the 
hands of Manager Woods, before leav- 
ing. The book is to be complete on 
his return to this country. This will 
be the first piece that Hauerbach has 
written without collaborating with 
Carl Hoschna. In this instance the 
score will be furnished by a well- 
known' Parisian musician. * 

Maude Lambert also signed a con- 
tract with A. H. Woods through Matt 
Grau. last week which calls for her 
appearance in the company which will 
support Eddie Foy next season under 
the Woods management. 

Miss Lambert will play vaudeville 
under the direction of Jenie Jacobs 
(Casey Agency ) until the rehearsals 
are called for the new Foy piece. 

THK ZIEGFELI) SHOW. 

F. Ziegfeld, Jr., has announced his 
completed cast for "The Follies of 
1911." The show opens at the Apollo. 
Atlantic City. June 19, appearing at 
the New York Roof June 20. 

In the company will be Bessie McCoy. 
Lillian Lorraine, Fanny Brice, Clara 
Palmer. Dolly Sisters, Vera Maxwell. 
Arline Boley, Harry Watson, Leon Er- 
rol, Walter Percival, Brown and Bly- 
ler, Tom Dingle. Charles A. Mason, 
George White. Peter Swift. Addie 



Young, also Bert Williams and a 
chorus of "76 Anna Held girls." 

When "The Follies" of the current 
season Is presented at th e New York 
roof there will be disclosed an enter- 
tainment differing materially from the 
annual "Follies" shows heretofore dis- 
closed. 

It will be practically a musical com- 
edy with a sustained story. Inter- 
spersed with a series of novelties ac- 
cumulated for some time past. 



HIjOSSOM wants a divorce. 

New Haven, Ct., June 7. 

Blossom Seeley. with "The Hen- 
Pecks" this season, has brought suit 
for divorce against William Curtin, of 
this city, alleging Intemperance and 
cruelty. Curtin filed a counter suit 
against his wife, naming Mike Bernard 
as co-respondent. 

The couple have been married seven 
years. There is a daughter five years 
old 



GOULD MAY JOIN SURATT. 

San Francisco, June 7. 
Billy Gould may decide to forego 
his Honolulu vacation, and listen to 
Valeska Suratt, who wants him to join 
"The Red Rose." 



REVIVAL SUMMER SUCCESS. 

(Special Cable to Variety*) 

London, June 7. 
A revival of "The Cat and the Che- 
rub" for a summer run has met with 
much success here. 



"PINAFORE" GETTING THE MONEY 

The revival of "Pinafore" at the 
Casino has proven a huge success. Last 
week's takings were in the neighbor- 
hood of $18,000. This week's will be 
equally as large. 

The two principal women. Marie Ca- 
hill and Lousie Gunning, will remain 
with the company for only four weeks, 
both then retiring for a summer's va- 
cation prior to opening on their next 
season's respective starring tours. 



ROSS REOPENS THE CORT. 

Chicago, June 7. 

When the Cort reopens in the fall 
the attraction will be "An Everyday 
Man" with Thomas Ross in the title 
role. Owen Davis wrote the piece. 
Davis is the author of "Cherub Di- 
vine," which had a run of one matinee 
at the Grand Opera House here last 
season. 

Charles Dickson's new piece is to be 
called "An Average Man." He feels 
that the Frazee & Lederer-Owen Da- 
vis title. 'An Every Day Man," might 
conflict and has requested Frazee & 
Ledcrer to select another. Inasmuch 
as Dickson was first in the field and 
his paper is being made, the request 
may he compiled with. 



STOPPING "COAST" DANCES. 

Chicago, June 7. 
It Is evident that Chief McSweeney 
means to stamp the "Grizzly Bear" and 
"Texas Tommy" out of existence as far 
as Chicago is concerned. Last Sunday 
Policeman Kayes, one of the chief's 
staff, arrested George Dletz at a picnic 
In Crawford's Grove for dancing the 
"Grizzly." His partner escaped. Kayes 
entered a charge of disorderly conduct 
against the spieler. 



TWO DILLINGHAM SHOWS. 

Charles B. Dillingham has leased 
from William A. Brady for next sea- 
son the services of Thomas A. Wise, to 
create the title role In a new piece 
by Anne Caldwell and James O'Dea, 
to be called "Uncle Sam." It will bs 
presented the latter part of August. 

Juliette Dika, Josephine Brown and 
Arthur Shaw have been engaged to 
support Mr. Wise. 

Mr. Dillingham has another piece by 
Miss Caldwell entitled "The Life of 
the Party," in which he will present 
Jack Barrymore next season. 



$5,000 ORGAN FOR "BEN HUR." 

To properly place an organ in a 
theatre for assistance to the regular 
orchestra is now being attempted by 
Klaw & Erlanger. It is intended to 
aid the volume of the music during 
the revival of the "Ben Hur" at the 
Amsterdam theatre early next season. 

The organ will have a position un- 
der the orchestra pit, in the trench, 
just under the sounding board. The 
expense will run to $5,000 for the 
pipe Instrument. 



GAIETY FOR GOULD? 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 7. 
It Is reported Frank J. Gould has 
secured the Gaiety, London. Th e Gai- 
ety has been the. home of the George 
Edwardes musical shows. 



COTTON CROP BIG. 

New Orleans, June 7. 
The cotton belt in the south seems 
to be In for a period of prosperity 
next season. The cotton crop has 
been officially reported 5.000.000 bales 
over the previous high mark. This 
means lots of money down here. The 
show business will get its share. 



DOESN'T WANT COAST TRIP. 

A tour to the Pacific Coast next sea- 
son in "He Came From Milwaukee" 
doesn't appeal to Sam Bernard. Mr. 
Bernard closed with that show in Chi- 
cago last week, reaching New York, 
Monday. 

The Shuberts have planned to send 
star and attraction to the west, but 
the star isn't favorable to the arrange- 
ment. Mr. Bernard has not settled 
upon anything definite, beyond a va- 
cation with his family this summer. 



I..<k .nit) Violet Kelly sail Saturday 
for Km rope to open in the English 
en pi; .! inly 3. placed by B. A. Myers. 



NO TEN-GENT GALLERIES. 

A report spread about last week 
that at a meeting of the legitimate 
managers, it had been decided to adopt 
a ten-cent admission scale for the gal- 
leries of first class theatres, to com- 
pete with the picture entertainments. 

The story turned out to have been 
unfounded. 



GERTIE HOFFMANN'S SURPRISE. 

Next Wednesday there is scheduled 
to be shown at the Shuberts Winter 
Garden, New York, a new production 
in which Gertrude Hoffmann will be 
the center. It will have 125 people 
on the stage, and about sixty pieces in 
the orchestra. 

The present revue at the Garden 
will close this Saturday night. Next 
season It will go on tour over the Shu- 
bert houses, with many of the present 
principals traveling with it. 

Miss Hoffmann's production has 
been in preparation for about seven 
weeks. Rehearsals have been secretly 
held. Though Inklings have reached 
Btoadway of the coming surprise, the 
main details have been well guarded. 
If the show wins out strongly enough 
at its opening performances, the Win- 
ter Garden over the summer will be 
given up to it. 

A large amount of money is said to 
be represented in the production, 
which may be a surprise to many in 
more ways than one. 



KNIGHT, PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 

Percy Knight has refused a season's 
booking in vaudeville to take the lead- 
ing comedy role in "The Quaker Girl" 
next season, having been loaned by 
Charles Frohman to Messrs. William 
Harris and Frank McKee. 



CLARA LIPMAN STARRING. 

Clara Lipman will go starring again 
next season, with a new piece by Sam- 
uel Shipman, opening early in the 
fall. Her husband, Louis Mann, will 
start again with "Th e Cheater." About 
Dec. 1 he will try out a new play. If 
successful, it will be brought into New 
York at once. 



MASON'S RUN CLOSING. 

John Mason, who is playing Augus- 
tus Thomas' "As a Man Thinks," at 
the Thirty-Ninth Street theatre, will 
remain there until about July 1, re- 
opening in the piece at the same house 
Aug. 7. 



"MAGGIE PEPPER'S" VACATION. 

Chicago, June 7. 
Rose Stahl will close her Chicago 
engagement of "Maggie Pepper" at the 
Illinois in two weeks and sail for Eng- 
land. Nothing has been selected to 
succeed Miss Stahl at the Illinois as 
yet. 



fclARRYMORE AT $2,000. 

$2,000 weekly for a couple of weeks 
or more will tempt Jack Barrymore 
into vaudeville this summer, it Is said. 
Mr. Barrymore is through with his 
season in "The Fortune Hunter." 

Dave Robinson of the New Brighton 
Theatre offered Mr. Barrymore $1,000 
for one week. This was declined. 
Setting the figure at twice the amount, 
it is quite likely Mr. Barrymore will 
receive it, first appearing at the Ma- 
jestic, Chicago. He will play a sketch, 
assisted by four people. 



FHAZKE GOING AWAY. 

H. H. Frazee has booked passage on 
the Adriatic for next .Monday. His 
trip abroad is purely one of recreation. 
He joins his wife in London and will 
make a six weeks' tour of the conti- 
nent. 



VARIETY 



PEACEFULNESS OF THE RATS 
DISTUR BED OV ER ELECTION 

Harry De Veaux In the Storm Centre. Major James 
Doyle also Reported Object of Attack. "Yiddish" 

and "German" Affiliated Unions Displeased 

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The peacefulness of th e White Rats 
Actors' Union has been very much dis- 
turbed since June 1, when Harry De 
Veaux received a written notification 
he was ineligible for nomination as a 
member of the Board of Directors. 

The Actors' Union section of the 

present White Rats Actors' Union was 

formerly presided over by Mr. De 

Veaux. The coming election in the 
amalgamated order is the first oppor- 
tunity Mr. De Veaux has had of find- 
ing where and how he actually stood 
in the merged orders. 

The annual general meeting of the 
society is to be held June 15. All 
nominations for the elections to the 
twelve vacancies in the Board must be 
filed the day before. Election is by 
ballot following the meeting. 

The name of Mr. De Veaux was 
placed In nomination by some mem- 
ber. Late last week a letter was writ- 
ten him with the information that 
under a section of th e constitution he 
was not eligible for the position. 

A warm period is said to have fol- 
lowed the receipt of the letter by Mr. 
De Veaux, who gathered his former 
Actors' Union clans together. Some 
are now members of the White Rats 
Actors' Union, others did not join 
when the merger occurred. The old 
Actors' Union men remained silent un- 
til the Tuesday night meeting of this 
week, when it is reported Mr. De 
Veaux succeeded in having his name 
accepted. The official reason given for 
the rejection was the constitution 
called for members of the Board to 
have been actively engaged upon the 
stage for a number of years. 

Another troublesome event arising 
this week in the Rats was the report 
that charges wer e to be preferred 
against Major James Doyle for inflam- 
matory comment against a prominent 
official connected with the society. Ma- 
jor Doyle at one time was a member 
of the Board of Directors. In that 
capacity he is said to have undertook 
to learn what was going on. For this, 
it is reported, he was rebuked through 
a resolution being passed forbidding 
any single director the privilege of ex- 
amining the books of the order. 

Upon receipt of notification that 
charges were to be filed against him, 
Major Doyle is reported to have writ- 
ten a lengthy letter to a White Rat in 
New York, asking that it b e publicly 
read on the floor at the next meeting 
(last Tuesday). The Major, in Chi- 
cago, at the time, arranged also, ac- 
cording to current stories, to com e on 
to New York and be present in per- 
son at any trial. According to the 
rumors the Major's charges are di- 
rected against an appointed officer of 
the Rats. The charges against Major 
Doyle are said to have been dropped. 
The Major Doyle affair is reported to 



have further divided the White Hats 
Actors' Union. 

Although Major Doyle is a Lillipu- 
tian in size, he is said to have a mind 
normally developed, and with this, in 
the past, has uprooted two or three 
people formerly White Rats, but who 
are no longer members of the organi- 
zation. 

The "Yiddish" and German actors, 



BNGLAND OVERLOADED. 

(Special Cable to Vajubtt*) 

London, June 7. 

There will be no further booking 
here of American turns for the re- 
mainder of the summer. All agents 
offering them have been informed by 
the various music hall managers that 
the market is glutted. It seems that 
practically nearly every act in Amer- 
ica has evinced a frenzied anxiety 
to attend the Coronation celebration 
and has been in communication with 
agents here seeking a few weeks' 
booking in London during that period. 



Keith's new theatre at Toledo will 
open about Oct. 1. It is being routed 
by Sam K. Hodgdon as a regular stand 
on the United Booking Offices circuits 
for next season. 



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in unions of their own, affiliated with 
the main body of unionized actors, 
have become much disgruntled, it is 
reported, over having been informed 
by the main body (White Rats Actors' 
Union) that they cannot vote at the 
coming election. Paying so much per 
capita, the "Yiddish" and German ac- 
tors believe they should have a voice. 
They are threatening to break away 
from the affiliation, it is said, unless 
given proper recognition. This seces- 
sion, it was reported, had been ex- 
pected by th e former Actors' Union 
crowd, who would have joined with it, 
had a flat refusal of De Veaux's nomi- 
nation been finally made. 

As the various matters* stand at 
present, no one seems to exactly know 
the termination or in what form the 
incidents will close. 



A NEW DAMAGE ANGLE. 

(Special Cable to Variety;) 

Paris, June 7. 
Mme. Rejane is asking 9,000 francs 
indemnity of the Moss Circuit in Lon- 
don for the loss of time occasioned 
by her illness. The French artiste 
through her secretary makes the de- 
mand, claiming that she had her sup- 
port engaged and was forced to pay 
them, though she did not appear. Re- 
jane was booked at the Hippodrome 
and was obliged to postpone her date 
because of sickness. 



FEDERATION BOYCOTTS PARKS. 

Chicago, June 7. 

The Chicago Federation of Labor 
placed San Souci and White Oity 
Parks on the "unfair list" at its reg- 
ular meeting held here last Sunday. In 
order to strengthen the boycott, the 
Federation requested all local unions 
whose members are employed in the 
parks to stand behind the action and 
tie up the places of amusement. 

Refusals of the management of both 
parks to agree to unionizing the wait- 
ers and waitresses, bartenders and 
printers was declared to be the cause 
of the action by the Federation. 

A delegate of the waitresses and 
bartenders union declared that pickets 
would be stationed at entrances to 
both parks to report on any member 
of a labor union caught in the "unfair" 
places. 

If a sympathetic strike be called all 
union men employed In both partis will 
walk out. This will include vaudeville 
artists, moving picture operators, mu- 
sicians, grocery and beer teamsters, 
waiters, bartenders, etc. However, it 
is not expected that any definite action 
will be taken until all unions have 
been consulted. It is understood that 
communications were sent to all la- 
bor unions affiliated with the central 
body last Monday requesting that they 
join in the boycott. 

Chicago, June 7. 

According to a published statement 
in last Saturday's "Tribune" the pros- 
pective battle between the western 
members of the Vaudeville Manager's 
Protective Association and the White 
Rats Actors' Union is scheduled to 
take place on or abount June 16, when 
the union plans to inaugurate a boy- 
cott on every vaudeville theatre be- 
tween Chicago and the Pacific Coast, 
where non-union acts are employed. 

The union's open door invitation to 
artists to join the organization regard- 
less of past record or class expires on 
June 15 and the "Tribune" figures 
that the boycott policy will be put Into 
effect at that time. 

The wiseacres who are inclined to 
look at the proposition from a conserv- 
ative point of view are inclined to de- 
ride the idea of any particular exer- 
cise of union strength at this time of 
year when mostly every vaudeville the- 
atre in the west and middle west has 
either closed for the summer or is 
about to do so. It Is not believed that 
any concerted action will be taken in 
the direction of the proposed boycott 
until early in the fall when the ma- 
jority of the houses will reopen. 



8. Wollsteiner, until recently con- 
nected with the New York branch of 
the Marinelll Agency, has joined the 
London agents, and will hereafter be 
connected with the Will Collins Agency 
in that city. 



BILLIE REEVES UNDECIDED. 

Indecision has been hovering about 
Blllie Reeves, "The Drunk," since his 
return from the road Monday with 
"The Follies of 1910." Mr. Reeves 
came back to New York with the in- 
tention of returning to his home. Eng- 
land, for a long delayed visit. He had 
not been In the big town over four 
hours when offers for vaudeville this 
summer and productions were hurled 
at him. Some called for Mr. Reeves' im- 
mediate engagement. Blllie could not 
decide by Wednosday whether ho 
should forego the sea voyage or the 
pressing offers. 



VARIETY 



A STAIR & HAVLIN ROUTE. 

"The Winning Widow," which Max 
Spiegl 1b going to send over to the 
Stair & Havlin "pop" circuit next sea J 
son, is to start in rehearsal the latter 
part of August. 

During the early part of this week 
Mr. Spiegl received the route for the 
show from the S. & H. offices. Ac- 
cording to this schedule the show is to 
open at Trenton, N. J., for three days 
on Sept. 14. The following week the 
show is to play in Phllly with a tour 
of the Jake Wells time to follow. The 
closing date of the season at present 
is April 8 in Toronto. 

Although the company will remain 
out from September until April, there 
will be practically no eastern time 
played by the organization. 

According to a manager who is in- 
terested in the production of several 
new offerings which are scheduled to 
And their way over the Stair and Hav- 
lin circuit of popular price houses next 
season, Billy Van and the Beaumont 
Sisters and John and Emma Ray are 
to return next season to their earlier 
love. * . 

Van is to be seen in a production 
which he is to stand sponsor for 
personally and the Rays are to revive 
one of their former musical pieces for 
the S. & H. houses. 

Chicago, June 7. 

Next season Stair & Havlin will pre- 
sent melodrama in four Chicago houses 
Alhambra, Palace Opera House, Cri- 
terion and the Bijou (latter owned by 
Kohl & Castle). 

The Alhambra which has been a 
spoke on the Eastern Burlesque Wheel 
for the past two years was recently 
leased by Roche, Marvin & Kettering 
for five years. This house will open 
July 17 with "Forty-five Minutes from 
Broadway." Following the Cohan-Har- 
ris piece a melodramatic show will be 
the attraction. 

The Palace opens Sept. 8 with the 
Bijou following a week later. Wm. 
Roche will manage the Bijou for Kohl 
& Castle and at the same time direct 
the business end of the Haymarket for 
the same firm. 



LOOKING OUT IN GERMANY. 

Berlin, May 30. 

James C. Duff is negotiating with 
Herr Max Reinhardt, the German man- 
ager, for some American product'cns. 
He may secure the musical comedy, 
"Polnische Wirtschaft" ("A Polish 
Mess"), now nearing its 300th con- 
secutive performance in Germany. 

George Marion, scouting for Charles 
Dillingham, has been getting costumes, 
scenery and "business" for the new 
Dillingham play, which will have a 
German atmosphere. 



MRS. FISKE'S RETURN. 

Chicago, June 7. 
Mrs. Fiske will be seen at the 
Grand Opera House here for a run 
of eight weeks, opening Oct. 2. She 
will appear in Gertrude Atherton's 
play, "Julia France." 



EDWARD HARRIGAN MOURNED. 

In the midst of the series of revivals 
by "old timers," Edward Harrlgan, 
"the Charles Dickens of the American 
stage," died at his home 249 West 
10 2d street. The end came Tuesday 
last, after an illness of over two years. 
Heart failure is given as the cause. The 
deceased was 65 years old. He is sur- 
vived by a wife and six children. 

Harrigan's most successful piece was 
"The Mulligan Guards Ball," produced 
at the Comique in 1879. He followed 
it in quick succession with "The Mulli- 
gan Guards Chowder," "The Mulligan 
Guards Christmas," "The Mulligan 
Guards Surprise, "Mulligan's Silver 
Wedding" and numerous others with 
"Mulligan" as the central character. 



CHICAGO'S FOLIES. 

Chicago, June 7. 
Henry B. Harris announced yester- 
day that he had about completed ar- 
rangements for a new theatre to be 
erected here within "The Loop" and 
which, when built, will be operated as 
New York's Folies Bergere is run. The 
name of the new house will be the 
Folies Bergere and will contain a thea- 
tre, music hall and cafe. 

Mr. Harris has made arrangement 
with B. H. Harris, the architect who 
designed the plans for the Blackstone 
theatre, to furnish him with plans for 
the new house. Before leaving for New 
York, however, Mr. Harris stated that 
he would make known the location 
within a week. 




COOPKK SIGNS WITH WOODS. 

Harry Cooper has been signed by 
A. H. Woods to appear in "Modest 
Suzanne," which opens in Chicago late 
in August. 



VICTORIA PALACE 

The now house of the Varieties Theatre 
Controlling Co., situated opposite the Victoria 
Station of the District (Underground) Rail- 
way, London, Eng. It Is being built on the 
site of the old Standard Music Hall. 



FINNIGAN REPLACES KETTERING. 

Chicago, June 7. 
Richard Finnigan will direct the 
publicity of the Mort Singer produc- 
tions, replacing Ralph Kettering in 
that position. Mr. Kettering ig at pres- 
ent publicity director at White City 
Park. 



ROSENBERG SETTLES WITH K •% E. 

The almost celebrated case of Wal- 
ter Rosenberg, frozen out of the New 
York roof, or the show presented by 
him there too warm to remain, reached 
a settlement out of court this week. 
Mr. Rosenberg had sued Klaw & Er- 
langer for some thousands of dollars 
for unlawful ejection or something of 
that sort. The settlement gave Mr. 
Rosenberg enough to pay his lawyers, 
anyway, and perhaps covered the cost 
of a new overcoat worn by him Mon- 
day evening. 

Whatever the arrangements were, 
they left Walter in a pleasant frame 
of mind, so much so, he requested 
that a public statement be made to 
Louis F. Werba John, the Barber, 
and the remainder of the motley crew 
he introduced to "Governor Hughes" 
at Atlantic City about a year ago, in- 
forming the bunch that "Governor 
Hughes" is now ill. (No relative of 
Judge Hughes.) 

Things are running for Rosenberg. 
It looks as though he would unload 
the Criterion, Asbury Park, upon Ar- 
thur Klein, playing the house with 
him over the summer on a percentage 
basis. It holds 600 people. Mr. 
Klein may soon be offering acts at a 
figure that will discount the prices for- 
merly made by Ben Harris for Atlantic 
City. . 

Besides the Criterion at Asbury, Mr. 
Rosenberg has the Savoy there — and 
an opinion of the inhabitants that 
causes most of them to go to church 
twice on Sundays to pray for him. 

When Joe Wood heard that Rosen- 
berg had landed Klein for the Crite- 
rion, Mr. Wood thought out a plan to 
"split the week" with the big bills, 
the second half taking in the Wood 
house at Long Branch. This sounded 
so good to Joe, he hunted up Arthur, 
prepared to take $1,000 for the sum- 
mer. Joe said he didn't care so much 
about the money, but he liked Klein 
and wanted to see him get along. 



MANAGER BARS A CRITIC. 

The New Brighton Theatre will not 
be visited this summer by C. F. Zittel, 
of the Evening Journal, if Manager 
Pavld Robinson can prevent it. Mr. 
Robinson has placed the ban on Mr. 
Zittel, who is the vaudeville critic of 
the New York Evening Journal. In- 
cluded by the bar is any representa- 
tive of Mr. Zittel, although the edict 
does not take in the newspaper, nor 
any others of its staff. 

The action by Mr. Robinson was 
decided upon almost the same day last 
week that Collier's Weekly "exposed" 
the methods of Mr. Zittel and the 
Evening Journal in the procuring of 
theatrical advertisements. The Journal 
for a few years has been giving the- 
atrical people, who advert'sed in It, 
large quantities of free advertising. In 
a series of articles upon the degen- 
eracy of the American newspaper, Will 
Irwin has been pointing out many 
facts, and Anally reached the Hearst 
papers dramatic department. 

One of the most prominent Broad- 
way managers, fully informed on the 
value of the Evening Journal to the- 
atricals, was asked Monday by a 
Varietv, representative what aid the 
paper had been to him. He replied: 
"At first there was some benefit, but 
the persistency of it defeated its own 
purpose." 



VERA MICHAELENA, "SENORITA." 

Joe and L. Lawrence Weber have 
selected Vera Michaelena to take the 
titular role in their production of 
"Senorita," to be produced at Weber's 
theatre dur'ng August. 



"DR. DE LUXE" CLOSING. 

Boston, June 7. 
The Colonial and "Dr. D e Luxe" clos? 
together for the season ths Satur- 
day. The Gaites show has been do- 
ing fairly, considering the weather. 

Valeska Suratt's "Red Rose" is the 
only production holding over here next 
week, other than the stock companies. 
Miss Suratt's show may go to New 
York shortly for a summer run. 

San Francisco, June 7. 
The Savoy theatre is closed for the 
summer. 



TOUGH LUCK IN IOWA. 

Iowa City, la., June 7. 
Coldren Opera House, the only legit- 
imate theatre in the city, has been 
sold to a local bank, and will be re- 
modeled into an office building. This 
.leaves Iowa City with a population of 
12,000 without an opera house. 




MARGARET MUDGE 

In Vaudeville. 

FOY SHOW NAMED. 

Chicago, June 7. 
The now E:ldie Foy phow scheduled 
to open at the Olympic next season has 
been renamed "The Girl from tlie Fol- 
ies Bergere." The piece was first call- 
ed "The Sleeping Car Conductor." 

BIJOU, MEMPHIS, BURNS. 

Memphis, June 7. 

Fire completely destroyed the Bijou 
theatre at 5 o'clock Monday morning. 
The Bijou Amusement Co., of which 
Jake Wells is the president, controlled 
the Bijou. It is a heavy loser on the 
fire. 

The Bijou was the old Stair & Hav- 
1 n house. It had been dark for sev- 
eral weeks. Arrangements had been 
made to install "pop" vaudeville at 
the Bijou, as the company controls 
the Jefferson (now the Lyric), where 
the attractions will play next season. 



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Vol. XXIII. 



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No. I 



Collier's Weekly struck home to 
theatricals in its series of articles on 
newspapers written by Will Irwin. The 
New York Evening Journal was the 
special object of the expose last week. 



The day after publication, William 
R. Hearst sued Robert J. Collier for 
$500,000 for libel. Mr. Irwin's story 
carried illustrations of advertisements 
and editorials in support of his state- 
ment that -the Evening Journal had 
sold its advertising pages to theatrical 
people, with the promise of an editor- 
ial by Arthur Brisbane with nearly 
every page advertisement. A promise 
of a Nell Brinkley sketch, "write-up" 
and "good notice" accompanied the 
half page advertisements. According 
to Mr. Irwin. Hearst wouldn't sell 
Brisbane for less than a $1,000 ad- 
vertisement (price of a page). 

The articles by Mr. Irwin in Collier's 
are touching upon the methods and 
policies of present day Journalism, the 
relations between the counting and 
editorial rooms. Mr. Irwin gives facts 
in substantiation of his statements. 



In mentioning the Evening Journal 
and its theatrical advertising in con- 
nection with the dramatic department 
of that paper, Mr. Irwin merely scrapei 
the surface, in so far as the actual 
conditions prevailing there are con- 
cerned. Of course, though, the alleged 
selling of the editorial page with an 
advertisement appealed to Mr. Irwin 
as the greatest offence to decent jour- 
nalism. 



So it In, to decent journalists, but 
as there is no decency in theatrical 
journalism, there are other things in 
connection with the Evening Journal's 
dramatic department, its vaudeville 
critic and theatrical advertising solici- 
tor that surprised the theatrical news- 
paper men even more. 



The stories in Collier's may do a lot 
to clean up the newspapers of this 



country. Mr. Irwin refers to the big 
dailies in his articles, without refer- 
ence to trade papers. Theatrical jour- 
nals, however, through becoming the 
trade papers for a profession the pub- 
lic is deeply interested in, get away 
from the cold hard "trade journal- 
ism." No one can easily read 
the Iron Age or the Dry Goods 
Economist, for instance, unless en- 
gaged in either of those trades. With 
theatricals, any theatre patron may 
become a reader of the theatrical pub- 
lication, finding sufficient in it to hold 
attention. 



Nowhere is there a lower grade of 
depravity in journalism than among 
the theatrical papers. They sell them- 
selves, blackmail, take money in the 
same way a highway robber might, 
and still run on, with no decency or 
honor or any one thing that would 
tend to make the very professionals 
they cater to have more respect for 
them than a dirty little yellow cur. 

It has always been that way, and 
may always be. When editors will per- 
mit their editorial and repertorial 
staff members to act as press agents, 
have outside interests, be the "mana- 
ger" or "agent" of theatrical people, 
there is small chance of a reform. 
Nor could a reform be expected when 
the managing editor of a sheet will 
think so little of the dignity of his 
position that he will stoop to become 
a press agent himself, for any sort of 
an enterprise that will repay. Nor is 
a reform possible when a theatrical 
sheet is owned by investors, without a 
ruling control in it, who have no pride 
in the paper, -but demand that a re- 
turn be made. That return must be 
had. It's up to the staff to get it. And 
they get it. 

A theatrical advertiser can dictate 
to a theatrical newspaper what it shall 
and shall not print. Mr. Irwin cites 
the large department stores as con- 
trolling in part the policy of a daily 
through their big advertising con- 
tracts. A theatrical advertiser doesn't 
have to be a large advertiser. He, 
she or it may be a little piker, spend- 
ing an insignificant amount yearly in 
the paper, but he, she or it can, and 
does, demand more return than the 
mere advertisement itself might call 
for. 



There are some advertisers in thea- 
trical sheets who order the critics at- 
tached to those papers around like so 
many little bell boys. These critics 
have two functions: to criticise and to 
solicit advertisements. On the 

business a commission is given them. 
The salary and commission make their 
weekly income from the paper. The 
critic-solicitor or news-gatherer-solici- 
tor is out for himself. He wants busi- 
ness because he can make money for 
himself. The editor tells his staff who 
are the "friends" of the paper, and 
those who are not. "The friends must 
be protected." 



Suppression of news Is essential. 
There have been theatrical papers con- 
ducted, and there are now, which find 
ii impossible to get out a newsy Issue 
because there are too many "friends" 
that "must be looked out for." 



The greatest curse a theatrical 
newspaper may have thrust upon It is 
the standing theatre advertisements. 
This is the club held over all the thea- 
trical papers by the managers. Wheth- 
er it is a daily or weekly ad, the club 
is there just the same. To "pull out 
an ad" is the only and surest way the 
manager knows of "keeping the paper 
in line." 



Variety has never been tested 
through not having carried the regu- 
lar theatre advertisements of the New 
York houses. 



The Evening Journal did not have 
to set the example. But the Journal 
did nothing to improve the situation. 
Instead it improved upon several fea- 
tures, which had become stagnated 
through long usage by others. 



The Journal lent itself freely to its 
theatrical advertiser, whether actor or 
manager. If an actress, and easily im- 
pressed, its critic attached himself as 
a press agent. But last week a legiti- 
mate actress intending to enter vau- 
deville within the month, had cards 
printed and scattered about, reading 
"Publicity by C. F. Zittel, N. Y. Jour- 
nal." 



' Probably the theatrical advertiser 
from the playing ranks who has di- 
rected theatrical papers more wholly 
than anyone else of past years has 
been Eva Tanguay. It Is only a few 
days ago that Miss Tanguay caused to 
be printed in another theatrical pa- 
per a denial of a story in Varietx 
that she was hissed off the stage at 
the Colonial theatre. The same paper 
printing that advertisement gave 
a full review of Miss Tanguay's act 
Tuesday morning, following her ap- 
pearance at the Colonial Monday. The 
review gave her act In detail, men- 
tioned the applause was so terrific 
she was recalled for a finale encore to 
render "I Don't Care." That "notice" 
was either written by Miss Tanguay 
or in the office of the newspaper. Had 
a representative been at the theatre, 
it is inconceivable that even though 
a hardened theatrical newspaper re- 
porter, he could have so contorted the 
facts. 



The same paper the same day Miss 
Tanguay's advertisement appeared 
mentioned that if there were any hiss- 
ing, it was the calcium light. Yet, 
Miss Tanguay in her advertisement 
did not deny that she was hissed, ex- 
cepting to other portions of Variety's 
story. Not another theatrical paper 
reported the disturbance at the Colo- 
nial, a matter that was street talk 
along Broadway within thirty minutes 
after it occurred. No other paper 
would print it, for an "ad" now and 
then from Miss Tanguay had gagged 
them all, like so many little pups with 
muzzles on. 



The Evening Journal's dramatic de- 
partment's work is "raw" at times. 
The Journal prints once weekly a 
horse racing chart. The originator 
of the chart, who is the critic-solicitor 
of that paper, has had as many as ten 
vaudeville acts on his hands as their 
press agent at one time. Miss Tanguay 



has been his star boarder, most likely 
paying him a weekly salary. Another 
of his stars has been Marcus Loew, 
who doubtlessly, also, pays him a sal- 
ary. Loew liked the Journal be- 
cause it didn't mind spreading the 
news around that he was a great the- 
atrical manager and a millionaire, 
made in "small time" vaudeville. Ar- 
ticles like these never yet scared an 
intending Investor. Th* Journal had 
William Morris hcokel, but fa'llng to 
make Mr. Morris a millionaire, he re- 
tired from the ring, badly bruised. 



It was Mr. Morris who, unknowing- 
ly, helped the Journal's critic-solicitor 
in his press agency and advertis'ng 
campaigns. The Journal man told 
vaudeville actors he would raise their 
salaries. Then, taking charge of the 
act (upon a percentage or salary) he 
auctioned it off between William Mor- 
ris (the "opposition" in vaudeville dur- 
ing those days), and the other faction. 
Morris got the most of the lemons 
through needing acts. When vaude- 
ville settled down with no opposition 
(occuring a short time ago), the Jour- 
nal's critic-solicitor's bus'ness fell off. 
He could promise, but couldn't de- 
liver. Vaudeville actors then discov- 
ered that "the opposition" had "boost- 
ed salaries." nothing else. The act 
which had been "boosted" also found 
out that their value decreased by Just 
one-half when the opposition ceased. 



Another paper is promising vaude- 
ville acts in return for a half 
page advertisement, a "column write- 
up during the week," a cartoon, and 
other emoluments to obtain the busi- 
ness. The price for the half page 
which carries these things with it has 
not been increased. In many cases, it 
has been lowered. It's a practice that 
results in no good to the paper em- 
ploying it. The "column write ups" 
(In the forms of a review), are laugh- 
ed at by agents and managers, the car- 
toon Is nothing more, and the same 
old finish is always there, if the act 
has "the goods," it is booked; if not, 
it is not. 



Much methods tend to destroy what 
little confidence may be. left In the- 
atrical papers. For ten years in Eng- 
land, Oswald Stoll never read a criti- 
cism In a theatrical paper. He was 
fooled once by an "advertisement-no- 
tice," and said he never would be fool- 
ed again. That one little thing, thought 
of no tmpcrtance likely by the English 
paper selling itself, may have brought 
all the English theatrical papers to 
the level they are now at. The great- 
est compliment we believe Variety 
ever received was when Mr. Stoll or- 
dered three years ago that Variktv.'s 
criticisms and New Act reports be 
filed and tabulate!, as done by the 
American managers and agents. And 
we would rather know that a manager 
or agent abroad believes he can nely 
upon Vaiukty. as truthful than all the 
money Miss Tanguay has offered to 
or would speni in Vahiktv.. 



The Collier's articles on newspapers 
are going to do much toward straight- 
ening up the dallies. Why can not 
the theatrical parers start to clean 
themselves up? 



8 



VARIETY 



IFB, ANDS AND BUT8. 

Marie Dressier is to have a new 
piece next season. She will star again 
under the direction of Lew Fields, but 
there is a likelihood that the Shuberts 
will not be Interested in the venture. 

The starring venture in "Tillie's 
Nightmare'' was a three-cornered af- 
fair in which Fields, the Shuberts and 
Miss Dressier were financially inter- 
ested. Mr. Fields had the star under 
contract, the Shuberts owned the piece 
and Miss Dressier received a salary 
and percentage of the profits for her 
services. 

There is some discussion now, it is 
said, as to whether the withdrawal 
of the star from "Tillie's Nightmare" 
leaves the ownership of the piece in 
the hands of the Shuberts, or whether 
Mr. Fields and Miss Dressier still re- 
tain an equity in it. On the other 
hand it Is maintained that if they can 
maintain any such claim, the Shuberts 
would still retain an interest in the 
future starring ventures of Miss Dress- 
ier under the Fields management. 

"Tillie's Nightmare" will go on tour, 
opening in September. Ray Cox or 
Kitty Francis may be selected by the 
Shuberts to appear in the title role. 




MARVELOUS GRIFFITH 

Who was a farmer before he became "The 
Human Adding Machine" In vaudeville, writes 
from his farm In the Hooster state that he ia 
back on the old job for the summer, but by 
August will be ready to figure and eat two 
dozen eggs for breakfast 



WEBER'S FORTY INC8. 

During the past week there have 
been several important meetings held 
in the little office in the theatre that 
bears the name of Joe Weber at tne 
corner of 2!>th street and the "Main 
Stem." 

Naught can be learned of the meet- 
ings other than it is an assured fact 
that there' has been much legal dis- 
cussion involve!. The last meeting' 
was held on Monday of the present 
week. Joe Weber, the Phillips boys 
and Mr. Weber's legal advisor, were 
present. All that'the member of the 
legal staff would divulge was that 
"Joe" has forty corporations, and that 
there is something doing at present 
that has a bearing on the coining sea- 
ion's events." 



THINGS DO CHANGE. 

St. Louis, June 7. 

Charles A. Spalding in a telegram 
to the Times confirmed a statement 
that Charles Frohman and Klaw ft Er- 
langer had acquired control of the Cen- 
tury and Olympic theatres. 

They always have been "syndicate" 
houses, but with the death of Pat 
Short, Mr. Spalding did not care to get 
any closer in to the actual manage- 
ment of his interests, hence the lease. 

The Century was leased by Spalding, 
but he owned the Olympic property, it 
is said. 

No announcement has been made of 
the man or two men who will manage 
the houses. 

J. J. Brady, former manager of the 
Century theatre here in the 90's, has, 
it is reported, been appointed manager 
of th e Olympic and Century theatres 
by Klaw & Erlanger, succeeding the 
late Pat Short. Brady is due here to- 
night to assume immediate charge. 

The acquisition of the St. Louis 
theatres by Klaw ft Erlanger seems to 
have been in the line of a definite pol- 
icy outlined by the syndicate firm, that 
of procuring its own houses under its 
own control in the larger cities. In 
these the productions made by K. ft E. 
and their associate managers will be 
presented. 

The legitimate managers believe that 
the line-up of a personally-owned cir- 
cuit amounts to an admission that 
"The Open Door" or country managers 
have proven they are in command of 
themselves, and too powerful for either 
legitimate faction to ever absolutely 
dominate them once more, as they 
were dominated in the days when Klaw 
& Erlanger were sole monarchs. 

About the only difference this makes 
to K. ft E. is the loss of the large book- 
ing commission and fees, formerly 
charged! promiscuously, besides having 
taken away their "power." The out- 
side producing manager views the situ- 
ation with complacency, believing that 
the country manager by himself, with- 
out any chains or strings, permits of 
him putting over a show and obtaining 
a route on the merit of his attraction 
alone. It has been said that in the 
olden days, the producing manager did 
not always obtain a route through that 
means. 



THOMAS* WORD ENOUGH. 

Augustus Thomas has sold a play 
to Charles Frohman entitled "The 
Devil to Pay," without having read it 
to the manager. It Is said the emi- 
nent author met the equally illustri- 
ous manager, mentioning he had a 
play to offer. Mr. Frohman immedi- 
ately accepted it, without further ado. 
When Mr. Thomas asked for an ap- 
pointment to read it, Mr. Frohman is 
sa'd to have replied: "What's the use? 
You'd make me believe it anyway." 

Mr. Thomas has always had the rep- 
utation of exercising hypnotic powers 
over managers. He holds the rec- 
ord for never having to read a play 
a second time, for the reason that once 
allow hi«m in an office to read one of 
his plays, it is a foregone conclusion 
the manuscript is sure of acceptance. 



A "GOOD ROADS" SHOW. 

Chicago, June 7. 

A big spectacular extravaganza pro- 
duction under the general direction of 
R. L. Brown, a prominent theatrical 
man of Denver, will shortly move out 
of this city, headed for the Coast and 
playing all the principal cites of the 
far west. 

It is the plan and purpose of the 
management to make a tour of the 
country along either the Rock Island, 
Santa Fe or Union Pacific Railway 
lines and no stops will be made in cit- 
ies of less than 10,000 population. The 
production is an open air proposition. 
Performances will be given either in 
baseball parks, fair grounds or other 
similar enclosures with grand stand 
accommodations. Two days' engage- 
ments are to be played in the smaller 
places, while in the larger cities the 
show will be booked for a week-stand. 

The management will make a guar- 
antee arrangement with the different 
municipalities and communities along 
the line. The net receipts over and 
above a certain figure is to be donated 
for the improvements of the highways 
in and adjacent to the cities in which 
the show will appear. In this way it 
Is expected the enterprise will be ac- 
corded the support and aid of the dif- 
ferent Boards of Trade and local Good 
Roads organizations as well as the Na- 
tional Good Roads Association, which 
is Interested in Mr. Brown's movement. 
.In addition to the company now be- 
ing rehearsed here, local talent will 
be used extensively on the way and 
with that object in view a director will 
be sent out in advance to select the lo- 
cal artists and rehearse them for their 
part in the production. 

Two sixty-foot baggage cars will be 
used in the transportation of the scen- 
ery. 




Eddie Dunn, the chief of the Cohan 
publicity staff, has blossomed out as 
"some" poet. 



ADA LEWIS 

One of the few women of the stage with 
laugh producing proclivities, now playing at 
the Folies Bergerc. 



TYLER IN LONDON. 

George C. Tyler, general manager of 
Leibler ft Co., who, with Hugh Ford, 
the stage director of the same firm, 
and Edward Morange, the scenic art- 
ist, went to Africa to study the desert 
sand storms, are back in London. 

Mr. Tyler and Mr. Ford will sail for 
America immediately after the Coro- 
nation ceremonies are completed. 



SOME WESTERN SHOWS. 

Twenty chorus girls will be carr'ed 
by Tom Miner's "Bohemians" next 
season. The principals will be Andy 
Gardner, Ida Nlcolai, Hughey Bern- 
hardt, Mildred Valmore, Gaylor and 
Wiltsie, Dan McCarty, Fred E. White- 
house, Dan Gallagher, La Tour Twin 
Sisters, Sam Collins and Bob Deming. 

Miner's "Jardin de Paris" company, 
with Bert Kendricks manager, in ad- 
dition to carrying twenty girls, will 
feature Miner's "Minstrel Maids" and 
Cora Livingston, the wrestler. Prin- 
cipals will be Abe Leavitt, Hilton and 
Lewis, Great Rago. Marion Campbell, 
Adelaide Fell, Pearl Reld, William 
Stewart, George Marlowe, Charles 
Sacb.es, Carrie Young and Arthur 
Young. 

The Three Musical Stewarts, Run- 
away Four, Tom McRea, Lydia Jospy, 
Joe Madden, Mabel Leslie, Howard 
Davis, La Petite Marvelle, Tom Nolan, 
Max Brooks, Charles Tully and wife, 
and Ben Homer have been signed for 
Morris Whitstock's "New Century 
Girls." 

Mark Linder, a young comedian, act- 
ing* as stage manager of the stock 
company at Carbondale, Pa., and for- 
merly a "legit," has been signed by 
Counlhan ft Shannon for their Western 
Wheel show. 

Sim Williams this week signed 
Helen Almora, late prima donna of the 
"Red Mill" company to play a leading 
role with his "Ideals" next season. Mil- 
ton and Delmar were engaged for his 
"Broadway Gaiety Girls." 

Pat White's show is owned by the 
Sparrow, Walker ft Edwards Co., of 
Montreal, which will have out another 
Western Wheel show next season. D. 
S. Walker is getting the new organiza- 
tion together. 



STROUSE'S NEXT SHOW. 

Harry M. Strouse will aga'n have 
"The Lady Buccaneers" on the Em- 
pire Circuit next season. The follow- 
ing principals have been engaged: 
John C. Hanson, William P. Conley. 
Sid Kerner, Hoyt and Stein, Anna 
Goldie, Morrelli and Bradley, Frank 
Gorman, Tom Gresham, L. Frank 
Miller, director. Twenty chorus girls 
will be carried. 



DAN'S SIXTH YEAR. 

Daniel Guggenheim will manage the 
Original Billy Watson "Beef Trust" 
show on the Western Wheel next sea- 
son for the sixth consecutive year. 
George Barret has been engaged as 
musical director and Harry Clayton 
will be the property man. 

The "Beef Trust" principals will be 
Billy Spencer, Charles Johnson, Bos- 
ton Comedy Four, Marlon and Thomp- 
son and Ida Walling. 

Frank Calder, who has "The Duck- 
lings" on the Western Wheel, will 
have a new burlesque next season, re- 
taining only the title. He has re-en- 
gaged Charles H. Boyle. 



AUTHOR BANKRUPT. 

Los Angeles, June 7. 
Frank L. Baum, author of "The 
Wizard of Oz," Is a bankrupt. Lia- 
bilities are placed at $12,600; assets 
at $85, the latter consisting of two 
suits of clothing and an old typewriter. 



VARIETY 



NEW HOUSES PLACED ON 

THE BURLESQ UE WHEELS 

Western Circuit Adds Star, Chicago, and Park, Phila- 
delphia. Eastern Wheel Going in St. 
Paul. Western Wheel Drawing. 



Chicago, June 7. 

The Empire Circuit Co. (Western 
Burlesque Wheel), has secured the 
Star theatre, from Jones, Linlck & 
Scheffer. Negotiations were closed for 
the Wheel by Herman Fehr. 

The Empire Co. buys the property 
for $275,000. A company will be 
formed to take it over, the Empire 
Circuit corporation subscribing $50,- 
000 to the capital stock, each director 
$5,000, and the traveling road shows 
on the Wheel allotted each $1,000 
worth of stock. 

Possession will be taken of the 
house July 1. It will be a Western 
Wheel spoke commencing with next 
season. 

Th e first report of the transaction 
said that the Western Wheel had rent- 
ed the property for eleven years at 
$14,000 yearly. 

The Star has been playing "pop" 
vaudeville* 

Besides the Star, Chicago, the West- 
ern Wheel closed this week for the 
Park theatre, Philadelphia. 

The Eastern Burlesque Wheel will 
play its attractions the coming season 
at the new Shubert theatre, St. Paul. 
A contract is in St. Paul now, only 
awaiting the signature of a local man- 
ager (Cooke) to bind the negotiations. 
The rental of the Shubert to the bur- 
lesque people will relieve the Shuberts 
of a stand in that city, which has been 
a large source of loss to them. St. 
Paul Is a notoriously poor show town. 
The legitimate end of it is now wholly 
in the care of Klaw & Erlanger. The 
Western Wheel has the Star there. 

Montreal Is a town in which the 
Eastern folk will have a theatre of 
their own for the season of '12-' 13. 
Plans are now going forward to bu'ld 
one by that time. 

The Western Wheel held its annual 
drawing June 2 at the Bon Ton the- 
atre, Jersey City. It denotes the 
opening points for all the Wheel shows 
next season. While thirty-three are 
upon the list, there will be three more 
shows added to the Wheel, as the new 
houses at Newark and Paterson are 
completed, with the extra week creat- 
ed by the addition of the Star, Chi- 
cago. A meeting of the Empire Cir- 
cuit Co. was to have been held yester- 
day to settle these matters. This will 
increase the strength of the Wheel to 
thirty-six houses, with as many shows, 
all week stands, unless a change 
should hereafter arrive. 

Richmond and Norfolk may have 
burlesque when the season opens in 
the fall. 

It is understood that Jake Wells 
has made a proposition to the Empire 
Circuit Co. (Western Wheel), which 
carries a guarantee with it, for the 
playing of the Wheel shows next sea- 
son. Nothing definite has been done 
by the Empire people. The matter was 



under discussion at a conference held 
after the drawings took place last 
week. 

The drawing for the opening posi- 
tions resulted as follows: 

"Jardln De Pari*," Folly, Chicago. 

"Bohemians," Avenue, Detroit. 

"Zallah'a Own Company," Lafayette, Buffalo. 

"Pat White's Gaiety Girls," Star, Toronto. 

"Watson's Beef Trust/6' Royal, Montreal. 

"Yankee Doodle Girls," Howard, Boston. 

"The Umpire," Columbia, Boston. 

"Follies of the Day," Bon Ton, Jersey City. 

"New Century Girls," Trocadero, Philadelphia. 

"Jolly Girls," Miner's Bowery, New York. 

"Empire Show," Casino, Brooklyn. 

Miner's "Americans," Empire, Brooklyn. 

"Avenue Girls," New Century, Kansas City. 

"Cherry Blossoms," Miner's Eighth Avenue, 
New York. 

"The Ducklings," Columbia, Scranton. 

"Big Review," Luzerne, Wllkes-Barre. 

"Girls From Missouri," Empire, Philadelphia. 

"Tiger LUUes,' Monumental, Baltimore. 

"Miss New York, Jr.," Lyceum, Washington. 

"Sam Devere's Own Show," Pennsylvania Cir- 
cuit. 

D. S. Walker's Show, Academy, Pittsburg. 

"Moulin Rouge," Apollo, Wheeling. 

" iventucky Belles," Star, Cleveland. 

"Star Show Girls," Empire, Chicago. 

"Whirl of Mirth," People's Cincinnati. 

"Cosy Corner Girls," Buckingham, Louisville. 

"Merry Maidens," Empire, Indianapolis. 

"Lady Buccaneers." Standard, St. Louis. 

"Broadway Gaiety Girls," Century, Kansas 
City. 

"Darlings of Paris," Krug, Omaha. 

' •Imperials," Star, St. Paul. 

Williams' "Ideals," Dewey, Minneapolis. 

"Girls From Reno," Star, Milwaukee. 



PRODUCING ALL FIVE SHOWS. 

For the coming burlesque season 
Dan Dody, the stage director, has 
limited himself to the production of 
the five Hurtlg & Seamon shows on 
the Eastern Burlesque Wheel. Mr. 
Dody will find no time to construct 
other attractions, excepting a single 
engagement made by him to put on 
"The Merry Maidens" for Butler. 
Jacobs & Lowrie. 

"The Maidens" will go out next 
season with a new two-act musical 
piece, book and lyrics to be written 
by Sol Aronson. 

TOM MAHONKY ENGAGED. 

Jack McAleer has been engaged by 
B. E. Forrester to manage the "Belles 
of the Boulevard" next season. Twen- 
ty-four chorus girls will be carried. 
Tom Mahoney was signed this week to 
play one of the principal parts. 



OLD TITLE HOLDS OVEK. 

The B-owman Brothers, lessors of 
the "Vanity Fair" show franchise, on 
the Eastern Burlesque Wheel from 
Gus Hill, will not change the title, 
but will put out a new burlesque in 
which they will be featured next sea- 
son. 

Ben Bolan, who managed the tour 
of "The Midnight Maidens" last sea- 
son, will look after "Vanity Fair" this 
season, while Sydney Ranken will go 
in advance. 



MARTELL TUNING THINGS UP. 

Harry Martell and his lieutenants 
ar« getting things in shape for next 
season on the Empire Circuit (West- 
ern Burlesque Wheel), and some of 
the principals have been signed for 
the three Whallen & Martell shows. 

"The Whirl of Mirth" will be the 
new show to replace "The Pennant 
Winners." It will be managed by 
Charles Daniels. 

William F. Flagg has written a 
brand new burlesque entitled "The 
Morning After" which with new scen- 
ery and costumes will be produced in 
"The Kentucky Belles" next season. 
Among the principals will be Topak 
and Manning, Byron and Benson, Mr. 
and Mrs. Lester Pike, and Relyea and 
Helene. Sixteen chorus girls and six 
male choristers will be carried. 

"Sam Devere's Show" will be Per- 
sonally managed by Lou Stark, who 
has engaged Ward and Emmett, Early 
and Late, Gertrude Lynch, Phil Mat- 
thews, Charles Rentz and wife and 
Lillie Stevens. Six chorus men and 
sixteen girls will be with that com- 
pany. 



BUILDING IN PATERSON. 

Maurice Jacobs has verified the re- 
port that Butler, Jacobs & Lowrie are 
building a new burlesque house in Pat- 
erson. Mr. Jacobs said the theatre will 
be completed by next September. It 
is to house Western Wheel shows. 




OonilriK Boon to tho Odeon Cafr, San Fran- 
cisco, ufu-r which on extended engagement In 
Honolulu will be played. 



MUST KEEP KM LIGHTED. 

One of the now orders placed in 
effect by the Western Burlesque Wheel 
is that its circuit houses must be light- 
ed up during a performance. A full 
display for next season is demanded, 
inside and outside of the theatre, the 
front portion commencing to glare 
from seven p. m. 



COLLINS HEADING "MIRTH" SHOW 

Eddie B. Collins has been selected 
to head Whallen & Martel's "Whirl 
of Mirth" show next season. 

The piece was written by Dave Ma- 
rion. There will be thirty-three peo- 
ple carried. 



SELECTS A PRIMA DONNA. 

Marie Parks, last season with 
"Naughty Marietta," has been signed 
as prima donna for "The Girls From 
Missouri." the burlesque show which 
Lewis Talbot will manage on the 
Western Wheel next season 

Frank P. Murphy and Eva Mull 
have been engaged as comedian and 
soubret for next season. 



EASTERN'S NEW BOARD. 

As reported in Variktv, last week, 
the annual meeting of the Columbia 
Amusement Co. ( Kastern Burlesque 
Wheel), June 2, brought the changes 
predicted. (Jus Hill was added to the 
Board of Directors, and John G. Jer- 
mon replaced L. Lawrence Weber, re- 
signed. Mr. Weber's resigned office 
as treasurer was filled by the election 
of R. K. Hynicka. 

The Columbia officers are J. Herbert 
Mack, president; Jules Hurtlg, vice- 
president; R. K. Hynicka, treasurer; 
Sam A. Scribner, secretary. Directors, 
Charles H. Waldron, Gus Hill, John 
G. Jermon, Edward Slegman, Charles 
Barton. 

The subsidiary companies of the Co- 
lumbia, Including the Baltimore Thea- 
tre Co. (Gayety theatre) ; Gayety Thea- 
tre Co., Louisville; Chicago Theatre 
Co. (Columbia); Toronto Theatre Co., 
(Gayety); Kansas City Theatre Co. 
(Gayety); Washington Theatre Co. 
(Gayety); Columbia Building and The- 
atre Co. (Columbia, New York), also 
elected officers and directors. Sam 
A. Scribner is president of each sub- 
sidiary company, with J. Herbert 
Mack, vice-president. Other than the 
Columbia Co. (parent), Mr. Hill was 
elected to the directorate of the To- 
ronto company only. 

The election of Hill is probably by 
arrangement, to settle all pending liti- 
gation. Mr. Hill was backed up in 
the factional fight made against the 
Columbia Co. by Fred Irwin and Harry 
Bryant. Mr. Irwin left for the north 
after disposing of his shows for next 
season. What Mr. Bryant has re- 
ceived out of all the noise made, no 
one knows. All that Mr. Bryant 
wanted, according to report, was a 
complete statement from companies in 
which he had invested money. Hill 
wanted recognition, having been re- 
vengeful since forced out of the office 
as treasurer of the Columbia Co. two 
or three years ago. From the returns, 
Mr. Hill has received his recognition, 
but another thing the "faction" made 
oath they would break, "The Voting 
Trust," still remains. It is "The 
Voting Trust" that still runs the East- 
ern Burlesque Wheel. 

The peacemaking may go on until 
perhaps Fred Irwin will yet talk and 
be talked to by J. Herbert Mack, or 
Gus Hill take lunch with Ed. Rush. 
In these days of wild words and little 
doing, no one would drop dead were 
they to see Gus Hill and Larry Weber 
having tea together. 

J. Goldenberg, once of the faction, 
ducked from under when the going 
looked bad. Another factionist, Pete 
Clark, who signed his name often 
enough to Bee it in print once or twice, 
was early pronounced harmless, be- 
cause he was not a stockholder. 

At the election of the Columbia 
Amusement Co., it developed that the 
Irwin-llill-Bryant faction had 54 votes, 
some by proxies The regular ticket 
brought out about l,7(»0 votes. Mr. 
Bryant is reported to have left in the 
middle of the meeting, much disgusted. 
The increase of the hoard to nJiH|- 
members permitted of the insertion of 
Mr. Slegman. 

The next meeting will take, place in 
July. 



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VARIETY 



HEAL OPERA FOR "VAUD." 

What will be the most important 
operatic production presented to 
vaudeville is that contemplated for 
next fall by Werba & Luescher and 
Andreas Dippel, managers and pro- 
ducers of "The Spring Maid." Messrs. 
Mark A. Luescher and Louis F. Werba 
know as much about vaudeville as 
there is to find out. With Mr. Dippel, 
they have concluded to place a one- 
act operetta in the variety field. The 
music will be by the composer of "The 
Spring Maid." Mr. Dippel, while in 
Europe this summer, will engage the 
four singers necessary to interpret the 
light score. 



DID WELL IN ENGLAND. 

(Special Cable to Variety) 

London, June 7. 

Brlce and King opened at the Tivoli 
Monday, and scored an instantaneous 
success despite a poor position and a 
very light attendance. 

Marie Fenton made her debut at 
the Palace the same night. Although 
appearing before nine o'clock, she did 
passably. 

Noblett, a quick change artist, be- 
tween Hymack and Fregoli, was a hit 
at the Coliseum. 



CONTROL PASSES ON MA RIG NY. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, June 7. 
Mr. Bonheur has purchased 600 
shares in the Folies Marigny, securing 
the controlling interest. Mr. Borney, 
manager of the house, is quite ill. Leon 
Poget will probably manage the the- 
atre in 1912. Bonheur represents a 
syndicate. His control commences 
July 1. 



BRENNAN BILL DEFEATED. 

Albany, N. Y., Jun e 7. 
The Brennan Bill was defeated in 
th e legislature today. It amended cer- 
tain sections of the present Employ- 
ment Agency Law. 



ASKED TO AFFILIATE. 

At the annual business meeting of 
the Actors' Society Thursday, the or- 
ganization discussed the proposition 
from the White Rats Actors' Union to 
affiliate with the latter body. 

The women connected with the So- 
ciety had previously discussed the mat- 
ter and the Society itself was given the 
opportunity to become closely allied 
with the union. There is opposition in 
the Actors' Society to the proposed af- 
filiation. 

The Society elected officers and 
transacted other business. 



BERT LESLIE'S NEW SKETCH. 

Bert Leslie is getting a new sketch 
ready with four people. William Ly- 
kens is after vaudeville time for it. 
Leslie will probably have another 
slangy skit on the order of his former 
hits. 



MIDGET COMEDIAN. 

Ad Newberger has a new prodigy 
in Little Lord Robert, a midget come- 
dian, twenty-two inches tall ami 
weighing fourteen pounds. 

Mr. Xewborger expects to show the 
diminutive one around New York 
within tin? next four weeks. 



THE BEEHLERS SETTLING. 

Chicago, June 7. 

Returning home after a ten-day 
visit to New York, Charles and Dave 
Beehler have decided to re-enter vau- 
deville in the guise of promoters. The 
Beehlers will open offices here shortly 
for the purpose of promoting, produc- 
ing and managing vaudeville acts. 
Both boys have been schooled under 
Martin Beck, Charles Beehler having 
been Chicago manager of the Orpheum 
Circuit for the past Ave years, and was 
private secretary to Henry W. Savage, 
previously. Dave has been for some 
time private secretary to the late C. E. 
Kohl and spent several months inau- 
gurating the Orpheum Circuit system 
in some of their smaller cities. 

Arrangements have been made with 
the booking departments of the "big 
time'' in both the east and west where- 
by the Beehlers will be able to place 
any act that can pass Inspection. They 
are at present endeavoring to secure a 
"tryout" house here, where they can 
show their goods to the various mana- 
gers booking out of Chicago. 

The Beehlers will open offices here 
in the course of a few days. 

The advance notices of the Dave 
Beehler-Florence E. Frey marriage, in 
the form of invitations, are being dis- 
tributed around Chicago by Mr. Beeh- 
ler. The ceremony takes place in 
Evansville, June 19. 

Why Mr. Beehler selected Evans- 
ville is puzzling his friends, especially 
since the couple could have easily 
made the jump to Ozark or better 
still to Elgin. The Beehlers will set- 
tle in Chicago after the excitement 
blows over. 



STRANDS IN OHIO. 

Marysville, O., June 7. 

The John W. Vogel Minstrels played 
the last performance of the season her e 
Sunday night. After the show there 
were twelve members of the company 
left in the town without funds to pro- 
ceed further. 

There had been no pay received by 

the members of the company for the 

past two weeks and the show has been 

"wild-catting." When the season 

closed here the actors signed receipts 

to the manager as having received 

their salaries in full. But, instead of 
receiving as they believed envelopes 
containing their full pay for two 
weeks, they found a neatly typed note 
on opening the outer wrapping. The 
notes were written in the same vein 
throughout; they read: "I owe you 

$ , but under circumstances and 

having hard luck, I am unable to set- 
tle with you at this time, but hope to 
do so in the near future." 

The notes were unsigned and the 
police of this c ity to whom the strand- 
ed actors appealed, could render no as- 
sistance. 



GASTON'S NEW PARTNER. 

Hazel Swanson, formerly of Car- 
tor and Swanson, is to be the new 
partner of Billy Gaston, the team to 
i><> known as Gaston and Swanson. In 
s.-v»»-!Mher Miss Swanson will go to 
1 >> «n open at the Folies Bergere 
al 



PROTECTS ONLY MEMBERS. 

Only members of the Vaudeville 
Managers' Protective Association are 
entitled to the protection of the asso- 
ciation, said an officer of it. 

"The impression seems to be out 
that we shall look after all managers 
who find themselves In trouble," he 
remarked to a Variety; representative. 
"That is not so. We give attention 
to only our own people, and in speak- 
ing of that I want to say that L. 
Schindler of Chicago, does not belong 
to the V. M. P. A." 

Variety, has also been informed that 
the Association will not indiscriminate- 
ly take in new members, but exercises 
a full discretion from applications 
made. 




TOM GILLEN 

Known from Coast to Coast as "FINNEGANS 
FRIEND" — Now planning a tour of the world. 



"EMPRESS," S-C UNIFORM NAME. 

Seattle, June 7. 

John Considine has decided the 
names of all theatres on the Sullivan 
& Considine Circuit shall be the same 
after July 1. "Empress" has been 
selected. 

Mr. Considine says the various 
names now used often confuses the 
traveling public. 



Mr. and Mrs. Earl Flynn (Nettle Mc- 
Laughlin) have been the parents of a 
girl since June 3. 



"THREE TREES" TORN UP AGAIN. 

The "Three Trees" of recitation 
fame, was torn up again this week, 
when Luescher & Werba notified the 
White Rats that any attempt by an 
officer of the organization to rent the 
"bit" out for vaudeville or other stage 
purposes would be legally resisted by 

the firm. 

Mark A. Luescher, in commenting 
on the matter this week, said that 
when dickering for the American stage 
rights to the recitation, several let- 
ters passed between his firm and the 
Rats official. The letters clearly con- 
vey the title of the recitation as far 
as the American stage rights go to 
Werba & Luescher upon the payment 
of around $250, which was paid for 
the account of Albert Whelan, a for- 
eign artist who claimed to have held 
the sole rights over here from Mark 
Sheridan, an Englishman, and the 
original owner. 

Upon purchasing the "Three Trees," 
it was made the center of a brief scene 
in Werba & Luescher's "Spring Maid," 
where it has since remained. Lately 
the "Trees" recitation has been adver- 
tised for vaudeville rental. Upon in- 
quiry Mr. Luescher was instructed to 
look at his last receipt for payment, 
if he wished to know where his Arm 
stood in the matter. Looking up the 
receipt, Mr. Luescher found that it 
limited the use of the recitation to the 
production. — • 

Smiling at the flimsy device, Mr. 
Luescher forwarded the original let- 
ters to his attorneys, with instruc- 
tions to go the limit. 



RICKEL AND WATSON PART. 

George Bickel and Harry Watson, 
the co-partners in the vaudeville firm 
of Bickel and Watson, have dissolved 
their union. The separation came 
with the closing of the season for 
"The Follies of 1910." 

Mr. Watson, of the former firm, 
will appear in the new "Follies of 
1911." Bickel and Watson have been 
a "team" for sixteen years. 



SEYMOUR AND HILL AGAIN? 

Chicago, June 7. 
It is not unlikely that next season 
will see Frank Seymour and his for- 
mer wife, Emma Hill, working to- 
gether again. Since receiving this de- 
cree of divorce Seymour has been 
working with Grace Robinson. Miss 
Robinson's marriage to Billy Van 
leaves the acrobat without a partner. 
Close friends of the couple declare 
that next season will And them to- 
gether once more. Up to a few weeks 
ago Miss Hill had been doing a single. 



ELOISE MATTHEWS. 

The pictures on the front page this 
week are of Eloise Matthews, engaged 
for the principal female role next sea- 
son with Frank Wiesberg's "Star and 
Garter Show," on the Columbia 
Amusement Co. circuit. 

Miss Matthews did not publicly ap- 
pear last season, having temporarily 
retired to further cultivate her voice. 
She is a young woman of pleasing ap- 
pearance, much personality and con- 
siderable ability. 



Laddie Cliff has been offered the 
principal comedy role in next season's 
Drury Lane pantomime, London. 



Harry Taft sails for England next 
week to fulfill contracts for the next 
twelve months. 



VARIETYr 



ii 



"SMALL TIME" WORRYING 

OVER COMING SHOWS 



Loss of "Blacklist Acts" Serious Handicap. Well 

Placed Bills Look Impossible Next Season at "Small 

Time" Admission Scale. John J. Murdock's Theory. 



From comment by "small time" 
vaudeville managers in New York, the 
outlook for good programs next sea- 
son, within a reasonable salary limit, 
is not bright. 

The "small timers" are just about 
realizing the great benefit the "black- 
list" maintained by the United Book- 
ing Offices and Orpheum Circuit was 
to them for a couple of years or more. 
During the "blacklist" days, the popu- 
lar priced vaudeville managers secur- 
ed the feature acts wanted at a rea- 
sonable figure. With the "blacklist" 
off, and all turns receiving offers from 
the "big time," the material smaller 
houses formerly depended upon is 
missing from the available list. 

Before the past season so abruptly 
ended, "small timers" commenced to 
feel the handicap. Some of the man- 
agers in the second vaudeville class 
are looking upon next season with con- 
siderable alarm. This is claimed to 
be particularly true of the Pantages 
Circuit, Sullivan-Considine and the 
Loew Circuit. Each of these three 
"small timers" was particularly fortu- 
nate during the opposition scramble 
between William Morris and the 
United Offices in securing many bar- 
gains, holding up the calibre of their 
bills to considerable class. The west- 
ern circuits especially were aided in 
this way. 

With feature acts in plentitude out 
of the question, which will mean hard 
scraping to gather a bill of good bal- 
ance, the "small time" houses may be 
forced to pay a rather heavy salary 
account to give a performance equal- 
ing in importance what their programs 
of the "blacklisted" days looked like. 
This will oblige the "small timers" 
to increase the weekly expense in ton- 
ing up their entire bills, until, it is 
said, that the eastern "small timers," 
those of the middle-west and perhaps 
the western time in the under division 
may experience much difficulty in mak- 
ing both ends meet at the present 
prevailing admission scale, 10-15-25 or 
10-20-30. 

The situation is looked to squarely 
face the "small time" manager when 
in cities containing the first class 
vaudeville. The cross roads will be 
reached, the showmen say, when the 
smaller manager finds it s imperative 
that he should either reduce the cost 
of his show or increase the box office 
rates. To do the latter must carry 
with it a regular bis; time program, 
unless the managers expect to hold 
former patronage with the show itself 
only advanced in the salary list. 

A few points more in admission, and 
the "small timer" knows he is then 
on the footing of the "big time." When 
that is reached, either "big time" show 
must be given or desperate chances 
taken. 

A "small time" manager remarked 
to a Variktv. representative this week 



that as he watched the progress and 
the development, also the evolution of 
the "small time," he realized the 
soundness of John J. Murdock's theory 
on the cutting of salaries. 

"Mr. Murdock's theory on salary 
cutting," said the manager, 'is that 
to decrease salary below the level nat- 
urally reached would be to open the 
door for opposition. Mr. Murdock has 
told me he believes in holding up the 
salary of first class acts, for, In that 
way the expense of a weekly show 
renders it dangerous for anyone to at- 
tempt to compete. 

"The opposition which might last a 
month or more at the present standard 
of price, according to the Murdock 
theory, would pass away while experi- 
menting. With a lower salary scale 
the same opposition might remain in 
the field twice as long, during which 
profitable business could commence to 
come in. 

"That is why the big managers do 
not want to cut salary, although the 
smaller managers associated with them 
are always clamoring that something 
of this sort be done. The high salary 
is the safeguard of the big time man- 
ager, who can afford to pay the price, 
and does so in the knowledge that he is 
also insuring himself against competi- 
tion. 

"I never thought so much of that 
theory until I watched this 'small time' 
come up," continued the manager. 
"Were salaries lowered or big cuts 
attempted, the 'small time' could grow 
again, or exist with larger programs 
at the cost of their present bills. 

"About the only hope for the 'small 
time* now that I see is to wait until 
the big fellows are all through, and 
then take what is left. They will 
have trouble even then, for those re- 
maining over will still hang on to big 
time hopes, taking a week here and 
there before concluding to go on tour 
over a small time circuit." 



50C. FOP VAUDEVILLE. 

Philadelphia, June 7. 
There is an over-supply of vaude- 
ville acts around town now due to the 
closing of quite a number of the "pop" 
houses in this vicinity. The rainy 
and cool weather this week helped 

business a lot, but the list of open 
houses is growing smaller each week. 
Last week Keith's Bijou, after a 
successful run of "pop" vaudeville, 
closed for the summer, to reopen early 
in August as a "pop" vaudeville house 
of a little better grade than during 
the past season. It is planned to 
play a good class of acts, two shows 
a day with the admission advancing to 
a scale of 10 to 50 cents. This brings 
the Bijou back to its original scale 
when B. P. Keith started continuous 
vaudeville there more than twenty 
years ago. 



OFFERING BTOCK FOR SALE. 

Detroit, June 7. 

.Charles H. Miles, President of the 
Miles- Detroit Theatre Co., has adver- 
tised for sale stock in the Miles thea- 
tre, Detroit. The par value per share 
is placed at $10. 

It is understood the placing on the 
market of stock in the Miles theatre 
is for the purpose of raising money to 
build a house for the Miles CircuK In 
Omaha. 



NHEEDY, EASTERN REP. 

M. R. Sheedy has been appointed 
eastern representative for Bert Le- 
vey, the Pacific Coast agent. 



$150,000 PICTURE LOSS. 

The Powers Moving Picture Com- 
pany sustained a severe loss by fire 
Monday afternoon when its studio at 
241st street, New York, was destroyed. 
An electric bulb on a droplight became 
hot and set fire to a celluloid negative. 

The company estimates its loss at 
$150,000, with no insurance. 




COURTNEY SISTERS 

Who have jumped to the front with one stride 
in their first season' in the two-a-day. The 
sisters will next season be seen in the new 
F,cw Fields" show, "The Never Homes." 

NEW PROGRAM COMPANY. 

Chicago, June 7. 
The Sterling Program Company is 
being incorporated by Dr. J. B. Son- 
nenchein for the purpose of printing 
programs for the various Chicago 
"small time" vaudeville houses. Dr. 
Sonnenschein has opened offices here. 
This is the first time anyone has given 
attention to the smaller houses here, 
the Riley Advertising Co., hanilng 
most of the larger cnes. S. W. Hertz 
is a partner in the Sterling Co. 



FROM LEMON TO FLIVVER. 

Chicago, June 7. 
It is said about town that the Sul- 
livan-Considine people arc trying to 
get rid of the Trevett, on the south 
side. They purchased it from Col. 
Trevett last season at a price suppose:! 
to be $25,000. The Trevett has been 
a lemon from the time the cornerstone 
was laid. When S.-C. took over tne 
house it fell from a lonion to a flivver 
in the estimation of local theatrical 
experts. The house formerly played 
one show a night, but the new owners 
changed the policy to thre«'-a-day. The 
absence of entrances made it difficult 
to exit the first show crowd and admit 
the second night audience without 
causing a jam. 



LOEW-S-C UNFINISHED. 

There's something unfinished about 
that much touted "small time" book- 
ing amalgamat'on between the Loew 
and Sullivan-Considine circuits. The 
dark gentleman hanging around the 
woodshed is said to be the refusal of 
William Morris, as an individual, to 
enter into the agreement. 

Mr. Morris is a one-third holder in 
the former Morris Circuit and the 
Loew-Morris booking agency. It is 
reported he was willing to have Wil- 
liam Morris, Ink., get in on the affilia- 
tion deal, but shied when noticing in 
the agreement papers that someone 
had left out the "Ink," which distin- 
guishes between William as himself 
and his corporation. 

When the scheme was first broached 
and gobbled up by both sides, the 
former suite occupied by Joe Schenck 
in the Loew agency was cleared of all 
encumbrances, the cleaning women 
given a free rein to go as far as they 
liked, and everybody waited for S-C. 
to file In. 

At the Loew office they say that a 
lease held by Sullivan-Considine te 
holding that agency back from mak- 
ing a move. 

There have been stories lately that 
Mr. Morris would shortly leave the 
combined booking agency he is now 
connected with, but no confirmation 
can be had. Morris denies all such 
rumors. It would not be surprising, 
however, if Bill should go to England 
shortly. The strongest tie between 
Loew and Morr's just now is the 
Harry Lauder touring contract, for 
next season over here. That was 
dumped into the pot by Mcrris, along 
with other assets of the William Mor- 
ris Circuit (including the lease of the 
New York American, worth about 
$250,000, which will be enough to 
stand off the losses on the "small 
time" policy of the former Morris Cir- 
cuit for a few weeks yet). 

The other day while speaking to 
Lee Shubert, who asked William Mor- 
ris why he didn't stick It out, Mr. 
Morris is reported as replying "What 
could I do? All that I had was a 
bunch of debts, Isman's auditors, and 
Bloom's encourapement." 

"The" Bloom is Edward L., gen- 
eral manager of William Morris, Inc., 
at a salary of $15,000 yearly. Mr. 
Bloom's present duties, according to 
information, Is looking after the elec- 
tric light bulbs and seeing that the 
bartenders on the roof don't over- 
sweeten the lemonade. Every time 
Marcus Loew meets Mr. Bloom on pay 
day, they embrace. 

The Hoof show on the American 
broke fairly well last week. Enough 
people, who never Haw the garden be- 
fore, on account of the prices, wan- 
dered upstairs to get a cheap peek. 
During the twenty-minute intermis- 
sion, refreshments were served on a 
scientific plan. Only soft drinks could 
be had, with ten-cent lemonade head- 
lined. The girl ushers from down- 
stairs were promoted to waitresses Tor 
the night performance above. It is 
not known whether they split their 
tips r>0-50 or buy the privilege out- 
right for the week. Wednesday, the 
girls were hoping that Mr. Loew start- 
ed no other Hoof Harden, as they said 
tni-v might have to split the week, and 
the customers were just getting to 
know them well enough to promise a 
present at the end of the summer. 



VARIETY 



TO MAURICE SHAPIRO 

IN MIMORIAM 

His brain was big; 

His heart was bigger Hum his brain. 
"To know him was to love h'.in." 

Might well l>e said again. 
For kindness was his greater part; 

Helf found no place within his heart; 
The hand that took as freely gave; 

To selfishness a King, to thaiity a slave. 
More might be said, but one word will explain: 

Love— 'twas the boon he gave, and Love, his gain. 
And this, his epitaph on Memory's shrine; 

He drank the gall alone, and shared the wine. 

Alfred Bryan. 



The death of Maurice Shapiro, the 
well known music publisher, last Wed- 
nesday, started all sorts of rumors 
afloat as to the disposition of the busi- 
ness. Edgar Selden, speaking for the 
concern, said: 

"Mr. Shapiro's death, while sudden, 
was not unexpected. We have looked 
for some such occurrence for the past 
five years, and the one who knew it 
better than all of us was Shapiro him- 
self. He expressed himself time and 
again as being ready when his day 
came. 

"To that end he had arranged the 
office staff 8 of both his New York and 
Chicago places and also the heads of 
his stores, so that the business would 




MAURICE SHAPIRO. 



not be interrupted in the event of his 
demise. He has planned all his new 
issues until next October. I will con- 
tinue as heretofore as general man- 
ager and Louis Bernstein, Mrs. Sha- 
piro's brother, will look after her in- 
terests. 

"The will, which is less than three 
hundred words in length, leaves the 
entire estate to his wife, also appoint- 
ing her sole executrix." 

A tribute to the memory of Mr. Sha- 
piro was contained in a letter received 
this week by Meyer Cohen, manager 
for Charles K. Harris. The writer is 
Col. A. H. Goetting, the largest jobber 
in music, and probably the next gover- 



nor of Massachusetts. Col. Ooetting 

wrote: 

"Poor Shapiro is gone. I guess 
the music business killed him and 
I have an idea if people will con- 
tinue in this business there will be 
some others dropping off In about 
the same way. It is a business that 
is full of cussedness and very little 
is left to commend itself. Last year 
I had to leave my business for over 
three months on account of the bick- 
ering and fretting connected with 
it. Well, there is no use in my tell- 
ing you all about this. You are ob- 
serving enough to know what is go- 
ing on and know very well if you 
had gotten into some other business 
you would have had more peace of 
mind, escaped a great deal of abuse, 
been happier and had a great deal 
more money. With your energy and 
your resourcefulness in some other 
line you would have retired by this 
time and have had plenty of money 
to have lived on the remainder of 
your life. Thank heaven that I my- 
self managed to make investments 
outside the music business which 
have turned out all right. The 
money was not made in the music 
business, but In real estate, and like 
a darn fool, I took some of It to put 
in the music business." 



JOE HOWARD SAILING. 

On the George Washington this 
week passage was booked for Joe How- 
ard, the writer, actor and manager, 
who intended remaining on the other 
side until August. Returning then, 
Mr. Howard contemplated presenting 
himself in vaudeville in the principal 
scene from "The Goddess of Liberty," 
with twelve people. 

On Wednesday Howard was endeav- 
oring to cancel his passage and remain 
in New York. 

Mr. Howard's wife, Mabel Barrison, 
is now resting at Cranford, N. J. 



DIOKSON GOING BACK. 

Mace Greenleaf, Philip Sheffield, 
Barbara King and Charles D. Herman 
have been engaged to appear in 
Charles Dickson's new comedy, "The 
Ingrate," which will be produced in 
New York early in September. 

It looks like a certainty that Dick- 
son himself will get back in the lime- 
light next season, in the new show. 
Bernard Randall will be his business 
manager; Martin J. Cody, stage man- 
ager. 



RETURNS WITH BOOKINGS. 

With several more or less import- 
ant foreign engagements! entered for 
the Folies Bergere, New Yprk, Wil- 
liam Harris returns to this side dur- 
ing the week. 

While abroad, Mr. Harris booked 
Inez and Reba Kaufman for twenty 
weeks at the New York Folies, opening 
Sept. 11. This is the longest term 
contract the Folies has yet made. The 
Marbas, foreigners, will start a date 
there March 18, next. Muriel Hard- 
ing, a pianologiste and mimic, and 
Josie Collins, daughter of the late Lot- 
tie Collns, have also been secured. 

The Four Fords took part in the 
Folies Cabaret show this week. Emma 
Francis will go in the variety perform- 
ance as a "single" June 19, and La 
Titcomb opens for two weeks June 26. 

It Is likely that Jeanette Denarber, 
the French soubret, who has been with 
the Folies since the house opened, will 
play for the Shuberts next season. Her 
agreement expires June 18. The op- 
t'on for further time contained within 
her contract with the Folies manage- 
ment has not been exercised. 



STARS TO PAY. 

Chicago, June 7. 

Owing to the failure of Nora Bayes, 
who, with her husband, is starring in 
"Little Miss Fix-It" at the Chicago 
Opera House to appear at the matinee 
performance Wednesday of last week 
the management had to refund more 
than $600 over the box office window. 

The house management refused to 
lose its share of the money the au- 
dience represented and the manage- 
ment of the attraction will have to 
stand for the amount being deducted 
from the statement at the end of the 
week. 

The producing managers, Werba & 
Leuscher, will look to their stars for 
a settlement of the claim. Whether 
the latter will pay only the house 
share of the loss, or pay that and also 
reimburse the owners of the show, is 
in dispute at present. 

The first week of the engagement 
at the Opera House, "Little Miss Fix- 
It" played to $5,500, gross. 



SAVAGE IN MILAN. 

Henry W. Savage spent the greater 
part of last week in Milan, Italy, con- 
ferring with the music house of the 
Ricordis, publishers of the Puccini op- 
eratic scores, regarding his forthcom- 
ing production in English of the 
Italian composers latest masterpiece 
"The Girl of the Golden West." 

At Savage's office in New York, Mad- 
ison Corey the "Governor's" right 
hand man, stated that Mr. Savage 
would return to this country either 
late this month or early in July and 
that from the time of his arrival home 
there would be a general rush of prep- 
aration for the coming season. The 
first few weeks will be given over to 
the selection of the cast for the new 
grand opera. 



ELIZABETH MURRAY HEADLINING. 

Chicago, June 7. 
Th e Majestic will have as Its head- 
liner for a week this summer, Eliza- 
beth Murray, who scored so emphati- 
cally in "Mme. Sherry." The contract 
has been signed. 



ALICE LLOYD SHOW SETTLED. 

An Alice Lloyd show for next sea- 
son (by Jan. 1) was settled upon last 
week, when Miss Lloyd placed herself 
under the management of Werba & 
Leuscher. The piece will be an op- 
eratic production. Mark A. Leuscher 
and Harry B. Smith may sail June 
14 on the Mauretania, the same boat 
Miss Lloyd has engaged passage 
for, to witness the Coronation in 
London. She will return to New York 
in September. 

Several legitimate managers were 
after Miss Lloyd. The Pat Casey 
Agency also placed before her 
an offer for another Orpheum Circuit 
tour, or a season in the eastern vaude- 
ville houses. 




ROSE STAHL. 

JUST ASKING, THAT'S ALL. 

Mlstanguett, a French soubret on 
the style of Fougere, is asking $1,250 
a week for American vaudeville. 



SECOND CONFESSIONAL PLAY 

Gustave Frohman has signed con- 
tracts with the Oppenheimer Brothers 
of St. Louis, to produce in that city 
about July 1, a play called "Father 
Jerome." The play deals with the 
secrets of the confessional. Orrin 
Johnson, who created the role of the 
priest in "The Confession," has been 
selected for the leading role. 

Hal Reid, author of "The Confession" 
says he has been assured that "Father 
Jerome" is not an infringement on 
his play. 



20-YEAR OLD PIECE. 

John Ransone is contemplating re- 
viving "Across the Atlantic," a comedy 
drama in which he starred twenty 
years ago. Mr. Ranson e may take 
the piece without change and play it 
in stock, assuming the principal role 
himself, or he may boil it into a 22- 
niinute sketch for vaudeville. 



FRIARS' TOUR CLOSE. 

The Friars Frolic plays the Globe 
theatre tonight (Friday), ending a 
trip of ten days on the road. The 
show will be the same as when first 
presented at the New Amsterdam 
May 28, including Weber and Fields 
(who did not accompany the troupe 
en tour). 



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London, May 31. 
Fred Ginnett is dangerously 111. He 
was at the Vaudeville Club the other 
afternoon and complained of feeling 
queer. Two doctors and a specialist 
are now attending him for pneu- 
monia. 

George Kdwardeg, the theatrical 
manager, underwent a serious opera- 
tion last week at his house in Regent 
Park. He is now progressing favor- 
ably. The operation was postponed 
until after the production at Daly's 
of "The Count of Luxembourg." 



Victoria Monks' father, Andrew 
Thomas Monks, died May 21 from 
heart failure. The deceased leaves six 
children, all grown up and well pro- 
vided for. 



Wish Wynne has returned to the- 
London Pavilion with new songs, in 
every way worthy successors as char- 
acter studies to those she gave on her 
last visit. One "ER" is an extremely 
comical servant girl character, and 
another, a charming presentation of a 
love-sick country girl. This artist will 
shortly be seen again in America. 

The new Empire was opened at 
Preston to a capacity audience. It 
has a seating capacity of 2,500. 



The Alhambra, Glasgow, closed May 
27 and will remain dark until August 
Bank Holiday (Aug. 7) when .the new 
house will open with a change of pol- 
icy, playing twice nightly. The Al- 
hambra started around Christmas 
time, with one show nightly at a high- 
er scale of admission than Is charged 
In the twice-nightly halls. The Glas- 
gow public seemed satisfied to pay the 
extra money, but expected big bills in 
return. The management was will- 
ing to offer the heavy programs, but 
was not able to secure the material. 
It was found impossible to obtain fifty- 
two headliners during the running 
year, necessary to the success under 
the once nightly policy. It is expected 
the hall will be a big winner under the 
new plan, as has been the Paladium, 
London, which started under the one- 
show-a-night and was forced into the 
other policy. 



Slierek & Hraff have dissolved part- 
nership. Many rumors have been 
afloat about the firm for some time. 

Jordan and Harvey are going to 
Australia to appear on the Brennan 
Tour. 



A number of continental managers 
were In London last week looking for 
talent. They claimed that nothing of 
importance could be found. H. B\ 
Marlnelll was also here for a few days. 



Just back from Australia, are due to 
open at the Wintergarten, Berlin, Aug. 
17. Collins and Hart are going in 
the Provinces for six weeks, starting 
at Leeds, May 29. They sa 1 for the 
States (home) on the Prince Frederick 
Wilhelm, July 9. 



Morris and Leona, who were booked 
for some time to come, were suddenly 
stopped in their work through the 
death of Miss Leona in Paris, May 20. 

William Grossman, the New York 
attorney, who has had charge of the 
affairs of The Great Lafayette for a 
number of years, has been appointed 
receiver of the English estate of the il- 
lusionist who lost his life in the Edin- 
burgh fire. The Chancery Court made 
the appointment, with the consent of 
Alfred Neuberger, brother of the de- 
ceased, the nearest known relative. 



David Paget, a fourteen year old 
boy violinist, who has been playing on 
the streets to help support his parents, 
attracted the attention of the Kaiser 
and Kaiserin at Lady Londesbor- 
ough's garden party at Dunstan's Re- 
gent Park. The boy won a prize of 
ten guineas at a street performers' 
concert last April, since which time he 
has been appearing in the music halls 
here- The Empress was so impressed 
by the boy's playing that it is said she 
will interest herself in his future. 



George English, one time proprie- 
tor of the Sebright, died last week. 
He leaves a widow and four children. 



The Six Brothers' Luck lost $10,- 
000 in stage properties through a 
Are May 20 in a storehouse which 
they rented to keep their props. 




LL.J opens at the Tivoll, Stockholm, 
June 1. The Six American Dancers, 



DE LONG SISTERS 

Of Frank Milton and the Do I,onn Slutori. 
who sailed last week for England to play a 
■Ix weeks' engagement at the Coliseum. Lou- 
don. 




PARIS NOTES 



BY EDWA1D O. KENDIEW 



Paris, May 31. 
The new management which has ta- 
ken over the Paris Alhambra, as a 
private enterprise, for the month of 
June, has engaged % the following as 
the opening show, June 1: Les Totos, 
Lilly Belle, Maxim and Mad, Aldon 
and Lopez, Great Dane and Miss SUla, 
Court and Claire, Tramel (French 
Singer), Antonio de Bilbao and Mon- 
gigongo, Little Pich (not Tich), Sev- 
erus Schaeffer, Alfred Schneider and 
his twenty-two lions; pictures, and a 
pantomime "Nuits de Paris" with Xav- 
ier e de L'.ka and Paul Pranck. Gaston 
Danville is financing this month's en- 
terprise of the Alhambra. 



Arlette Dorgere, the Parisian sou- 
bret, has been engaged for the open- 
ing show at the new music hall in 
Buenos Aires. 

The Comedie Francaise reading com- 
mittee has accepted by a unanimous 
vote a three-act piece In verse, enti- 
tled "Janick," by Paul Ferrler. The 
author is president of the French So- 
ciety of dramatic authors this year. 



It is the journalist Noziere who will 
adapt Guy -de Maupassant's well known 
book "Bel Ami" to the stage. The 
play will probably be given at the Par- 
is Vaudeville next year. Pierre El- 
zear had also started to write a play 
on the same story, but the administra- 
tors of the estate of Maupassant state 
they have not given him that author- 
ity. 

The weather is delightful, after a 
series of chilly evenings, which -had 
an effect on the al fresco establish- 
ments. After several postponements 
the Jardin de Paris finally started for 
its 1911 season, with a vaudeville 
program devoid of big acts. Among 
the people who inaugurated the sum- 
mer show are Humpstl-Bumpsti (no 
connection with ftice and Prevost); 
El Sarrazlno, artistic posing; Eva de 
Clerk, high school riding; Maymie and 
Hilman, 5 Brems Stepherus, etc. 



Several changes are listed at the 
Paris Folies Bergere for June, with the 
withdrawal of Polalre, Chevalier and 
2 Marbas. The revue still attracts, 
the number of foreign visitors being 
very large. 



Pinard & Co., owners of the Ambas- 
sadeurs and Alcazar d'Ete, have en- 
gaged Olivier Cambon as musical di- 
rector. Both these establishments are 
now feeling the effect of the warm 
weather, although the receipts are sat- 
isfactory. Among the artists booked for 
P. L. Flers* revue, due middle of June 
at the Alcazar, are Mary Max and 
Mile, de Williams. There Is every 
prospect of it being a propitious sum- 
mer for open-air entertainments; 1910 
was disastrous. Already the Marigny 
is playing to capacity nightly. 



be on the program at the Nouveautes, 
but it is certain that Feydeau's 
"Champignol malgre lui" (one of the 
best comic military farces written) 
will be the closing event of this fa- 
mous house. It shuts July 1, at the 
latest, and soon after the theatre will 
be demolished. Under these condi- 
tions Soulie withdrew his play. It 
may be seen elsewhere next season. 



M. Mortier will keep his theatre Mi- 
chel open a part of the summer at 
least, and intends to revive shortly 
that charming short play by Francis 
de Croisset, "La Bonne Intention," 
with Jeanne Granier back in the lead- 
ing role. 

Regina Badet, who brought many to 
the Theatre Antoine last winter to see 
her licentious dance in "La Femme et 
le Pantin," will reappear in vaudeville 
this summer at one of the Champs 
Elysees establishments. She failed to 
please at the Palace, London, but be- 
cause of her long connection with the 
Opera Comique, and her recent crea- 
tion at the Theatre Antoine, is cer- 
tain to make a sensational attraction 
here. 



An excellent curtain-raiser entitled 
"Incident of April 7," by Tristan Ber- 
nard (author of "English as she is 
spoken") is being given at the Theatre 
de l'Athenee. 



A vaudeville program will be given 
during the "summer at Monte Carlo, 
from June 2 to end of October. Rog- 
ers, the administrator of the Eldorado, 
Nice, is attending to the bookings. 

A monument to the memory of the 
two Coquelin brothers will be Inau- 
gurated at Boulogne-sur-Mer, the na- 
tive place of these actors, July 16. 



The Wintergarten, Berlin, remains 
open this year throughout the sum- 
mer. 



DREW COMPANY TROUBLES. 

Denver, June 7. 

Sidney Drew, who played here at the 
Orpheum all last week, closed his sea- 
son Sunday night and endeavored to 
take a Union Pacific train bound for 
the east. Accompanied by his wife he 
planned to go direct to New York. The 
members of his company demanded 
transportation to New York, but it Is 
said they were refused. 

They asserted that when they re- 
paired to Mr. Drew's dressing room 
to enforce their demand, they were 
met by a revolver in the star's hand 
and beut a hasty retreat. Drew en- 
deavored to leave the theatre in a tax- 
icab and declares that one of his com- 
pany chased him with an open knife. 
He boarded the train, but the actors 
followed, dragging him off, continuing 
the altercation while the train depart- 
ed without him. 



A piece called "Je viens de cueillir The Brennnn Hill *.,* to have como 

Celine" by Maurice Soulie should now up for a vote at Albany Wednesday. 



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RUNAWAY DAUGHTER WANTED. 

Houston, Tex., June 7. 

With a very wealthy father, and 
everything that she could have wished 
for, Adelaide Cope, 18- year-old daugh- 
ter of W. H. Cope, has been missing 
from her home since April 2. 

It is believed that the young woman 
was "stage struck," and may be at 
present appearing in the chorus of 
some show or vaudeville act. The 
girl's mother has been under a physi- 
cian's care, in a precarious state of 
health, since Adelaide ran away. 

Mr. Cope is the vice-president of the 
International Great Northern Railroad 
(running through Texas). He has 
stated that should his daughter return 
to comfort her mother, and restore her 
to health, he will finance a production 
for her. 



INTERSTATE BUILDING TWO. 

Chicago, June 7. 
The Interstate Amusement Co. has 
filed plans for the two new theatres, 
one in San Antonio and another In 
Dallas. Both houses will be named 
Majestic. The present Majestic, 
Dallas, owned by the Interstate, will 
be transformed Into a 5-10 vaudeville 
and picture house upon completion of 
the new theatre. Operations will com- 
mence in both towns within sixty days 



VAUDE DOESN'T GO. 

Houston, Tex., June 7. 
Sullivan-Considlne summer vaude- 
ville in the Sydney Wies theatres down 
around here hasn't panned out. All 
the houses shut a week ago. Thea- 
tres at Oklahoma City, San Antonio 
and here, were among them. 



BUILDING POP HOUSE. 

Washington, June 7. 
The Imperial Theatre Co., Is erect- 
ing a new house on 9th, between 
D and E streets. It is to be finished 
by Oct. 1. The house will be mod- 
ern in every respect and will house 
popular priced vaudeville. W. S. Mc- 
Kean is to manage. 



THEATRE PANIC AVERTED. 

Seattle, June 7. 

A panic was averted at the Star The- 
atre Sunday by the coolness of the 
employees when a fire started in the 
picture machine booth. $200 damage 
resulted. The house was crowded, and 
the audience inclined to stampede. 

The Star turns from burlesque to 
"pop" vaudeville June 12. 



LA SALLE CLOSED. 

Chicago, June 7. 
Abe Jacobs has abandoned his plan 
of keeping the La Salle open during 
the summer with "pop" vaudeville. 
The public refused to patronize. Jacobs 
closed the house last week. 



A CHANGE OF POLICY. 

Chicago, June 7. 
The Myer's Grand theatre at Janes- 
ville will discontinue playing road 
shows next week and instead will offer 
a first class vaudeville show booked 
through the W. V. M. A. 



Harry Cooper says his brother Ike 

Cooper would have nothing to say 

about any act Harry appeared in. Ike 
had his say last week. 



NEW THEATRE AND PLAY. 

"Author-actor-manager" is the hy- 
phenated title that may hereafter be 
conferred upon William Collier in the 
near future. 

Next season Mr. Collier will be un- 
der his own management in a new 
play written by himself, and to be pro- 
duced in a new theatre of which he is 
to be lessee and manager. 

The piece is now being written and 
work upon the erection of the theatre 
is to be begun shortly. The location 
of the new playhouse is on the north 
side of 48th street, opposite the Sher- 
man apartment house. Felix Isman, 
the real estate operator, is building it 
and has leased it to the comedian for 
a term of years. 



JERRY FLYNN LEAVES. 

With a record of twelve years of 
popularity behind him, Jerry Flynn 
left his position as treasurer of Keith- 
Proctor's Fifth Avenue theatre last 
Sunday night. Mr. Flynn resigned 
some days before. His future plans 
have not been settled upon. Extremely 
well liked by the patrons of the the- 
atre as well as the firm of managers, 
Mr. Flynn will be greatly missed at 
the wicket down there. 

The Fifth Avenue may not remain 
open all summer. That will depend 
upon the state of business. If clos- 
ing, July 2 will be about the time. 

Treasurer Brink, formerly at the 
Union Square, replaces Mr. Flynn in 
the treasurer's office. 




ALICE MORELOCK 

Who wrltea and plays her own iketche». 

*XO TRADE IN STAMPS. 

New Orleans, Jun^ 7. 

The office at 701 Whitney Bank 
building is still there; the sign of the 
Southern Amusement Premium Co. 
still adorns the doorway; but George 
J. Rose manager of the concern is 
hot at his old desk and has not been 
s'nee last Saturday. Gone is the man- 
ager, and with him about $1,200, it is 
alleged, which he collected from local 
retail merchants who bought picture 
show tickets that Rose was under con- 
tract to redeem from picture theatres 
at 2% cents each, the price at which 
they were sold to the retail merchants 
being one cent more. Rose's scheme 
was the "trading stamps" thing adapt- 
ed to meet amusement conditions, but 
he left, and did not redeem, 



GOING ON THEIR OWN. 

Jerome & Schwartz are going to be 
publishers on their own account, that 
is, to the extent of publishing all songs 
specially written for performers and 
all musical comedy and operatic scores. 

This will do away with the necessity 
of establishing a professional depart- 
ment and no free copies or free orches- 
trations are contemplated. All of 
which will not Interfere with their 
placing ballads and other songs de- 
signed for general consumption with 
such publishers as may care to accept 
them. 

With the well known reputation of 
Mr. Jerome as a writer of lyrics, mon- 
ologs and "books," with Mr. Schwartz's 
fame as a composer attached, It is pos- 
sible the firm will spread out to fill a 
big void in the show business. 



HITS SEVERAL PLAYS. 

Assemblyman James A. Foley, of 
this city, introduced in the Assembly 
at Albany, May 24, a bill that passed 
the Senate last week, and is now In 
the hands of the governor for his sig- 
nature. If signed it will become a 
misdemeanor for anyone to imperson- 
ate the Deity, either in public or pri- 
vate. 

It will prevent the playing in this 
state of several well known plays such 
as "The Passing of the Third Floor 
Back," "The Servant in the House," 
etc., despite the fact that these plays 
treat the subject reverently. 



BILLBOARD INJUNCTION. 

The South Bend (Ind.) Bill Posting 
Co. prevented the Ringlings Bros, last 
week from using the billboards, which 
the posting company said had been 
leased to the Hagenbeck-Wallace show. 

A temporary injunction was granted 
until the hearing for final settlement 
comes off. 



"WILD WEST" AT BEACH. 

It was reported around this week 
that Eddie Arlington wonM bring the 
California Frank "Wild West" show 
down around Coney Islar ' this sum- 
mer, for a run. 



GOT THE INSTIGATOR. 

There had been a disturbing out- 
break in the gallery of the town the- 
atre, the night before, on the attempt 
of a portly female member of the 
performing troupe to unload "Curfew 
shall not," etc., on an unwilling audi- 
ence. This affair being reported to 
the chief of pclice the following day, 
that officer detailed one of his sub- 
ordinates to the gallery for the next 
evening performance. 
, "If a repetition of last night's af- 
fair is started," was the chief's com- 
mand to his detail, who, it happened, 
was a new addition to the force and 
an Irishman, "be sure you arrest the 
instigator!" 

Late that evening this policeman 
reappeared before his superior. 

"Well," inquired the chief, "noting 
the perspiring face of his new police- 
man, "was there another disturbance 
In the gallery?" 

"There was," replied the officer. 

"Did you get the instigator?" 

"Oi did. Oi locked up th' woman 
that made th' speech!" 



WATCHING THE FOLIE8. 

Though the management of the 
Folles Bergere seems to believe its 
program for the Cabaret performance 
is not public knowledge through not 
being billed nor advertised, the vaude- 
ville managers apparently have a way 
of learning who is to play there, before 
the booking is entered. 

Last week Nat Wills was asked why 
he contemplated the Folles. That caus- 
ed Nat to accept a date at Hammer- 
stein's, June 19. This week the Four 
Fords were told if they had not ap- 
peared there, their open time this sum- 
mer would have been filled in by the 
United Booking Offices. 

William Hammerstein Is the man- 
ager with his finger on the key. The 
s tuatlon with the Folles playing 
"United acts" is gathering more ten- 
sion daily. 



DAUGHTER RUNS AWAY. 

Lillian Lovette in private life Lil- 
lian White, has been missing from her 
parents' home at 416 East 60th street, 
New York City, for the past week. 

The girl left a letter stating she 
would commit suicide. The girl's pa- 
rents are distracted and will appre- 
ciate any information regarding their 
daughter's whereabouts. 

Miss Louvette was at one time con- 
nected with the Overing Trio. 



A $200 TRIP. 

Boston, June 7. 
Mary Barry claimed that she tripped 
over a rope while entering a tent at 
the Buffalo Bill show, June 17, 1907. 
This caused her to fall and she sued 
the show for the injuries received. 
Judge McLaughlin awarded her $200 
damages. The defence offered no evi- 
dence. 




EVA MUDGE 

NEW MANAGER AND POLICY. 

rnontown, Pa., June 7. 
The Consolidated Amusement Co., 
whith has been running vaudeville at 
the West End theatre for the past 
two years, failed to take up the op- 
tion on the lease, calling for three 
more years. Harry Beeson has once 
more stepped in and will manage the 
theatre himself, playing first class at- 
tractions next season. 



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15 



COHSK QUITTING NEW YORK. 

What started out like a whirlwind 
with all the accoutrements of some- 
thing immense in the way of big finan- 
cial returns for summer stock man- 
agers has proved nothing more than a 
flash, as company after company is 
withdrawing from the limelight. 

The slump has not been confined to 
any particular section, but has been 
general, with the east and south the 
hardest hit. Various reasons are as- 
cribed for the failure of stock to reap 
the harvest anticipated. Too many 
companies, hot weather, park conces- 
sions and the wearing off of the sum- 
mer stock novelty are some of the 
things which have played havoc with 
the business. 

Corse Payton, who a year ago as- 
tonished New York by inaugurating 
popular-priced stock at the Academy 
of Music (making money on the ex- 
periment), and on May 11, last, in- 
stalled a company at the Grand Opera 
House, expecting to repeat his former 
Manhattan success, exploded a bomb- 
shell on Broadway this week when he 
announced that he would close his 
company at the Grand, June 17. Lack 
of patronage, heavy expense entailed 
in putting on the shows and house 
rental are said to have caused Corse's 
proposed withdrawal from New York. 
Undaunted, Payton leased the Shu- 
bert in Brooklyn and opened there 
Monday with his old Lee Avenue 
bunch on hand to greet, the return 
of the Payton brand of stock to 
Brooklyn. 

E. S. Schiller, who thought this 
summer would prove a good one, sent 
several companies into the south, but 
the conditions were against him. Af- 
ter a few weeks, two of his organiza- 
tions were forced to close. The Mem- 
phis company quit several weeks ago. 
Last Saturday night Schiller's Play- 
ers at Norfolk gave up the ship. 

With the closing of Schiller's Play- 
ers at Norfolk, last Saturday, after a 
five weeks' season some of the players 
were sent to the other Southern com- 
panies, while the remainder arrived in 
New York by boat last Monday. 

Rose Tapley, leading woman, re- 
places Marie Pavey with the Richmond 
company, and Harold Kennedy, come- 
dian, and Henry Hicks, character man, 
have gone to the Atlanta house. .1. W. 
Ashley has joined the Richmond Co. 
Cecil Owen, stage director at Norfolk, 
has been transferred to the Richmond 
Co. 

THROUGH AT BIXGHAMTON. 

The Robyn Players, at Binghaniton. 
N. Y., have concluded that fttock doe3 
not pay and will close at Stone's Opera 
House to-morrow night. 

William Robyns organize 1 the com- 
pany, but a week ago turned it over to 
J. Sydney Macey. 




JEFFERSON A STRENGTHENED 

Thomas Jefferson, son of the late 
Joseph Jefferson, Is offering himself 
through Jack Levy as a "strengthener" 
for stock companies. 

Mr. Jefferson has the entire equip- 
ment of three shows, Including his fa- 
ther's masterpiece "Rip Van Winkle." 
The other two are "The Cricket on 
the Hearth" and "Lend Me Five Shill- 
ings." 

Mr. Jefferson accepts an engagement 
with a stock company for three weeks, 
playing a week with each of the above 
shows. He takes the leading role, 
supported by the stock company al- 
ready installed. 

This week Mr. Jefferson is heading 
the Orpheum Stock Co., at Altoona, Pa. 



TWO WEEKS' RUN. 

A new stock policy at the Academy 
of Music will change the bill fortnight- 
ly hereafter instead of weekly. The 
new regime was started with "The 
City." Much to the surprise of all con- 
cerned the receipts the second week 
were on a par with the first.. Cam- 
eron demons joined the Academy 
company as juvenile this week, open- 
ing in "Secret Service." 



MAYOR'S WIFE ACTING. 

Boston, June 7. 

Mrs. George A. Hibbard, wife of 
the late Mayor Hibbard of Boston, 
who was also the postmaster here, 
made her prefessional debut on the 
stage, as "Simpson" the "show girl," 
in "The Chorus Lady" at the Majestic, 
Monday. It Is but a little over two 
years since Mrs. Hibbard was the 
"first lady of the city." When her 
husband died, he left the family in fi- 
nancial difficulties. Although Mrs. 
Hibbard is a grandmother, she is very 
youthful in appearance and when the 
offer was made to her, she accepted 
at once. 

Coupled with the fact that this is 
the first time that "The Chorus Lady" 
has been used for a stock production 
and with Mrs. Hibbard playing a part, 
it was a winner from the start. 

Mrs. Hibbard has appeared in a 
number of amateur plays. 



Julia Morris, who has played Lena In "Ari- 
zona" for the past four years, was specially 
engaged for the same role by the Poll stock 
company nt Scranton. Pa., this week. 



("J race Huff, loading woman of the Poll stock 
sit Wllkes-Harre, Pa., has made several trips 
through the clouds with Frank Paine, the 

lilnlman. 



DEPOSES THE MANAGER. 

J,. A. Schwenk, who organized a com- 
pany of stock players and opened at 
the Family theatre, Carbondale, Pa., 
has been deposed as manager. The or- 
ganization is now going it on its own. 

One of the players came to New 
York Monday to confer with M. Reis, 
relative to securing the Grand Opera 
House, Carbondale, Pa., for the bal- 
ance of the summer. 

The Co. is a strong one, composed 
of Ralph MacDonald and Cherven Ches- 
tik, leads; Anthony DeMotte, Roy Tem- 
pleton, Jack Rose, Harry Fenton, 
Frank Emmerson, Georgia Haynes, 
Madeline La Fere, James D. Dower, J. 
N. Wilson, Mark Under, stage man- 
ager. 




LOUISE VALE. 

Leading Woman of the Vale Stock Com- 
pany, now hack In Its old home. Gayety, 
Hoboken. 



Lawrence Barbour, stage director of the 
Poll company at Scranton, who has been unite 
III. Is back on the theatre Job. 

Lawrence H. MctJill, late stage director with 
the Thompson and Flynn company at Law- 
rence, Mass., has been engaged by Corse Pay- 
ton. 



Scvcrln I)e Dcyn has been enured as lead- 
ing man with the Poll company at Scranton. 



A difference of opinion between Alex. C 
Held, stage director, and llenrlette llrown. 
leading woman of the Patcrson Opera House 
stock company, reached such a point that Man- 
ager John J. Uoetschlus decided to close for 
the summer. "Zaza" Is the Dual bill, this 
week. 



The Chestnut Street Theatre stock com- 
pany, which has had a successful winter sea- 
son In Philadelphia, will close for the summer 
June 17. 



Doris Hardy, playing with the Whltlaker- 
Pltt stock company at the ( >i pin um. Jersey 
City, last week, In running up .1 Hight of steps, 
slipped nud fell, cutting an ugly gash In her 
left wrist. Despite the pain. Miss Hardy 
plucklly finished out her part. 



ELITCH'S CO. OPENING. 

Denver, June 7. 

Elitch's Garden Company opens Sat- 
urday night in "Such a Little Queen" 
under the management of Mrs. Mary 
Elltch Long. Bruce MoRae and Jane 
Grey have been engaged to play leads. 
Others in the company will be Ben 
Johnson, Clarence Handyslde, Tom 
Findlay and Robert Morris, stage di- 
rector. 

Another stock company has been or- 
ganized for Denver, opening next Mon- 
day in "Glorious Betsy," with James 
Durkln and Maude Fealy in the lead- 
ing roles. Miss Fealy has been play- 
ing in Salt Lake City, but closed there 
in order to open in Denver where she 
is a big stock favorite. The Durkin- 
Fealy Co. will play at the Orpheum. 

Cleveland, June 7. 

Summer stock opens at the Euclid 
Garden theatre, June 12, Edwin Arden 
has been specially engaged as lead- 
ing man for four weeks, opening In 
"The Marriage of Kitty." When Arden 
leaves, Amelia Bingham follows for 
a month's epgagement as the star 
player. After that it is likely Ar- 
den will return. 

An innovation Is the presentation of 
condensed grand opera by a company 
of Ave or six star singers headed by 
Madame Norwood, which will give cur- 
tain-raisers each week in addition to 
the regular stock pieces. 



A MILLION MERGER. 

Los Angeles, June 7. 
Oliver Moresco and John H. Black- 
wood have merged their interests, in- 
corporating under the name of the Mo- 
resco-Blackwood Co. for $1,000,000. 
The properties controlled by the com- 
pany are: Belasco, Burbank, Majestic 
and Lyceum theatres. 



BURTON PROMOTING PARK. 

Chicago, June 7. 

H. B. Burton, manager of the Or- 
pheum, Des Moines is promoting a 
$200,000 company for the purpose of 
building a new summer park in Des 
Moines to run in opposition to Inger- 
soll Park of that city. 

Part of the money has been raised. 
It is expected that ground will be 
broken on the new site some time this 
summer. If plans materialize, the 
park will be ready for occupancy by 
next season. 



Florence iturioughs was specially engaged 
by the Poll stock rompuny t his week to play a 
leading role In "Pretty Peggy - ' at AVllkes- 
I Jarre. 



The two Koliiuson kids (TUanea, aged nln' 
years, and < 'oiiHtanei-, ag.-d six) have Ix'en 
specially engaged for summer stock. The for- 
mer is playing with the Thalia theatre com- 
piny on the Uowery. the latter with the (Jus 
Forbes company In Stamford, Ct. 



The stock company at the Carrick. St. Paul. 
has closed a thirty-nine weeks' season. It 
goes to Denver for a six weeks' engagement 



Nina Marries and l.e H lle Hunt were signed 
through the Paul Sei.n agency for the stock 
company which has been organized for a 
summer engagement at Sherbrooke, Can. 



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VARIETY 



GARDEN PICTURES, FAILURE. 

The moving picture experiment at 
Madison Square Garden will shortly 
cease. It has proven a failure, despite 
the small cost of installing and main- 
taining it. Practically the only cost is 
the women's orchestra which plays af- 
ter every second reel, and the pictures 
themselves. The house is always Idle 
at this time of year and the employes 
used to maintain the pictures are the 
regulate house attaches who are car- 
ried on the payroll anyway. The 
pictures show up very badly as there 
is too much light back of the screen, 
making them indistinct. 

One of the directors of the Garden 
admitted the failure of the present 
attraction. He said: 

"We are a trifle disappointed over 
the lack of patronage and can only at- 
tribute it to the fact that there Is no 
traffic in this neighborhood at night. 
Our entrance is on Madison Avenue, 
until recently considered the most val- 
uable from a real estate point of view. 
The trend of business in the past few 
years has made our Fourth avenue 
property much more valuable. For 
the pictures we have 1,500 seats on 
the ground floor and can open our 
balconies to as many more if neces- 
sary. Up to date we have found no 
need for that. We have some shows 
booked In for July and unless the pic- 
tures get a move on we may close at 
any time. Summer shows have al- 
ways been a gamble here. We made 
money with Dubs one season and lost 
the next We earned a big pile on a 
summer skating rink and the follow- 
ing year went to a $5,000 expense of 
installing a new floor for the same 
plan. It fell flat on the return date. 
An open roof garden is a thing of the 
past. So, if we do not sell the prop- 
erty, we shall run no more attractions 
of our own here in the summer time. 

"A syndicate has an option on the 
property for $3,250,000, which expires 
July 15. We are assured that they 
will positively exercise it before that 
date for the erection of a business 
block, as announced in Variety, some 
time ago. We also saw it announced 
In your paper that Henry Corn was 
the prime mover in the deal for the 
purchase of our property, but this he 
denies. We believe, however, that 
your announcement is correct and that 
he has some business reasons for wish- 
ing to keep his connection with it a 
secret at this time." 




$800 BILL AT 6-10. 

Philadelphia, June 7. 
The Grand Opera House is playing 
a "i)op" vaudeville show costing $800 
weekly at an admission scale of five 
an 1 ten cents. The house seats 2,800 
people. 



CLEANERS AT THE HIP. 

Wednesday night at the Hippo- 
drome, the Department of Street 
Cleaning, New York, had its outing. 
All the white wings of the city were 
given tickets for the entertainment, 
after parading through the streets in 
Ithe afternoon. Commissioner Bill 
Edwards occupied a couple of boxes 
to watch the fun and pictures, both 
furnished by John J. Murdock, of the 
Kinemacolor Co. The Shuberts sub- 
scribed the Hippodrome building and 
staff. 

Mr. Murdock had a moving picture 
taken of the parade in the afternoon, 
showing it on the canvas at the Hip 
in the evening before the vaudeville- 
picture program concluded. 



HUGO COMING HOME. 

Hugo Morris sailed from London, 
June 6, on the Kaiser Wilhelm der 
Grosse, due here next Tuesday. Tro- 
\ ato sailed on the same boat. 



COMING "ARAB" SEASON. 

From present indications it would 
seem as though the coming theatrical 
season was to be swept by the Arab 
craze. For the early openings "The 
Arjft" and the "Garden of Allah" are 
announced. Both will be shown in 
New York. For the latter George C. 
Tyler of Lelbler & Co. has ordered 
a number of native Arabians. 



GLASER SHOW SELECTED. 

The show for Lulu Glaser next sea- 
son has been selected by A. H. Woods. 
It is "Mme. Dudelsack," a German 
musical comedy, to be adapted for this 
side. 

Next season Mr. Woods will have a 
revival of "Little Nemo." In addition 
to the many legitimate productions 
under the Woods direction, there will 
be eight melodramas on the road be- 
longing to the manager. Among them 
will be "The Bad Girl of the Family," 
and "The Secrets of the Police." 

The engagement of Miss Glaser for 
a week in vaudeville this summer at 
the Brighton Beach Music Hall, has 
been canceled. 



JULIUS WITMARK NEXT. 

Bill Lykens is seeking a vaudeville 
opening for Julius Witmark of the 
Witmark Music House. There are only 
a couple of. the music houses left who 
have not been personally represented 
in vaudeville. 



CARRIE BOWMAN. 



Winston Churchill has intrcduced a 
bill to the British Parliament which 
provides for the protection of the pub- 
lic against aerial navigation. An of- 
fense under the act is to be punishable 
by Imprisonment and a fine. Reckless 
driving and navigating in certain 
places where the public might be en- 
dangered are a couple of the don'ts In 
the bill. It doesn't say on which side 
the aviators are supposed to pass a 
cloud, but probably the driving rule 
will hold good. 



LEDERER OPPOSED TO $2.50. 

The only theatrical manager In New 
York who is willing to go on record as 
being opposed to increase of prices at 
legitimate houses is George W. Led- 
erer. He does not hesitate to declare 
himself. Mr. Lederer says: 

"If the price of orchestra seats are 
increased to $2.60, an average run for 
a successful piece will be reduced from 
twenty to twelve weeks. People who 
might go often at $1.50 will only go 
once to a show. Personally, I am in 
favor of a reduction to the $1.50 scale 
of prices. The higher the prices the 
worse it will be for show business. 

"Barring Augustin Daly, I was the 
first manager to inaugurate an in- 
creased scale and have cause to regret 
it. I think that the Winter Garden 
would have proven a much more last- 
ing enterprise if the price were set at 
one dollar a seat. 

"Though they charge 'ten and six' 
in London for the 'stalls,' thlB price 
prevails for only^ about five rows of 
seats, while immediately back of these 
few chairs one can secure a good seat 
for half a crown." 




LILLIAN STEELE 

THE SHOW OH NAME? 

Marcus Loew has changed tactics 
with regard to making a legal effort 
to restrain Albert E. Lowe, who con- 
ducts two "pop" vaudeville houses and 
an alrdome in Brooklyn, from adver- 
tising his places under his own name. 

May 25, A. E. Lowe opened his air- 
dome at Bushwick avenue and Han- 
cock street, advertising his show as 
"the same as given at our theatres." 
Marcus I^oew has now secured Sara- 
toga Park, at Broadway and Halsey 
street, three blocks distant from 
Lowe's alrdome, distributed 20,000 
free introduction tickets, and put in 
thirteen acts, running from seven to 
eleven p. m. He is presenting a show 
palpably designed to put a crimp into 
the Lowe a'rdome. 

All of Loew's paper in Brooklyn now 
reads "Marcus Loew vaudeville" in- 
stead of only "Loew vaudeville." 



'Nib© Bill" (known as "Nature's 
Little Gentleman") and sometimes re- 
ferred to as Will H. Fox, returned to 
New York Monday. Nlbo brought back 
his usual stock of funny stories, to 
be told in the parlor onjy. 



THE "I WILLS*' IRREGULAR. 

Great was the consternation at the 
headquarters of the "I Will Club" 
Monday evening. Pres Harry Mock 
called an Irregular meeting, upon the 
application of Harry Leonhardt, to 
present the president with an ebony 
gavel. Mr. Leonhardt is not a mem- 
ber of the club, having been elected, 
but declining to surrender the button 
emblem of the order that Leonhardt 
had surreptitionsly secured. 

Upon the motion of the non-mem- 
ber, Mr. Mock called a special meet- 
ing of the club, held forthwith. Pro- 
tested by two members In good stand- 
ing, the meeting was declared to be 
in order by the president, Leonhardt 
voting with Mock, and also claiming 
to hold a proxy from Aaron Kessler. 

Mr. Leonhardt, with his legs crossed 
and otherwise violating all canons of 
the club, thereupon presented to Pres 
Mock, the young colored usher at- 
tached to Hammerstein's. Asked by 
Leonhardt if he accepted the present. 
Mr. Mock would not reply "I Will," 
giving as a reason for the violation of 
the constitution that it was an irregu- 
lar meeting, through the donor of the 
gift having been a "ringer." Another 
special meeting was immediately call- 
ed. Leonhardt was excluded, and 
vaporized himself by pulling a soft hat 
over his eyes. A full report of the 
proceedings was written out, and for- 
warded to Joe Keaton, Grand Chief I 
Will, who stood outside Hammerstein's 
daring Tom Mahoney or anyone else 
to mention any place where a "drahm" 
could be procured, in which he (Kea- 
ton) did not have credit. 

It was the first mid-spring meei or 
the "I Will Club," an organization 
composed of abolitionists who believe 
in the freedom of slaves to liquor. The 
"I Wills" club house la in the bouffe 
cafe at the northwestern intersection 
of the Hammerstein and Republic the- 
atres, one flight up. The club is 
composed of those residents of the Big 
Alley, who can glide past Solly Lee at 
Hammerstein's front gate without 
slipping Sol a coupon. William Ham- 
merstein is an honorary member, and 
as such, is permitted to loaf around 
the lobby of the house. 

Although meeting In a cafe, the 
strict qualification for membership is 
that no member shall have tasted 
liquor for over one year prior to elec- 
tion. Pursuant to the by-laws, Doc 
Stelner's name always heads the wait- 
ing list. 

Next month the national convention 
of the "I Wills" is to be held at Sta- 
pleton, Staten Island. Pres Mock, 
who is a candidate for the office of 
"The Most Cheerful I Will" (equiva- 
lent to the post of county detective 
in Utah) has arranged for round trip 
tickets, securing a club rate. 

There are twenty-eight charter 
members. A charter member is priv- 
ileged to reply "I Will" first, when the 
question is asked "Who will buy?" 
(By virtue of his office, the president 
is not permitted to respond to the 
question.) 

The other day Congressman Wil- 
liam Sulzer *ent Mr. Mock his photo, 
with permission for Harry to hang It 
In the art gallery. Mr. Mock showed 
the Congressman's letter around until 
the typewriting was worn off. 



VARIETY 



*7 



LYCEUM AND CONCERT 



MENDELSSOHN HALL PASSES. 

Mendelssohn Hall, the home of 
chamber music In New York, has been 
sold to Philip Lewlsohn for a sum 
between $300,000 and $400,000, who 
will replace it with a twelve-story 
building, to be used chiefly for office 
purposes, although a theatre is said to 
be included in the building. 

The original hall was constructed in 
1815 as a home for the Mendelssohn 
Glee Club. The concerts scheduled for 
there next season, will be transferred 
to the new auditorium being built by 
the Aeolian Club, to the concert rooms 
in Carnegie Hall and the halls in sev- 
eral of New York's principal hotels. 



NORDICA RETURNS THIS MONTH. 

Advices received from abroad an- 
nounce the return to this country dur- 
ing the current month of Mme. Lillian 
Nordlca. The grand opera prima 
donna will remain here' for several 
months, returning abroad in time for 
the grand opera season In Paris. For 
the first time in history the Wagnerian 
ring will be sung in French there dur- 
ing the season. Heretofore the operas 
of the noted German writer have al- 
ways been sung in his native tongue. 



GOING FAR AWAY. 

Ada Crossley, contralto, and a con- 
cert company are on their way to make 
an extended tour of South Africa. 



Ludwig lien, the German tenor, who has 
boon specially engaged to sing at the big Mil- 
waukee Sangerfest. Is due to hit the New Tork 
docks June 12, where a greeting will be ex- 
tended by his American manager, M. H. Han- 
son. 



W. Dclton Baker, English bailtone, after a 
successful American season, departs soon for 
Europe, where he will make his fifth con- 
secutive appearance with the Royal Choral 
Society In London. He returns In the fall for 
his second American season under M. H. Han- 
son's management. 



Earle La Ross, the American pianist, will 
again be heard in recitals next season. 



The annual dinner of the American Guild 
of Organists will be held In New York some- 
time this month-. 



Jeanette Durm, planiste, has completely 
recovered from her Illness, and will again be 
heard In concerts next season. She was for- 
merly soloist with the Theodore Thomas or- 
chestra. 

Mme. Gorvllle-Reach, contralto, has been 
specially engaged by the Philadelphia orches- 
tra as soloist for several American concerts 
next March. 



250 members of the Swiss Mannerchor Soci- 
ety of Chicago, accompanied by singing soci- 
eties from the Swiss colonies of New York and 
vicinity, sailed May 27 from this city to take 
part In the national song festival to be held 
In Switzerland this month. 



Mrs. Antonio Wrener-West, American bo- 
pruno. reopens her oratorio and concert work 
early in September In Indianapolis. 



Jacob Kochkeller, violinist, who died re- 
cently In New York, was once the favorite 
violin accompanist of Adellna Pattl. and was 
known to hold a single note on his instrument 
••i full minute, while Pattl was giving her 
volco a good workout. 



Abraham Frankel, the young American vio- 
linist, Just graduated from the'New Conserva- 
tory of Music In Vienna, showing unusual skill 
there as a conductor, returns to New York In 
July to continue his career on United States 
soil. 



Frieda Lnngendorff will spend the summer 
with his family In Berlin and will sing In 
grand opera while abroad. Ho returns to 
America next season to make an extended con- 
cert tour under Marc La pen's direction. Mr. 
Langendorff will sing several Wagnerian toIcb 
next year. 



KIND HEARTED TEACHER. 

Minna Kaufmann, the American so- 
prano and vocal teacher, sailed June 
6 for Europe, taking three of her stu- 
dents along for an ocean trip. 

Miss Kaufmann's manager, Antonio 
Sawyer, Is arranging her concert tour 
in America for next season. 



AGENCY BRANCHES. 

Marc Lagen, the concert manager, 
started this week on a six weeks' road 
trip and upon his return will sail for 
Europe, Aug. 1, where he will sign up 
some artists for their appearance here 
next season under his direction. 

Lagen has decided to establish 
branch offices In. Chicago and Port- 
land, Ore. 



"TWILIGHT" NEW OPERA. 

"Twilight" is the title of the opera 
by Arthur Nevin, which will be pre- 
sented for the first time next season 
by the Metropolitan Opera House Com- 
pany. 



NO LONGER FIRST BAND. 

Paris, May 31. 

The famous band of the Republican 
Guard is on the decline, states Us 
former conductor, Gabriel Pares, the 
musical director at "Magic City." It 
has fallen below its usual standard on 
account of hard work, and -it was as 
a protest to the Government that 
Pares resigned (so he says) and ac- 
cepted the summer park engagement. 

Pares explains that the famous band 
was formerly only used on official oc- 
casions and ample time for rehearsals 
was allowed, but now it is called on to 
perform a dozen or fifteen times a 
month, so that the bandsmen cannot 
fulfill all its private engagements. 

As the soloists are only paid $39 
per month, and the bandsmen from 
$25 to $30 per month (the pay of an 
ordinary man in the regiment) they 
have to depend on outside work. The 
music suffered accordingly, until it is 
no longer the first military band of 
Europe. 



Lily Dorn. of Los Angeles, now in New- 
York arranging her recital programs for next 
season, has spurned offers from the Shuberts 
and Lleblers to sing in comic opera. 

Virginia Tanner, the American dancer, re- 
cently appearing In a recital of dances nt Co- 
lumbia University, will make an extended tour 
of the country next year. 



Mildred Potter, contralto, and Lambert 
Murphy, tenor, have been engaged by Walter 
H. Anderson to sing the solo parts with tin- 
Columbia University Festlvol chorus when It 
presents "Messiah." Aug. 8. and "Creation," 
Aug. 10. under Walter Henry Hall's direction 

Mme. Nordica scored another triumph at 
Berlin May 29 In "Tristan und Isolde" nt 
Kaiser's Hoynl Opera House. 



Frieda H?mpcl. engaged for the Metropoli- 
tan Opera Co. for next seapon, was heard at 
thf Berlin Royal Opera by Slgnor Gattl-Caz- 
zaza and Alfred Hertz of the Metropolitan, 
and they were pleased with the work of the 
German prima donna. They were also favor- 
ably impressed with Mozart's "Magic Flute," 
and may produce it in New York next season. 



Mme. Marianne Flahant has announced that 
she will not return to the Metropolitan Co. 
next season, but will do concert work instead. 

Warren G. Fraley. of Waterloo, la., la now 
In vaudeville as a Shakespearian reader. 




Variety's baseball team took a fall 
out of a picked nine from the United 
Booking Office last Friday, defeating 
the bookers by a score of 17 to 11. 
Reed Albee was directly responsible 
for the defeat. Variety's team on the 
way to the grounds left the suit case 
containing their uniforms (three 
gloves, a pair of shoes and a cap) on 
the car. The members of Capt. Skl- 
gie's organization refused to play un- 
til their uniforms had been found- 
Here is where Reed figured. If he had 
not been there with his automobile to 
chase the car and finally rescue the 
suit case, there would have been no 
game and the United would have been 
saved defeat at the hands of George 
and Harold, Variety's office boy bat- 
tery. The game was serious several 
ways. Herman, of the United team, 
was injured during practice to such 
an extent that he may not be able to 
den a uniform again this season. For 
the United, Robinson and Blondell 
showed class and called forth praise 
from their constituents, while Plunk- 
ett In r'ght field, called forth some- 
thing else. Robinson, after the game, 
stated that overconfidence was respon- 
sible for their defeat, and also ad- 
mitted that out of twenty games, the 
United could beat Variktv, nineteen 
times. The first game proved to be 
the one time. The two teams will 
cross bats again this Saturday. 
Notes of the Game. 

Julo claims a 1,000 per cent in the 
field. He had one fly ball which hit 
him in the chest. He grabbed it be- 
fore it had time to strike the ground. 
Jo talks a great game of baseball. 

Sam Kenny remarked "Gee, If they 
can do that to the big time what woulJ 
they do for the small time." 

Jimmy Plunkett certainly does look 
like a ball player. 

If Jolo were an act, what would Skl- 
gie say about him? 

Robinson objected to the grounds. 

He thought the Yankees would lay off 

next Saturday and let the teams fight 

it out at the American League Park. 

(Pitcher — United.) 

Tom Smith to the umpire: "He'll 
never see this one." Same Tom Smith 
a second later to left fielder: "Why 
don't you play out further; can't you 
see they are all hitting them over your 
head?" 

No matter how bad you are, there Is 
always someone in the world that's a 
little bit worse. (Consolation £or the 
United team.) 



The Pat Casey agency has framed up 
a baseball team with the following in 
the 1'ne up and would like to meet 
any theatrical nine: Sammy Burns, 
Jimmy Marseilles, Ed Flanagan, Jim 
Burns, Georgie O'Brien. Frnie Potts. 
Bert Walton, Fred. Brant, Bill Lykcns 
and Charlie Davis. 



Arthur rhllllps. Amerlean baritone, sinus 
June IB at the prize contest of the Opera 
Comique In Paris. 



I.illla Snelllng. contralto of the Metropolitan 
Opera House, has been secured as soloist with 
the Victor Herbert orchestra for Its southern 
spring tour. 



This looks like a good one. The 
actor's colony at Freeport has organ- 
ized and look mighty strong on paper. 
The line up is Fred Bailey lb, Ralph 
Austin 2b, Charles Cartmell s. s.. Paul 
Morton 3b, P. Smith p. Castenuber c, 
Charles Middleton 1 f, W. Watson r f, 



George McKay c f; subs: Rube Welch, 
M. Coakley, Leo Carrillo. They would 
like to play Variety-, and other regular 
clubs. 



The Winter Gardens defeated The 
Spring Maids last Sunday, 13-3. The 
Winter Gardens have a record of nine 
wins in ten games. They again play 
Variety's nine today. 



Last week Rose Pitnoff successfully 
negotiated the swim between South 
Portland and Portland, Me., considered 
some feat down Maine way. 



For the first time in athletic history 
China will be represented at the Olym- 
pic games, to be held at Stockholm in 
1912. The University of Shanghai 
boasts an English coach, who is pre- 
paring the athletes for the games. The 
Englishman does not expect much of 
his men on their initial trial, but seems 
to think that the Chinamen have the 
makings. 




THE DODY FAMILY. 

All of Dan Dody's family are In the above 
picture. The father of the boy Is Dan him- 
self, a well-known producer, even to the ma- 
chine. The boy Is Jerome Wilbur Dody, 
the youngest branch at present of the family 
tree. The dos; has been taught to pose by 
Dan. who Is the only one In the picture with 
a smile. He In laughing through having had 
the photogr.ipher snap them while Mrs. Dody 
was under the machine fixing the gear. 

(This picture WAS NOT taken at Coney 
Island. > 



TOO IUSY COUNTING MONEY. 

Chicago, June 7. 
When Taylor. Krantz and White, 
formerly known as The White City 
Trio, played Los Angeles, Earl Tay- 
lor, who plays the piano in the act, 
inherited a bundle of loose change 
and straightaway notified his partners 
he would abandon show business for 
the more pleasant occupation of count- 
ing money. Accordingly the act be- 
came a duo. Krantz and White are 
now in Chicago looking for someone 
to replace the monled man. The act 
has several weeks booked on the 
United time. 



i8 



VARIETY 



AX OI'KN LETTER. 

(Continued from pag e 3.) 
going capacities, amongst which is also 
the support of myself and those de- 
pendent upon me. 

In all of these classifications I have 
certain rights and certain obligations, 
and to consistently demand one and 
grant the other, I must reconcile them 
to each other in such a manner that 
they do not conflict, or else I find my 
position in one or the other untena- 
ble. As I claim the right to remain 
a consistent member of each of the 
four, if my position in either is made 
imposible, it is because one or the 
other of those four institutions de- 
mands rights or obligations which 
violate the rights and obligations of 
the first and largest. 

Firstly, my rights and obligation* 
as an American citizen so far as they 
afTect my rights and obligations a* 
a vaudeville performer, are as fol- 
lows: 

I have a right to my voice and vote 
by ballot, press, or mall in any meas- 
ure which may affect me as % citizen. 
Secondly, I have a right to disclaim 
any responsibility or indebtedness 
which may be forced upon me with- 
out my knowledge or consent. Third- 
ly, I have a right to enter into any 
contract agreeable to myself (and the 
party of the first or second part as 
the case may be). Provided I am 
mentally responsible being of legal 
age, the contract has no limitations 
excepting that it must be mutual and 
for a valuable consideration. I have 
a right to pay an intermediary who 
may arrange this contract any part of 
this valuable consideration. 

My obligation as a citizen of the 
United States compels me to keep this 
contract after I have given my signa- 
ture to it, or I make myself liable to 
either civil or criminal proceedings, 
according to the nature of the viola- 
tion. If it 18 a breach of trust which 
can be made good by confiscation of 
my property or baggage, etc., the pro- 
ceeding to recover may be what is 
called civil. If I desert a trust in 
which property has been put into my 
charge before the expiration of my 
contract; — if, for instance, I am a 
brakeman or engineer of a train and 
desert the train while it is running, 
or without giving proper notice to 
enable my employers to put the train 
and its human freight in other re- 
sponsible hands — or if I desert a fur- 
nace filled with moulten iron, thus 
destroying the property — or, if I leave 
a theatre during the engagement, 
thus breaking the contract, upon the 
integrity of which the management 
had obtained the money of h's au- 
dience and invested the moneys of his 
stockholders — 1 come equally under 
the civil or criminal laws for the 
punishment of conspiracy. If I force 
the money out of the ignorant under 
false pretenses for such a result I be- 
come liable also. 

As a member of the American Fed- 
eration of Labor, I have only to ab- 
sorb its first teaching, (hat it oper- 
ates under the laws of the United 
States, which permits and makes pos- 
sible its existence, and that under the 
rights which it grants nie and which 
are permitted by the initial rights of 
citizenship I can refuse to accept 
jmy trust or employment width does 



not suit me, or being dissatisfied with 
same, can cease it upon giving legal 
notice. 

My obligation in this order in this 
case is to not misrepresent or allow 
anyone else to misrepresent the 
American Federation of Labor by 
causing them to believe through fear 
or ignorance that the Federation of 
Ijabor would Justify any such crimes 
as the betrayal of a trust or the 
breaking of a contract without giv- 
ing legal notice. 

My authority in making this state- 
ment is based upon a knowledge of 
the organization gained through a 
life time of close touch with it and 
its leaders, and is not theoretical. A 
further confirmation is not necessary 
to the intelligent, as it is self-evident, 
but to those in doubt, I refer to Jos- 
eph Bishop, the first president of the 
Amalgamated Association of Iron and 
Steel Workers, and a present member 
of the State Board of Arbitration at 
Columbus, O. ; or to Messrs. Schaffer, 
Weigh, Jarrett, McArdle or Samuel 
Gompers, Washington, D. C. 

My next obligation, as one of the 
early members of the White Rats of 
America, is outlined in the constitu- 
tion, by-laws and ritual of that or- 
ganization, as understood and agreed 
to and comprehended in the original 
obligation at the time of my initia- 
tion, and such additions to its policy 
as I have since been consulted in, been 
given an opportunity to vote on or 
have delegated to any representative 
or body of them the power to repre- 
sent me in that to which I had given 
my consent. I am in no way bound 
to such measures as may have been 
taken without my voice or vote or 
knowledge which go beyond my un- 
derstanding of my obligation and 
which takes advantage of my absence 
to misrepresent same, nor is there any 
just reason why I should be forced 
to assume the same against my will 
or to relinquish the rights and obli- 
gations to which I originally consent- 
ed. These original obligations are 
logical and possible and contained 
within the rights and obligations in- 
herent in my American Citizenship, 
and do not in any way come in contact 
with or conflict with my own or any- 
one else's connection or lack of con- 
nection with the American Federa- 
tion of Labor. 

The White Rats originally compre- 
hended an organization of artists, and 
of artists only, and while keeping 
within the rights of citizenship, at- 
tempted particularly to develop the 
rights, possibilities, education, advan- 
tages and general advancement of the 
artists' interests, basing their efforts 
upon the artist's intrinsic worth as 
an artist, and steadfastly and consist- 
ently refusing affiliation with any 
other body or bodies which might 
make more complex and confusing, 
by the addition of new interests, their 
own legitimate ends and alms. 

'So far as they are true to this 
original obligation they are within 
their rights. When they are request- 
ed to go counter to any of these obli- 
gations or their obligations to tlie 
government, (which make them pos- 
sible) their position as either one or 
the other becomes impossible, and 
this simple analysis should be guide 
enough for the great majority of be- 



wildered artists, who at present know 
not which way to turn, being fright- 
ened on one side by the cry of "anar- 
chism'* and on the other by the cry 
of "traitor. •• 

And lastly, I am a vaudeville per- 
former, and seeking the best interests, 
not of any one branch of the vaude- 
ville business, but of every branch of 
vaudeville business. And, I under- 
stand thoroughly that this will be best 
obtained by myself and all other vau- 
deville performers staying on our own 
axle and allowing the other wheels 
of the machine to do exactly the same, 
all being regulated by the only belt 
which can connect us all — the con- 
tract. 

I do not deny that Art is Labor: I 
simply claim that all Labor is not Art. 

I do not deny that it is theoretically 
conceivable that all the theatres can 
become "unionized." I simply claim 
that were such a thing accomplished, 
the theatre simply ceases to be a thea- 
tre — even though the most highly de- 
veloped genius on one side and ap- 
preciation of It on the other had to 
resort to house parties where they 
could serve their own lemonade. I do 
not deny that a "play or pay" contract 
is better for the real artist and real 
manager, but I did not make the 
greatest document ever written, the 
Constitution of the United States, 
which gives all a right to make any 
contract agreeable to the contracting 
parties, or to take or leave that which 
is offered on either side. 

I want to use every effort to obtain 
that which Is best for the artist but 
deny that the violation of the right of 
vote or of signature is the right way. 
I do not accuse anyone of insincerity, 
but simply of stubborness in persist- 
ing in a mistaken idea, whereby many 
innocent ones may suffer. The mana- 
ger to me, whether the present 
personnel of managers or opposition 
managers — or new managers — or act- 
ors turned into managers — is simply 
a business man with money invested. 

I believe thoroughly that the big 
or little manager who proves that he 
is Irresponsible by legally violating 
a contract should be given two weeks 
notice, after which not only one bill 
should not work for him, but no act 
of our organization should work for 
him until he had deposited bond for 
further contracts, but the case should 
he proven by the Courts and if neces- 
sary by the Supreme Court. One test 
case would suffice. 

I do not believe that artists should 
be put under bond in any case, as pro- 
fessional services cannot be guaran- 
teed by money nor can money guaran- 
tee talent where it does not exist. A 
manager must qualify upon a com- 
mercial basis, the artist upon an 
artistic basis. The best manager for 
both the artists and the managers is 
the manager who is the best manager. 
The artist who is the best artist for 
both the manager and the artist is the 
artist who is the best artist. Each 
should stay on his own axle, each 
wheel being connected by the belt of 
the contract, and the law of supply 
and demand will run the machine. Un- 
necessary or superfluous relations 
between them, except as required by 
the ordinary courtesy of civilization, 
merely make matters more complex. 



For that reason the manager is as 
much out of place in an artist's order 
as the artist in a manager's organiza- 
tion. 

I do not deny the foolishness of 
paying unnecessary commission. 1 
simply deny anyone's right to arbi- 
tarily decide for others when it is, and 
when it is not, necessary or unneces- 
sary. 

I do not deny, that as any man may 
temporize with a burglar, the man- 
agers might give in tomorrow. 

I simply believe that concessions 
granted under compulsion mean noth- 
ing. 

Gutting direct to the centre of the 
whole problem I simply claim a legal 
lasting adjustment of all difficulties as 
granted equally to all by the Consti- 
tution of the United States, and my 
sole motive is that I believe senseless 
and inflammatory agitation if persisted 
in will lose for the artist all he hopes 
to gain. 

"But" you may say, "you were once 
concerned in just such agitations." 

1 have tried to be pretty patient 
because in trying to arrive at the right 
definition of "Right" nothing is 
gained by heat, but I must be for- 
given if that sort of thing makes the 
red blood boil. I feel like exclaiming 
with as sacred and reverend a use 
of the expression as any church might 
give it "For the love of God, you 
don't compare that fight with this, do 
you?" 

I certainly was, and were the same 
conditions reproduced — were we fac- 
ing the same problems for the first 
time, probably would be again, had 
we not found the better — the legal 
way. The conditions have changed 
not I. That was a fight of regular 
artists and regular managers. Some 
of the artists were as humble profes- 
sionally as any now living, but at least 
they came under the category of per- 
formers. That was a fight in which 
both doubtlessly made mistakes, 
due, as was afterward claimed to 
a confusion of dates, but at 
least it was in the days when men 
were men-— when the responsible 
arguments were tinged somewhat with 
reason and logic, not polluted with 
the vituperation of the rathskeller; 
not the putrid polecat personalities 
which cause even the most seasoned 
fighter to stop and sicken and say, 
"Wait, wait, this is not the right way. 
This is all wrong; this must lose even 
if it wins"; for that which Is not won 
legitimately is not won at all. 

Those were the days when the 
laughing face could harden into stern 
lines and the comedy eye take on the 
steel-like glance and fight syndicated 
acumen inch for inch without involv- 
ing the laborer or the outsider; when 
the American intelligence was not in- 
sulted by sucli broadcast printed rot 
as "you arc not fighting us, you are 
fighting the Federation of Labor"; 
uhdn helpless individuals who in cases 
do not even belong to the order are 
called upon to shoulder responsibili- 
ties and make themselves marks for 
life, for that which should be shoul- 
dered by the whole organization In a 
legal and lasting way. By such ex- 
pressions as "You cannot work in 
(Continued on page 25. 



VARIETY 



19 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK 



NEW YORK, 

"A COUNTRY GIRL"— Herald Square (3d 

"AS A MAN THINKS" (John Mason)— Nasl- 
mova'a (14th week). 

"EVERYWOMAN"— Lyric (16th week). 

"EXCUSE ME" — Gaiety (18th week). 

POLIES BERGERE— (8th week). 

"GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD"— Co- 
han's (42d week). 

"PINAFORE"— Casino (3d week). 

STOCK — Academy. 

STOCK (Corse Payton)— Grand O. H. (6th 
week). 

SPOONER STOCK— Metropolis (16th week). 

STOCK— West End (7th week). 

"THE PINK LADY"— New Amsterdam (Hth 
week). 

VARIETY— Winter Garden (13th week). 

"YOUTH"— Bijou (1st week). 



CHICAGO. 

ABORN OPERA CO.— McVlcker's (2d week) 
"BOWERY BURLESQUERS"— Columbia (3d 

week). 
"MAGGIE PEPPER" (Rose Stahl)— Illinois 

(16th week). 
"LITTLE MISS FIX-IT"— Chicago O. H. (4th 

W6Ck)« 

"GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD" — 
Olympic (29th week). 

"SEVEN SISTERS" (Charles Cherry)— Pow- 
ers' (9th week). 

STOCK— Havmarket. 

"QUEEN OF THE MOULIN ROUGE"— Crown. 

"THE HEART BREAKERS"— Princess (2d 

W6fik ) 

HOWES LECTURES— Garrick. 



BOSTON. 

"THE RED ROSE" (Valeska Suratt)— Tre- 
mont (3d week). 

STOCK (Lindsay Morrison)— Majestic (.'Id 

week). 

STOCK (John Craig)— Castle Square (4 th 

week). 



ATLANTIC CITY. 

"DEAR OLD BILLY" (William Hawtny) 

(12-16) Apollo 
SARAH BERNHARDT (16)— Apollo. 

SAN FRANCISCO. 

"ZAZA" (Florence Roberts) — Alcazar. 
"MRS. DOT"- (Blllle Burke)— Columbia. 



THE GREAT WHITE 

PLAGUE. 

vs. 

THE GREAT WHITE WAY. 

BY EDGAR M. MILLER. 

Oh! Yes! I know It's beautiful, 

And each one of those peaks, 
Whose snow-clad summit rends the air 

to me in silence speaks, 
Of health and life and restful hours, 

la sweet relief from pain; 
Of the ending of my exile, 

And I see my pals again. 
I know the scenery's lovely ; 

I know the air Is grand, 
And those Forests seem created 

IJy some Fairy's magic wand. 
But, somehow, 1 don't like It all. 

Because it seems to say : 
"It's a devil of a distance 

Back to Old Broadway." 

Say! Doc, you've treated me so white 

Since I tame here to stay. 
It doesn't seem to be Just right 

For me to kick; but. say! 
I can't help feeling lonesome 

After years of active work." 
Of week stands In the winter, 

Spending summers In New York; 
In the cafes, on the corners, 

Back on old Longacrc Square; 
Where they never see the moonlight. 

And the days are always fair ; 
Where an evening's frolic often 

Represents a season's pay- 
But it's all right when It's spent along 

That Lane of Light Broadway. 

Those God-erected granite hills 

You look at every day 
Are certainly magnificent 

And wonderful; but, say! 
I'd rather take a ferryboat 

From Jersey 'cross the Bay, 
And feast my eyes on the granite piles 

That sentinel Broadway. 
There's nothing in the world can match 

The purple-tinted glow 
Of your hazy, evening twilight 

As the sun is sinking low ; 
But, somehow, I would rather see 

The Night turned into Day 
By the million-candle powered sun 

That shines along Broadway. 

You're proud of Colorado; well! 

You've got a right to be ; 
For there's probably no placo on Earth 

Where one can go and see 
Such mighty works of Nature, 

Such color, rich and rare ; 
And then that sweet life-giving balm 

You breathe in with the air— 
Ah! that blessed air! I often 

Thank the God on high 
This germ-infested frnme of mine 

Shall, maybe, bye-nnd-bye, 
Be able to go back again, 

To see the boys and say : 
"Mere's to you, Colorado! 

Wish I bad you on Broadway." 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



NEW YORK. 



FIFTH AVE. 
Lilian Herlein 
May Tully ft Co 
Inge ft Farrell 
Bert Fltzglbbons 
Warren, Lyon ft 

Myers 
Four Londons 
Field Bros 
(One to fill.) 

HAMMER3TEINS 
Emma Carus 
Bell Family 
"Night In the Slums 

of Paris" 
Nellie McCoy 
Casselli'B Dogs 
Bert Levy 
Spissell Bros, ft 

Mack 
Cycling Auroras 
Hlckey's Circus 
Chasslno 
Roberts' Cats ft 

Dogs 
Dlero 

Andrews ft Forbes 
The Zarnea 
Tyson ft Brown 
Qerdes ft Donn 

BRIGHTON THEA- 
TRE 
Rose Coghlan ft Co. 
Juliet 

Howard ft Howard 
Lyons ft Yosco 
Watson's Farm Yard 
Perry ft White 
Aerial Smiths 
Williams ft Williams 
Charlotte St Elmo 
Ryan ft Tucker 



COLONIAL. 
Mclntyre ft Heath 
Mrs Annie Yeamans 
James ft Bonnie 

Thornton 
Gus Williams 
Lottie Qllson 
Ward ft Curran 
Will H Fox 
Fox ft Ward 
John Le Clair 

ALHAMBRA 
Henry Miller ft Co 
Olive Briscoe 
Agnes Scott ft Co 
Wilfred Clarke ft Co 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
Fields ft Lewis 
Musical Simpsons 
Paul La Croix 

ORPHEUM 
Lillian Russell 
Bernard ft Weston 
Tom Linton ft Jun- 
gle Girls 
Rossow Midgets 
Barnes ft Crawford 
Ed Blondell ft Co 
Christy ft Willis 

HENDERSON'S 

Havlland ft Thorn- 
ton 

Weston, Fields & 
Carroll 

Rigoletto Bros 

Odlva 

Evins & Erwood 

Johnny Small ft Sis- 
ters 

Rem Brandt 

(Others to All) 



HERE'S BILLY GOULD 

By WILLIAM GOULD. 

Oakland, June 4. 
Met William Macart's daughter, a 
very pretty 22-year-old Miss. Bill 
says she is a And. (He found her In 
Seattle). 



Miller, the juggler, does a balancing 
trick in which he pours one pitcher 
of water into another. Some one put 
the different portions of 3 sedlltz pow- 
ders in both pitchers and when the 
waters met ! 



Jimmy Britt bumped into me, direct 
from London, and Invited me to be 
his guest for the Wolgast-Burns fight. 
All that we did was to talk about our 
old pal, Walter C. Kelly, who is now 
entertaining the people of South 
Africa. That's far enough south for a 
Southern gentleman, "Souse" Africa, 
eh, Walter? 

A lot of the California cafe enter- 
tainers are receiving offers from New 
York to sing in cafes. 



BOSTON. 



KEITH'S 

Gordon Bros 

Eddie Leonard ft 
Mabel Russell 

Mae Melville ft Rob- 
ert Higgins 

Linton ft Lawrence 



Arthur Whltelaw 

Martlnettl ft Sylves- 
ter 

Marian Merrill ft 
Louise Hilton 

De Vole Trio 

(Others to All) 



I am receiving a lot of funny let- 
ters from unknown and some very 
crude performers lately. Some a-b-c 
actors seem to think this column is 
strictly original. Well, it isn't. My 
specialty, however, is strictly original. 
So hands off. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



KEITHS 
Pongo ft Lee 
Brent Hayes 
Crouch ft Welch 
Richards 



Thurber ft Madison 
Irene Franklin 
Alexander & Scott 
Hill ft Sllviany 



They are offering excuses for the 
poor weather Oakland is enjoying this 
week. 



I have a great desire to see the De- 
troits play a game of ball. 



CHICAGO. 



MAJESTIC. 
Eddie Foy 
Bedinl ft Arthur 
Bernard ft Dorothy 
Granville 



Mile. Bianca ft Co 
Will Rogers 
Tate's "Motoring" 
Newbold ft Grlbben 
Leroy ft Paul 



Ina Claire, late of "Jumping Jupi- 
ter," has been engaged for the Folles 
Bergere, New York. 




THE SUFFRAGETTE FARMERS 

on HumtTKTBtcln's Roof Garden. 



BARNES FIXES QUARTERS. 

Spokane, June 7. 
Al. 11. Barnes will make Spokane 
the winter headquarters for his ani- 
mal show hereafter. A new hippo- 
drome will be built (o house the 
show, and arrangements will be made 
to give exhibitions in the building 
during the cold months. 



HALF DAY OFF. 

Chicago, June 7. 
The Kohl & Castle offices here have 
declared a half holiday every Satur- 
day during the summer for employ- 
ees. The rule went into effect last 
Saturday. This 1h the first year for 
this privilege. 



TIN PAN ALLEY J1NGLFS 

By WILLIAM JEROME. 

The death of Maurice Shapiro has 
robbed Melody Lane of its greatest 
personality. 



A great publisher and a greater pal. 
His door was always open to the song 
writer. 



Shapiro loved money only for the 
fun he could get out of It. Lovable, 
kind and considerate to his employ- 
ees, the tear-stained faces of the boys 
and girls who worked for him proved 
the kind of a man he was. 



Edgar Selden has lost his best 
friend. They were a great team. 
Shapiro and Selden knew nothing but 
success. 



The loss of Shapiro brings Louis 
Bernstein back again to song land — 
may the name of "Shapiro" live long 
and prosper. 

The Head Music Co. has a hear 1 
light success in "The Railroad R* 
it's traveling at a faster pao 
the 20th Century. 

The Gimbles and The 
would make a great combinat' 
sic and dry goods — and just 
it, both families came from 



To get the critics nowadays 
sic must come from Berlin, 
or Vienna. That's the only 
stuff they'll fall for. The 01 
left for the American melod 
to do is to change his nam' 
that it is impossible to pr 
raise a beard, carry a muff, 1 
tie bit, and make a noise llk< 
lar devil. 



AMERICAN FOR SAL 

Chicago, J 

Marcus Loew arrived in | 
Sunday, with Mr. Jones, of o 
Linick & Schaeffer, the Chicago "smun 
time" vaudeville Arm, lately becoming 
interested in the William Morris-Loew 
American theatre here. 

That house is on the market. It may 
have been disposed of before Loew re- 
turned to New York. The theatre 
has made no money of late. Although 
Jones, Lin'ck & Schaeffer are said to 
have cut down expenses $40 weekly on 
assuming charge, the forty didn't 
swell the net receipts any. When 
Martin Beck placed his high sign on 
the American, the house was all 
through, although no one connected 
with the theatre believed it until J., L. 
& S. had a week's enjoyment trying 
to find out why their methods did not 
improve the box office account. 

The American, since coming under 
the Morris management, has been a 
picnic for many people in Chicago, 
without William Morris being declar- 
ed in on any of the many melons cut 
down that way. 

The passing of the Morris house 
leaves the Majestic once more the lone 
first class vaudeville theatre in this 
little burg of three million inhabitants. 



.Allele Oswald will open a't the Brigh- 
ton Theatre. .June '-'<'» 



VARIETY 



-** 



The Vaudeville Managers Protective Associa- 
tion is composed of the principal variety man- 
agers and proprietors in the United States and 
Canada. They have associated for the con- 
servation of the vaudeville business, which Is 
of great importance to them. The many threats, 
rumors and reports made and circulated by or 
emanating from the White Rats Actors Union 
made this association of managers necessary, not 
only for their own mutual protection but for the 
protection of the artist against himself. These 
threats, rumors and reports (mostly threats) 
concerned first the rights and privileges of the 
vaudeville artist, that is to say, his freedom 
to contract, think and act for himself; and 
secondly, concerned the rights and privileges of 
the vaudeville manager as regards the conduct 
of his own business. 

The principal purpose of this statement Is to 
prove the motive of the man who Is responsible 
for the threats made. Time and time again 
he has clamored to "turn on the light," and 
we Intend now to turn on the light. 

The Vaudeville Managers Protective Asso- 
ciation speaks as a unit. Each member takes 
upon himself the responsibility of any official 
statement relating to the condition of the vaude- 
ville business, or*tie theatrical profession. This 
statement, and every other statement hereto- 
fore or which may hereafter be made by the 
Vaudeville Managers Protective Association is 
the voice of every member of that association. 

On the other hand, the White Rats Actors 
Union is an organizaion of actors, the majority 
of whom are engaged in appearing as public 
entertainers. Some are passive members, some 
are now agents, and still others are engaged 
in other pursuits. Some work, others have 
worked and still others expect to work. By 
work, we mean the playing of theatrical engage- 
ments. Under these circumstances, It would 
not be extraordinary if the statements purport- 
ing to be made by or in behalf of the White 
Rats were statements authorized by only a 
portion of the organization, but the White Rats 
neither speak as a unit nor does a considerable 
portion of the organization speak as a unit. 

The White Rats is duly organized, has a 
full quota of officers and a large directorate. 
The organization trusts its officers to safely 
advise and direct the destinies of the organiza- 
tion, and the board in turn has transferred Its 
great trust and power to one man, and his in- 
dividual whim and caprice. 

Who is this individual in whom rests this 
great power? By virtue of what great sacrifice 
for the actor has he come by this power? What 
has he accomplished? What great successful 
movements has he undertaken and carried on 
to warrant the great trust repQsed in him? Has 
he proven himself worthy of demanding that 
managers of nearly a half a century of experi- 
ence should listen to his plans, or that artists 
who have made their mark in the world and 
have position and family at stake should follow 
blindly where he leads? 

These are questions of the hour in the vaude- 
ville world. We purpose answering them with- 
out mincing words. Instead of speaking for 
the White Rats, instead of learning the sense 
of the great majority of the organization, in- 
stead of using the "Player" as the official organ 
of the White Rats, in short, Instead of being a 
servant or representative, and the White Rats 
his master, he speaks for himself, of himself, 
makes the Player his personal mouthpiece, and 
in a word, makes the White Rats a tool for his 
own selfish motives. 

As the proclaimed, editor of the official organ 
of the White Rats,' Mr. Harry Mountford in 
signed articles (which he believes are "editor- 
ials") has used the editorial "we"' often when 
talking only of and for Harry Mountford. Cer- 
tain it is that no matter how important he con- 
siders the White Rats, Mr. Mountford considers 
himself of greater importance and paramount 
to all else. Considering his unbroken chain 
of failures, his conceit is remarkable. In his 
signed articles, printed by what is supposed to 
be the official organ of the White Rats and pur- 
porting to have been written by Mr. Mountford, 
some have been about Harry Mountford, others 
have been concerning what Harry Mountford 
would do. wanted to do or has done. Other 
articles have mentioned the White Rats now and 
then; sometimes a member of the organlzatioii 
is mentioned, and often when the throes of 
agitation were hard upon the writer, he in- 
cluded managers, agencies and others. Now 
and then lie lias given space to his comrade in 
arms, Harry IWeaux, only for the purpose of 
jollying hiiu along until he thinks the time is 
ripe to take Harry DeVeaux bodily and throw 
him out of tli« . ionization. Certain it Is that 



Mountford dislikes anybody around who might 
make inquiry. 

The members of this association, all engaged 
in the vaudeville business for a longer or less 
term of years, have found through experience 
that seldom does a person attempt anything 
without a motive. This is especially true in the 
case of Mr. Mountford, who wants to set him- 
self up as the great "I am" and is thereby 
supporting himself and family. The best method 
of arriving at Mr. Mountford's motive is by 
the process of elimination.* 

Mr. Mountford came to this country a few 
years ago. First, he tried to obtain work at 
what had been his profession in the past — act- 
ing. He tried, but failed. Not only was he 
given an opportunity to make good once, but 
a second time — in the City of New York — and 
by many of the leading vaudeville managers in 
the United States who witnessed his trial per- 
formance, he was declared to be an absolute 
failure. Previously, in his native country, Mr. 
Mountford had found acting for him to be a dull 
and unprofitable calling, to say the least, so 
that just before his quick exit from his native 
land he adopted the profession or calling of 
trade agitator. In other words, from a failing 
vaudeville actor, he became a strike agitator, 
and as such he also made a dismal failure, and 
strangely enough though very well known by 
thousands and thousands of actors In England, 
ho quit his native land and came to America. 
Evidently, feeling that he was a failure as an 
agitator he started his career in this country 
as a peaceful law-abiding actor, with the result 
already noted above. 

Again, having failed as an actor, there was 
nothing left for him to do but embrace his 
previous calling of • agitator. As such he in- 
terested the White Rats who were then about 
to lose their leader, R. C. Mudge. After much 
endeavor, we are told, Mr. Mountford succeeded 
in borrowing the initiation fee of $25 necessary 
to Join the order. We do not mention this 
fact disparagingly, — poverty is not a crime. We 
only mention it to show the remarkable increase 
in Mountford's wealth and fortune in the short 
period of about three years. At any rate, Mount- 
ford became a White Rat and was subsequently 
appointed secretary to the board of directors — 
an office Mr. Mountford knew would be more 
of a permanency than an elective post. 

As secretary to the board of directors he 
shortly became the directing head of the society. 
The meetings of the board of directors, as many 
of the members of that board in good standing 
have told us, were farces. Mountford was then 
as low, the great "I am." Just as "Music hath 
charms to soothe the savage breast," so Mount- 
ford's speeches, red-fire oratory and berating 
of the managers, not only soothed, but charmed 
a horde of followers whose only grievance was 
that they were unemployed. 

Most of the employed artists were at their 
posts on the road, with the result that Mount- 
ford has held great sway with a crowd who 
have been living upon his promise of a great 
hereafter, Mountford's wonderful speeches filled 
them with hope. He is their great deliverer. 
He will give them each jobs, or better yet. he 
will give them an equitable contract. What 
a grand and glorious thing to talk about! With 
this situation of affairs, it has been easy sailing 
for Mountford. 

As secretary, Mr. Mountford started the Asso- 
ciated Actors' Company, an investing corpora- 
tion, which placed about $6,000 in what was 
then the Mozart Circuit, obligating the White 
Rats to take up a number of bonds amounting 
to about $35,000. In connection therewith Mr. 
Mountford organized the Independent Booking 
Agency, known as "The White Rats Agency." 
where actors could be booked by their fellows, 
"assured" of the treatment and salary they had 
always said they wanted. And this independent 
agency was to put the big managers, who had 
built great circuits of theatres after thirty years 
of work and amalgamation, entirely out of busi- 
ness. Furthermore, this organization was to 
rectify complaints of artists and abuse which 
had grown up in the profession. It was a laud- 
able undertaking. Here, truly, Mountford 
showed that he could do things as well as talk. 
Here was proof positiye that he would ami 
could keep his promise to give the actor work. 
The deliverer was about to make good. The 
hereafter had arrived, with the result that the 
White Rats still have those $35,000 worth of 
Mozart Circuit bonds in the safe. Will Mr. 
Mountford tell a curious public at what figure 
those bonds are included in the surplus fund of 
the White Rats, and what their market value 
is? The Independent Booking Agency was a 
beautiful dream. It became necessary immed- 



A NOTE C 

lately for Mountford to find some other scheme 
to agitate so as to direct attention away from 
this failure. These facts therefore eliminate! 
Mr. Mountford as a successful actor, manager! 
or agent in America. I 

For the purpose of earning his salary and! 
giving new hope to the artist of more work, loss ^ 
inequitable conditions, and Incidentally direct- \ 
ing attention away from his other failures, Mr. j 
Mountford spent two years procuring certain j 
legislation amending the Employment Agency | 
Law. This effort was such a decided failure thatv 
it is needless to dwell at length upon the sub- ? 
Ject, beyond asking Mr. Mountford (while off 
course we are not directly concerned, nor per- ' 
sonally very much interested) whether any ac- 
count has ever been given to the White Rats.^ 
of the $20,000 spent at Albany to procure this a 
beneficent legislation. Of course Mr. Mount- f 
ford may say, and truthfully so, that it is often^ 
necessary in matters of this kind that a cert. Uj"J 
degree of secrecy be maintained and names mwuti 
not be mentioned. Perhaps an accounting woulj' 
show that a great deal of this $20,000 was spent 
for "sundries." Sundries may cover a multi- 
tude of sins. 

About this time, according to the reports 
abroad then, Mr. Mountford had saved sufficient 
money to buy an elegantly furnished house on , 
Ix>ng Island, in his or his wife's name. 

This adds to the elimination list of actor, * 
manager, agent, that of legislator, in Mount- 
ford's American record of failures. 

In Mr. Mountford's role as an editor, his 
chief duties seem to have been the suppression . 
of news matters of interest to the actor, which i 
did not reflect credit upon Harry Mountford. f 
The latest is his suppression of his defeat in the 
Pongo and Leo case, wherein his Employment 
Agency Law was practically declared to be of 
no force or effect, in some of its most important 
provisions. The reprehensible practice of dis- 
torting reports of news events favorable to him- 
self which the official organ of the White Rats 
lias so often done, is a minor matter alongside 
of the suppression. If Mr. Mountford is i »c^ 
running the official organ to promote Harry 
Mountford, but for the actor, will Mr. Mount- 
ford tell why he did not reprint the article by 
W. H. Clemart headed "An Echo From The 
<Jrave," printed in "The Performer" (England), 
February 2«, 1011. That article was writteu 
by Mr. Clemart through the publication in Mr. 
Mountford's official organ of the following 
letter: 

202 Camberwell Road. ■ 

London, England. I 

Jan. 14, 11)11 1 

Dear Sir: , „ " 

As one interested In the variety profession and Harry 
Mountiord in particular, I read your splendid organ "The 
Player" every week. In the last nimbor received I road 
yet another attack on my old comrade, containing all sorts 
of dirty innuendos as to his conduct and his status in the 
profession while In England. 

Now, first of all who am I? you will ask and what Is my 
testimony worth? I thing it worth a lot because: During 
the music hall strike here about four years ago I think 
I may claim with pride to have been Mountford's right 
hand and staunchest adherent, my official position wa- 
member of Executive Committee O. A. F.. member of every 
sub-committee and one of the three delegates (Mountford, 
Frank Gerald and myself) who represented the O. A. F. 
on the National Alliance Committee, 1. e., the combined 
committee of variety artists, stage hands and musicians. 

In these positions I knew EVERYTHING from A to Z.. 
EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY'S DOINGS, and thus I 
think you will admit sir my testimony must of necessity 
be valuable. 

The position now held by Mountford as an official In 'he 
White Rats, a friendly association affiliated to the O. A. F., 
unfortunately ties my tongue a lot from diplomatic rea- 
sons, In all probability the true history of the music hall 
strike In England and the early organization of the O. A. 
F. will never be told. Mountford himself started writing i 
it in the "Encore." but after the second instalment It was 
suppressed, the editor fearing, I suppose, that the appalling j 
revelations besmirching forever the reputations of some Z 
of our biggest men on this side, would have shaken the f 
very foundations of the variety business. Now what fol- 
lowed, the disgraceful betrayal of Mountford by those 
who, quaking in their shoes, feared what he minht yet 
say, the scandalous attempt to hound him from the pro- 
fession and the consternation that followed when they 
heard of his position in the White Rats. 

This position necessitated a complete hold face. Mount- 
ford must be appeased, Mountford the betrayed of tlic 
(). A. F.. and Mountford the trusted of the White Rats 
were two different factors. Hence the eleventh hour re 
pentance of many, the frantic scribbles to your side as- 
suring you that Mountford was such a good fellow, eic. 
etc. 

You have It from one who knows ALL, one who rould 
finish that history Interrupted In the "En. •ore," one who 
knows Mountford to be the whitest man he ever met, 'lie 
man who refused to be a party to the betrayal of <>ur 
humbler brethren, the musicians and stage hands who 
CAME Ol'T with us and who he always stoutly maintaiicl 
should have GONE RACK WITH US. I know for a fact 
that Mountford ALL ON HIS OWN. deficit nunaner after 
manaeer and refused to fulfill contract aft. r contract at 
hull.; where the stage hands and musicians li.ul not bo n 
reinstated. 

I accompanied Mountford In his temporary exile, with , 



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WARNING 

nn> it has been permanent, but he was too great a per- 
sonality to remain long submerged. You were cute eiiousli 
to capture him, your gain is England's loss, and 1 think 
they all realize It now It Is too late. 

As this is a eulogy, I address it to the sub-ed.tor In the 
hopes that it may elude Mountford's vigilance and appear 
la your columns (the only time I have ever gone behind 
his back). Qive it a show, let the boys and girls of the 
White Rats hear from THIS SIDE, the sort of man they 
have got, the fatuous fools over here roasted him; they're 
sick and sorry now, don't you be silly enough ever to lei 
K0 I am, LEO HARRISON. 

B Late O. A. F. 

Mr. Clemart, the "leader" writer (and a very 
clever one) for "The Performer" says no one in 
England knows of the "O. A. F. M ; that no one 
over there ever heard of "Leo Harrison," "late 
0. A. F." Mr. Clemart quite broadly intimates 
under the caption of "An Echo of the Grave" 
that 

Harry Mountford wrote that letter himself 

Then had it printed in the White Rats' official 
organ. The Variety Artists' Federation of Eng- 
land (of which "The Performer" is the official 
organ) and the White Rats are affiliated. Will 
not Mr. Mountford reprint the article herein 
referred to for the benefit of the mabS of un- 
employed actors who are his chief supporters? 
Mr. Clemart occupied a page in "The Performer" 
with his opinion of Mr. Mountford and the letter. 
He owes it to the actor to print it in "The 
Player." 

And Mr. Mountford's failure as an editor is 
tucked on to his other diastrous attempts in 
America to prove ability. 

As an agitator, Mr. Mountford has succeeded 
only in that, besides having the White Rats 
delve deep into their surplus fund to support an 
"official organ" for his own publicity, he has 
divided the ranks of the membership of the 
White Rats of America Actors* Union into two 
divisions, twice over, — those who are working 
und those who are not, and those who believe in 
him and those who do not. We know hundreds 
and hundreds of actors in the latter category; 
actors who are patiently waiting daily for the 
break to come and force the White Rats organ- 
ization back into the hands and control of the 
actor. 

As an agitator, Mr. Mountford has not ad- 
vanced the actor; he has not built any theatres; 
he has not secured time for the actor; he has 
not placed the unemployed at work; he has not 
procured more salary for the actor, nor has he 
procured a single benefit or reform for him, but 
he has brought about a condition that has placed 
the vaudeville business in jeopardy; has brought 
about strained relations between employer and 
employee; has made promises to the actors that 
have not been kept; has used abusive language 
against the managers to uphold him in the estim- 
ation of his unemployed supporters, and has 
tilled the ranks of the White Rats with all classes 
of actors. 

Will Mr. Mountford Inform the actors whether 
he gave the "ninety-day notice" to increase the 
surplus fund of the White Rats in order that the 
"sands" of the financial end might not run so 
low that too much notice would be attracted to 
the extravagance of the organization (and Mr. 
.Mountford's) or just to increase the member- 
ship? 

As an agitator Mr. Mountford has failed, failed 
long ago. No one feels and realizes his failure 
better than Mr. Mountford himself. He realizes 
his days are numbered. Ire realizes that he 
must soon give back to the White Rats that 
which belongs to them J — the right of the 
majority to rule. He realized long ago that the 
organization was not with him when ninety per 
rent, of the employed actors in the White Rats 
secretly and deliberately employed so-.called man- 
agers and representatives to take charge of their 
arts, notwithstanding Mountford's Employment 
Agency Law prohibited the payment of more 
than five per cent. We may well rest assured 
that whenever a matter affects the pocketbook 
of the actor, like any other man, he will think 
and act for himself, and nine times out of ten 
will do the right thing, and Mountford realizes 
this as well as anybody. 

So the complete list of Harry Mountford's fail- 
ures in America is an ncter, manager, agent, 
legislator, showman, editor and agitator. For 
all of these, he is receiving the publicity that he 
likes so well, and which he obtains from the 
public press, such as his outrageous attempt to 
wreck the Actors' Fund, and that publicity he 
gains for himself, by himself and for the good of 
himself, through the actors furnishing him with 
a paper which says. "Owned by the Actor; Run by 
the Actor; For the Good of the Actor.*' Bat Mr. 



Mountford has never been an actor in America, 
excepting for one week. We think an honest 
statement should be "Owned by the Actor, Run 
bjr Mountford; For the Good of Mountford." 

As an actor Mountford came to America from 
England. In England Mountford had been 
kicked out by his fellow actors and has been 
repudiated ever since. From all the cabl e g r a ms 
sent by Mountford to England for letters of re- 
commendation in February, but one answer was 
received. That was printed as from "Leo Harri- 
son,'* which Mr. Clemart seems to believe was a 
fake, by Mr. Mountford himself. In other words, 
Mountford says, "1 am honest," and to prove it 
I will show you my recommendation written by 
myself under the nom de plume of "Leo Har- 
rison." In the act Mountford arrived with in 
New York was Miss Walsh (Mrs. Mountford). 
The act was known as Mountford and Walsh. 
Later, when Mr. Mountford found he could 
agitate with more profit than act, Mrs. Mount- 
ford continued on the stage, appearing but 
seldom, but always looking for engagements, 
assisted by her husband, "Secretary to the Board 
of Directors of the White Rats." 

Will Mr. Mountford tell the White Rats how 
the coincident happened so peculiarly that the 
day following Miss Walsh's application for time 
on a certain circuit (which application was re- 
fused) the manager of that circuit was called 
upon the next day by Mr. Mountford and in- 
formed that unless his circuit adopted the Illi- 
nois form of contract, his circuit would have 
trouble with the White Rats It was more 
coincidentally peculiar inasmuch as Miss Walsh 
had informed the manager he would hear about 
the refusal later. 

The record leaves Mr. Mountford's motive for 
all his labor, work and agitation— -money and 
publicity. Money first, but publicity must go 
with It, though publicity has been excused at 
times when the money was not forgotten. 

In connection with money, Mr. Mountford has 
made his greatest success in America. His next 
and only success has been publicity. Mr. Mount- 
ford came over here for money. He had non e , 
and could earn none in England. He told White 
Rats the English managers would not give him 
work because he fought for the actors. The 
English managers would not give him work be- 
cause he was a bad actor. The variety artists 
of England are not yet recovered from the dis- 
astrous strike he led them into four years ago 
in England. They are daily discovering more 
and more the defeat they sustained in it. 

From a five-dollar furnished room in a West 
Thirty-ninth street house in New York to a pala- 
tial country home on Long Island is a big ad- 
vancement for an actor who can't act. Mr. 
Mountford accompl shed it. He saved his 
seventy-five or one hundred dollars' weekly 
salary and saved enough in three years to fur- 
nish a home. In making money out of the actor 
Mr. Mountford has been pre-eminently success- 
ful. 

In one other respect has Mr. Mountford been 
successful. He is the best traveller the White 
Rats has ever had. Mr. Mountford travels at 
the expense of the organization. He stops at 
the best hotels, never walks while in a city with 
a taxi-cab service, and never fails to charge the 
items on his weekly expense accounts. Neither 
does he forget to put on that expense account 
the charge for polishing his shoes or the tips 
given to the servants and barbers. As Mr. 
Mountford is always railing for the light of 
publicity to be turned on, will he tell why he 
does not permit an auditing committee of White 
Rats to Investigate the society's books, its sur- 
plus fund and Mr. Mountford's expense ac- 
counts? Or why it is necessary for him to often 
dispute the professional auditor sometimes en- 
gaged? Why, too, at such a critical period as 
this for the White Rats has Dennis F. O'Brien, 
Esq., the White Rats' counsel (who to our know- 
ledge has worked honestly and faithfully for the 
White Rats' cause, and who is entitled to un- 
stinted praise) resigned. Is one of the reasons 
that Mr. Mountford reported to Mr. O'Brien that 
there were a less number of artists in the organ- 
ization than there really were, so as to "beat" 
Mr. O'Brien out of the per capita fee to which 
he is entitled under his agreement, — so much 
for each member of the organization? Or is it 
because Mr. Mountford's sense of honor ana 
square dealing is not on par with Mr. O'Brien's? 
Or, is it because of both these reasons? 

While the actor is wearing his shoes out look- 
ing for work, while he is cheering the cause 
which has for its object the putting of the man- 
ager out of business (so thai the unemployed 
may be certa'n that they will never work) Mr. 
Mountford is piling up his bank account, taking 



the money from the White Rats to do it with. 
When all shall be over, Mr. Mountford has 
written enough to be able to say "I told you 
so," whichever way it goes, but the White Rats 
won't get any of its money back. His late offi- 
cial designation as "International Secretary" 
was taken to keep him on the road all the time. 
When the roads grow dusty over here Mr. 
Mountford will go to Paris at the expense of the 
White Rats, with full salary. The bootblacks 
are waiting. They know the tips are to be 
liberal, as the vaudeville actors of America pay 
them. 

The Vaudeville Managers Protective Associa- 
tion asks the actor to stop and think it Over. 
The managers do not want trouble. It will 
mean big losses to them and to the actors. The 
managers look to the actors who are engaged 
not to be guided by the unemployed or the actors 
who cannot act well enough to earn a living at 
it. 

The Vaudeville Managers Protective Associa- 
tion herewith sounds a note of warning to all 
actors engaged in the variety profession. It 
tells them to be cartful, to watch out, and not 
liecome marked men. it there is a strike by the 
organized actor of this country against the man- 
agers who are employing them at larger salaries 
than they ever hoped to receive, the managers 
will take steps to keep their theatres within 
their own control, — and the actors who strike 
had better take steps to keep themselves after 
that. 

It is a source of irritation, even regret, that 
American managers find it necessary to address 
themselves in a newspaper to the American 
actor on account of a professional agitator, who 
has been a total failure on two continents. It 
is a condition which confronts us all, and a 
note of warning is necessary. The language at 
the head of the editorial in the New York Even- 
ing Journal, a week ago, written by Arthur Bris- 
bane, is timely. He writes: "Union men who 
really work must protect themselves against 
professional labor agitators. The number of 
honest leaders in labor movements and their 
millions of well-meaning, hard-working fol- 
lowers must unite to get rid of the professional." 
Now that the White Rats are union men Bris- 
bane's editorial is timely. The whole gist of 
this statement may be summed up In Brisbane's 
words. The union man who carries a gun is 
no worse than the union leader who is willing 
to sacrifice thousands of actors and visit them 
with privation and hunger for purely personal 
and selfish motives. 

We wish it clearly understood that we do not 
mean to infer in the sl'ghtest that Harry Mount- 
ford is a grafter. Far be It from us to stoop 
to his method of argument, which consists of 
abuse, and what he thinks is a correction of 
grammatical errors, due to his own lack of 
knowledge of good English. Mountford is get- 
ting his legitimately as far as the public, or as 
far as we know, but as the New York World 
once remarked, "Where did he get it?" 

In conclusion, we use Mr. Mountford's words 
in his editorial in the "Player" of last week. 
"Too late." It is all too late for Mountford to 
beg, pray and Implore the manager to speak, 
look and listen. It Is all too late for Mount- 
ford to beseech the managers, whom only a 
few months ago he called "thieves," "crooks" 
and whom he abused and insulted as only the 
meanest individual of the gutters and sewers 
could abuse another, to sit down and talk 
things over calmly over a bottle of wine and 
a good cigar. It is time for Mountford to know 
that the muckraker and mud-slingcr never lasts 
long in this country. If Mountford is now will- 
ing and not only willing but begging to sit 
down with men whom only a few months ago 
he called "thieves" and "crooks." there must 
he a reason. The men who have built this 
business are not going to stultify themselves 
and deal and arbitrate with the so-called "un- 
purchaseable" Harry Mountford. There may be 
and there probably is much to be remedied in 
the vaudeville business, both on the part of 
the actor and manager, and also the booking 
agent, but we wish it known that we will never 
consent to discussing or dealing in. any way, 
shape or manner with such an Individual as 
Harry Mountford. Not one member of this as- 
sociation has ever refused to deal with an actor, 
he he a White Rat or unaffiliated, who was on 
the level, hut all of them always have and al- 
ways will refuse to deal with Harry Mountford, 

If this means a fight, if this means a strike, 
yvhy we are content to go about the even tenor 
of our ways and to build up our business. We 
are prepared to defend our property and our 
business, if that is the only alternative. 



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NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK. 

Initial Presentation. Flrat Appearance 
or Reappearance In or Aronnd 
New York 
Nellie McCoy, Hammerstein's. 
Andrews and Brown, Hammerstein's. 
Cierds, GerdeH and Donn Hammer- 
stein's. 
Kyan and Tucker, Brighton Theatre. 
Kvlns and Erwood, Henderson's. 



Stella Kari. 

Singing. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Brighton Theatre. 

Back in '49 there was a rush of 
gold-seekers to the sunny climate of 
California, but since the run on the 
west has long become a memory, 
there has been another rush — from the 
other direction. The latter-day rush 
in mind Is that of the rathskeller act 
and the California trot "singles" to 
the east. In the overflow comes 
Stella Karl, who put her wares on the 
vaudeville stand at Brighton this 
week. Stella is a good entertainer, 
but a rearrangement of her act after 
opening proved a severe handicap. 
Stella wears good clothes, displays ani- 
mation of the Pacific Coast type — 
that same bearlike glide and swing 
now familiar in the east — and enunci- 
ates better than the average "singing 
singles." Stella's best work was on 
her first number, "I Want To Be in 
the Land of Harmony," which should 
be used for the close. Her second 
offering, "When You Kiss an Italian 
Girl," went fairly well, but following 
it with "I Never Had a Man to Love 
Me Like You," another "straight" se- 
lection, marred the impression made 
on the opening. Miss Karl has ability 
but unless she puts over a different 
arrangement of numbers is very likely 
to force herself back into less promi- 
nence. Mark. 



Rem Brandt. 

Cartoonist. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Fifth Ave. 

Rem Brandt has something new in 
the cartooning line. That something 
new, whether it is worth while or 
not, just as long as it is something 
new, sounds interesting. Rem Brandt 
has a peculiar pistol-like arrangement 
with four compartments or cells. Each 
cell contains a different colored sub- 
stance. By pressing a trigger the car- 
toonist is able to get any of the four 
colors he desires. The instrument 
makes a peculiar hissing sound as the 
ink is shot on to the paper. The 
effects obtained are naturally a bit 
crude. The best are the comedy pic- 
tures which Rem should stick to en- 
tirely. The Lincoln and Washing- 
ton heads were very poor, while the, 
girl in the roses and the comedy col- 
ored man were decidedly the best. Rem 
Brandt has something of a novelty 
In his line and It should Interest in 
a light position on the big programs. 
It should be able to take one trip 
over the circuit during which time the 
cartoonist might be able to perfect the 
idea, which would make him a fixture. 

Dash. 



Mum ford and Thompson. 
Singing and Talking. 
16 Mint*.; One. 
Majestic, Chicago. 

The most important feature about 
this act, new to vaudeville, is the some- 
what different character essayed by the 
comedian. Weighing in the neighbor- 
hood of 200 pounds, he reminds one of 
a bashful, half-witted youngster, who 
is trying to act like a man. The re- 
sult is what has been generally term- 
ed in big cities, "a boob." Although 
capably assisted by a straight man of 
neat appearance and perfect enunica- 
Hod, the turn rests with the comedian. 
He carries it exceptionally well. After 
a nicely timed routine of good original 
talk, well saturated with legitimate 
laughs, they turn loose a pair of popu- 
lar songs, disclosing voices that will 
always guarantee them a recall. Long- 
fellow's "Village Blacksmith," twisted 
into a comedy verse, scored the strong- 
est, with the exception of the singing, 
the strength of the offering. Mum- 
ford and Thompson have brought 
something a little different to vaude- 
ville, but there is still room for im- 
provement. Monday they replaced 
Frank Tinney, who was delayed en- 
route to Chicago because of a railroad 
wreck, and on the showing pulled 
down a large hit, although it was quite 
evident the house was exceptionally 
friendly towards the boys in some por- 
tions. However, they would have done 
quite as well without the "boosting." 

Wynn. 



James Keane and Co. (1). 

Comedy Sketch. 

17 Mins.; Fall Stage (Special Set). 

James Keane is assisted by a very 
good looking girl in a rather broad 
farce comedy, the plot of which is laid 
in Mexico. Keane takes the part of 
a stranded actor. He is in love with 
a Mexican girl, played by his assistant. 
The actor has a millionaire uncle in 
New York. He is anxious to get the 
old boy's money, and wires him for 
$5,000 which he claims is for ransom, 
he having inserted the fact that he 
was held by a Mexican bandit. The 
uncle appears on the scene and Keane 
does some good comedy work as the 
bandit; also he pretends to be insane 
before his uncle, to make the rich 
fellow part with his coin. The plot 
is well worked up. There is enough 
travesty In it to make it a laughing 
success. Jess. 



Louise Brunelle. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

Louise Brunnelle is a girl who shows 
more class than most of the "singles" 
on the "small time" for a "showing." 
Miss Brunelje is a charming brunette, 
and dresses her act in fine taste. 
"Dutch" number should be placed "No. 
2," and the finish could be made with 
"Harem" number, which seems to be 
the strongest. Miss Brunelle with a 
little attention paid to the arrange- 
ment of her act ought to be kept busy 
on any time in vaudeville. The girl 
would fit nicely Into musical comedy. 

Jess. 



Havtland and Thornton. 

"A Question of Policy." 

1ft Mins.; Open Three; dose One. 

Fifth Avenue. 

Havlland and Thornton offer an 
amusing nonsensical conglomeration of 
rapid fire talk, travesty and songs. 
The act opens with what might be 
called a sketch structure, but soon gets 
to the duolog thing. Haviland, an 
Insurance agent, breaks In on Alice 
Thornton, lady of the house, and tries 
to sell her insurance. Some of the 
comedy is bright and new, but the 
greater portion is old though made 
laughable through the good handling 
by Haviland, an excellent light come- 
dian of the breezy type. The travesty 
comes in in an old idea of how they 
act at the theatre before and after 
marriage. This is well done and con- 
tains laughs but the idea has been 
worked until it is not even threadbare 
any more. The finish in "one" is a 
summer girl number in which Miss 
Thornton appears to advantage in a 
pretty pale blue bathing creation. As 
an encore the couple used Lean and 
Holbrook's stepless buck dance, a pat- 
ter arrangement, which took them off 
nicely. "No. 4" at the Fifth Ave- 
nue, the couple experienced no diffi- 
culty whatever in getting over. They 
should do well anywhere when not 
asked to take too heavy a position in 
the going. Dash. 



Ioleen Sisters. 

Wire Walking. 

12 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstein's. 

The Ioleen Sisters work on the tight 
wire, varying the usual routine some 
through introducing sharp shooting 
from the thread. One of the girls car- 
ries the brunt of th e work, while the 
other acts as assistant. The worker is 
at home on the wire, although not up 
to one or two other women In the mat- 
ter of speed attained In crossing. She 
is a good looking girl, wearing crimson 
tights to advantage. The assisting sis- 
ter also adds to the offering in the 
looks department. The act Is. not a 
heavy number, but looks nice and can 
fit in the big bills in the opening posi- 
tion. At Hammerstein's Monday, after 
the matinee, the girls were sent from 
the "No. 2" position down to close the 
show. Either spot on the long bill this 
week gave them a real chance. 



Hash. 



Winston Sisters. 

Music. 

12 Mins.; Four (Interior.) 

Violin and 'cello numbers are fea- 
tured. A noticeable sameness should 
be remedied by a rearrangement of 
numbers. The sisters play well to- 
gether and should give satisfaction in 
any of the "pop" houses. Mark. 



William Hodge, in "The Man From 
Home," will travel to the Coast next 
reason. 



Four Largards. 
Acrobats. 

The work of the top-mounter stands 
alone, though he does not work as • 
gracefully as he should. The four men 
have a straight acrobatic act, marred 
by the slowness of the men In getting 
Into action. They work as though 
they had long been accustomed to cir- 
cus life. Some new tricks and a lot 
of ginger would help considerably. In 
its present frameup, the act Is of 
"pop" house calibre. Mark. 



Gary Owen. 

Singing Monologist. 

9 Mins.; One. 

Fifth Avenue (Jane 4). 

As a very youthful monologist, with 
the confidence of a veteran, Gary 
Owen is breasting the "big time." He 
is but a mere boy, of a stage presence 
that will pass him nicely in an early 
spot. Gary has some talk, speaking of 
his "Paw," who is a "rounder" and 
his "Maw," a suffragette. From this 
some laughs are secured. More should 
be. The material in spots is too 
"wise" for one of Gary's age to be 
saddled with. It doesn't sound nice 
for a boy to say that his mother turn- 
ed around and smiled at men, or that 
his father went to Salt Lake to study 
human nature. The last remark, 
though, caught a laugh. Gary should 
be made as childish as he looks, in 
action and material. If the dialog 
runs to lines beyond that of youth, 
then Gary must be coached how to 
deliver them in childish ignorance of 
their meaning or Importance. If Gary 
persists in appearing alone, he will 
become a first rater among the singles. 
But he must keep himself within his 
stage looks, while upon the stage. Of 
the two songs, the parody should go 
out. Gary might open with a song, 
doing away with the attempt to smoke 
a cigarette. While this bit of busi- 
ness is inserted to break the stories 
into sections, it doesn't belong. Kid 
talk about baseball, school and stories 
of little scrapes that boys fall Into, 
having a naturalness to them, would 
be far better for Gary. If not opening 
with a song, Gary might start the act 
by entering with a baseball bat in 
front of a street drop. Looking be- 
wildered, he might ask the leader 
what street he is on, again asking if 
the leader has seen his mother. When 
the leader replies by Inquiring how his 
mother looked, Gary might describe 
her in a little old-fashioned boyish 
way. With a few remarks passed be- 
tween the boy and leader, Gary could 
go through the act without artificial 
assistance. In assuming Innocence, it 
does not become necessary for the 
boy to laugh at any of his own stories 
or remarks. If Gary gave as his rea- 
son for being on the street that he 
played hookey from home after his 
mother left him to attend to the baby 
while she went to a meeting where all 
the women talked all about the men, 
it might strike the audience more fav- 
orably than to walk brashly out, with 
stories to tell, in a matter-of-fact way. 
Stories like the baby started to cry, 
when he placed It on the floor, while 
looking all over the bed for a pin, 
would be the proper kind, it would 
seem. Gary might say that his mother 
said if the baby ever cried, that was 
the sign a pin was sticking into it. 
But he couldn't find a pin in the bed, 
so he held the baby up by the feet to 
see if a pin would drop off. When a 
pin didn't, he left it standing on its 
head and went out to look for his 
mother, to tell her something was the 
matter with the baby. Then he met 
some boys and played ball, forgetting 
all about the baby — asking the leader 
at this point if he knew how long a 
baby could stand on Its head without 
growing tired. At least this is the 
style of stories a boy monologist 
should tell on the stage. Sime. 



VARIETY 



23 



Sellle Lytton and Co.; (3). 

Sketch. 

28 Mins.; Full Stage; Interior. 

Nellie Lytton has fallen Into a 'val- 
uable piece of property In the comedy, 
pathetic sketch which she is present- 
ing for vaudeville approval. Whoever 
wrote the piece has shown rare good 
judgment in the blending. It contains 
those fine touches in the handling of 
pathos and comedy which are so rare 
and valuable when properly welded to- 
gether. A mistake in construction has 
been in padding. Prom five to eight 
minutes could be chopped away. It 
would leave the meat only, to be played 
in the vaudeville time limit. Miss Lyt- 
ton does much for the sketch. The char- 
acter is a sort of a Lottie Williams' 
"Rags" and she handles the role In 
capital style. There is another point 
in favor of the piece. It carries a ques- 
tion mark almost up to the very last 
moment, and then instead of finishing 
as one would expect, just ends in the 
only logical manner possible and of 
course the last one that would be 
thought of. Three men support Miss 
Lytton in the piece and all play In fit- 
ting manner. Nellie Lytton's playlet 
needs only the proper cutting by some 
skilled hand to become a good sketch 
for the best houses. Dash. 



Four Charles. 

Acrobats and Jugglers. 

10 Mlns.; Four (Special Set). 

The Four Charles have a turn of 
acrobatics and juggling, patterned 
somewhat after the act of the Boganny 
Troupe. The set is a kitchen in this 
instance, with the members of the 
troupe made up as the cooks and as- 
sistants. The routine Is simple with 
nothing startling. A quick change is 
effected which helps the act consider- 
ably. The finish should be strength- 
ened for a grand hurrah. 

Fred. 



Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Friel. 

Rural Comedy Drama. 

17 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

This playlet has a suggestion of the 
one that Milton and the DeLong Sis- 
ters are now playing, differing only in 
one instance; this playlet has some 
pathos. Rural pathetics are plentiful 
on the "small time" at present. This 
sketch doesn't rank far above the rest. 
Mr. Thornton, in the rube character, 
shows some ability, but his talk is old 
and should have been forgotten some 
time ago. Mrs. Thornton in a dual 
role does well enough, having a very 
good appearance. The act as it stands 
could do no better than head line on 
small time. Jess. 



Freeman and Fisk. 
Singing and Talking. 
19 Mins.; One. 

The woman's work is the most con- 
spicuous and through her "kidding" 
the act is meeting with favor in the 
"pop" houses. They open with "Think 
It Over, Mary" and close with "Take 
Me With You, Cutey, B*ut Forget To 
Bring Me Back." The woman does a 
"bit" as an amateur would sing "Hea- 
ven Will Protect The Poor Working 
Girl," which was fairly well received. 
The team needs a new song arrange- 
ment. The man should inject more 
life Into his work. Mark. 



Lillian Russell. 

Songs. 

15 Mlns.; Five; (Parlor). 

Colonial. 

Tuesday evening was a great night 
for the inside theatres. Lillian Rus- 
sell had a great deal to do with the 
capacity house that showed at the Co- 
lonial that evening. Miss Russell is 
using a pianoist In her vaudeville of- 
fering, although the orchestra assists 
as well. Miss Russell's appearance 
didn't create any noise. Her entrance 
reception was hardly more than a rip- 
ple. The quietness continued during 
her first three songs, short and of a 
very light variety. "Evening Star" 
caught some real applause at the finish 
of the first chorus. It was pretty 
mild at the end of this number, though 
the singer came back with another 
chorus, and a short Irish song, after 
which she made a brief speech without 
much provocation. During the "Eve- 
ning Star" song Lillian stood the test 
of the spot-light and certainly did 
"look great." Jess. 



Ehrendall Bros, and Dutton. 

Hand-Balancers. 

12 Mins.; Full Stage (Parlor). 

Two fellows do a hand-balancing 
act that ranks up towards the top. 
They are assisted by a comedian of 
some ability. The two are fast, neat 
workers and finish with a thriller that 
is bound to get a satisfying amount 
of applause anywhere. The three fel- 
lows have an act that could easily close 
or open on the big time. Jess. 



McGarry and McGarry. 
Singers and Dancers. 
8 Mins., One. 

These two boys are first class dan- 
cers and dress their act very neatly. 
The difficulty the boys will have will 
be the fact of so many similar acts 
of the same variety. An original Idea 
will have to be inserted to insure the 
act of anything better than the small 
time. Jess. 



Shock and D'Arville. 
Acrobatics and Songs. 
10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Sheck and D'Arville have a specialty 
that is somewhat out of the ordinary. 
Sheck is a very good acrobatic, doing 
hand-balancing, head-balancing and 
some ground tumbling. Miss D'Arville 
figures in the acrobatics at the opening 
and close of the act only. She becomes 
the center of attraction during the rest 
of the time, filling in with character 
changes, singing a song for each 
change. Of the four numbers now used, 
one only is worth while. "The Colon- 
ial Boy" is very well done and Miss 
D'Arville looks exceedingly well in the 
picturesque costume. The speech in 
which she announces that there is 
nothing vulgar or immodest in her per- 
formance is superfluous and should 
be immediately dropped. The couple 
gain applause at the finish through the 
girl acting as understander for Sheck. 
who is a big well developed man. 
Sheck and D'Arvill e will do very well 
for the time they are playing. With 
study they should be able to work into 
an act of value for the bigger time. 

Dash. 



Marcus and Gartelle. 
Roller Skaters. 
12 Mins.; Three (Interior). 
Brighton Theatre. 

One of the men works in blackface. 
The "straight" attempts to show his 
partner how to skate. The prelim- 
inary steps by both furnish a lot of 
fun, both taking some hard falls. The 
comedy of the blackfaced chap Is well 
worked up and the act was an em- 
phatic laughing hit at the Brighton 
theatre. Following the skating les- 
son, the team finishes up with a clog 
routine on the skates that shows the 
boys understand team stepping. 

The act was formerly known as Gar- 
telle Brothers. Jfarfc. 



Pike and Callum. 

Dancers. 

Hammersteln's. 

Pike and Callum are two boy dan- 
cers, opening the show at Hammer- 
stein's, this week, going quite well in 
the spot. The boys are real dancers, 
dress well and have a few steps of 
their own. Sime.^ 



Curtiss Trio. 

Songs. 

10 Mlns.; One. 

Two boys and a girl have an up-to- 
date singing act on the "small time," 
and get away very nicely. One of the 
fellows is a good singer of the newest 
style of "rags," while the other does 
great things with these on a piano. 
The girl is a help through her good 
looks, and very nice style. The act 
could do on the smaller big time. 

Jess. 



Mattie Booeum and Co.; (4). 

Songs. 

14 Mins.; Full Stage; (Special Set). 

A quartet of boys stand for the 
"Co." In the billing. A good quar- 
tet, it very nearly smothers the star, 
Mattie Booeum. Miss Booeum has an 
act with a Brooklyn Bridge back-drop; 
also a "river at night" effect. The 
four boys are good singers and carry 
the act through nicely, Miss Booeum 
helping with a few songs. There is 
only music when the boys are singing. 
The act can play the "small time" and 
do well. Jess. 



Alice De Carman. 

Trai>eze. 

11 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Alice De Garman has a very neat sin- 
gle on the trapeze. The girl does noth- 
ing startling in the way of tricks, but 
she has a pretty appearance, a nice 
personality and an easy laughing man- 
ner that attracts. Some teeth work 
adds a little variety. Acts of this de- 
scription depend in a large measure 
on the manner of presentation. Alice 
has the manner. . Dash. 



Reiiumont'M Ponies. 

14 Mins.; Full Stage. 

The work of one of the ponies 
stands out. His discriminating be- 
tween red and white handerchlefs, 
secreted In separate boxes and later 
placed in the same receptacle, is a 
feature. The ponies, five in number, 
execute various drills, commands, etc., 
and for a finish, two dogs perform a la 
equestrian. A good anifnal act for the 
"pop" houses. Mark. 



Charlotte St. Elmo. 

Songs. 

Hammersteln's. 

That Jack Levy is such a joker! He 
says Charlotte St. Elmo's appearance 
at Hammersteln's, this week, is her 
first upon the stage. Charlotte Is on 
early. She Isn't doing very much in 
the way of applause, because perhaps 
Mr. Levy wasn't joking when he said 
she wrote the songs herself. Miss 
St. Elmo only sang three. Maybe she 
hadn't written any more. A couple 
of changes were made, with Miss St. 
Elmo wearing a combination suit of 
tights for the finish. She isn't a bad 
looking girl, with a not unpleasant 
voice. Had she been boomed as much 
as Marie Empress was, she would have 
repeated what Marie Empress did. 

Sitne. 



/Ih Ling Foo. 

Magic. 

12 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Ah Ling Foo is a Chinese magician. 
He has a very Interesting specialty 
for the "small time." The tricks are 
all of the same variety, but Ah goes 
through them well without "stalling" 
or talking, and the result is good. 

Dash. 



ACTOR OLD SLEUTH. 

Chicago, June 7. 

Detective Wool ridge, who sports a 
regular police badge, and claims to 
have been a member of the Chicago 
police department some years ago, but, 
who for the past few years has been 
lecturing with slides in the small hous- 
es, started a riot In the Crilly build- 
ing last week, when he attempted to 
arrest everypne on the first floor em- 
ployed in the agency business. 

It seems that Barrett ft Curtis book- 
ed the sleuth for three weeks and a 
half on their Wisconsin circuit. While 
the reports were against the copper, 
they managed to induce the managers 
to carry out the contracts. 

Woolridge returned to Chicago last 
week, a little peeved because no future 
time had been arranged for him. He 
started to investigate . the Barrett ft 
Curtis agency. Discovering the firm 
had been doing business without a li- 
cense, booking all acts through the 
office of Tom Brantford, the crime de- 
stroyer complained to the authorities. 
It developed that Curtis & Barrett 
were acting within the confines of the 
law. Then Woolridge commenced to 
take the law in his own hands. He 
accosted Brantford first, denounced 
him and threatened to place his nasal 
regions somewhere in back of his cra- 
nium. B'rantford decided to keep 
his features intact and offered to throw 
the detective clear across the street 
into The First National Bank Build- 
ing, but Woolridge retreated, sup- 
posedly for a patrol wagon to clean 
out the building. Up to date neither 
the wagon nor the officer has reappear- 
ed. Meanwhile Barrett & Curtis are 
procuring a license. 



Kdwnrd.s PuvIh, who has been run- 
ning a stock company in Louisville 
since early in the spring, is in New 
York with a new play which he has 
written and expects to have produced 
by a prominent New York firm next 
season. 



M 



VARIETY 



HAMMERSTEIN'S ROOF 

"Youse guys take your dirty feet off 
our clean gravel," said Martha Stew- 
art, the female special cop, as she airily 
swung her club while keeping guard 
on "The Farm" at the Hammerstein 
Hoof Garden Monday evening. "Can't 
>ou see it's raining," said Martha, 
"and isn't Mr. Hammerstein having 
trouble enough without having to wash 
down all these stones again?" Martha 
is some little copper in her blue suit, 
but Harry Mock has her number. It 
is 655, and Harry was the only one 
who could get it. 

The sixteen cow chasers were on the 
job in the rear of Mrs. Belmont's Suf- 
fragette Farm. All this year's crop of 
girls are wearing overalls and silk 
stocking. As they allow their feet 
to hang over the fence rails, many are 
the arguments as to whether young 
women are wearing their trousers too 
long or short this season. 

The farmerettes aren't a bad look- 
ing lot. Permission is given to the au- 
dience to speak to thlm. The male 
farm hand in the farm house who must 
do the washing while the suffragettes 
smoke cigarettes and play pinochle has 
the right idea. "Me stay in the show 
business?" said he. "I guess not. My 
job is waiting for me at the Cadillac," 
and this boy they say is the fanciest 
waiter the Cadillac ever had. 

The girls seem el to enjoy their first 
night on the Roof, although the 
weather chilled their knees. One re- 
cognized a friend among a group in 
front. "Oh, George!" she exclaimed. 
"Come here. I want to talk to you. 
Ain't you surprised to see me? Well, 
what do you think, I had to leave that 
place. The second day I was there the 
boss and another fellow commenced to 
bet whether I was a perfect 36 or a 
perfect 38. They measured me several 
times, and then neither one of them 
asked me out. Well, George, I wouldn't 
stand to be handled that way with no 
come back, so I just blew, and here I 
am. Ain't Mr. Mock a lovely man? 
You don't know him. Sh! there he is, 
the handsome fellow with the straw 
hat. Why, he's the one who trained the 
fish over there in the pond to swim 
backwards. Mr. Mock told me so him- 
self, but said not to tell the rest of the 
girls because he didn't like to have the 
help talk about him." 

Mr. Mock, under William Hammer- 
stein's direction, framed up the Suf- 
fragette Farm. As president of the I 
Will Club, Mr. Mock has issued a pro- 
clamation to the members that should 
any one have charges preferred against 
him for undue levity with the farm 
ladies, he will be expelled immediately 
from the Club. Oh, yes, Mr. Mock is 
a very strict man. He has also decreed 
that there must be no meetings held 
on the upper roof behind the chicken 
coop. 

"The Farm" was the only feature of 
the opening bill. Tt is going to pro've 
a drawing card when the weather 
warms up. 

Percy Williams must have wished 
the rainy weather on Willie. With 
Lillian Russell at the Colonial, Mr. 
Williams rooted for rain. He must 
have repeated the root Tuesday, for it 
rained again. The whole llammcrstein 
staff and Aaron Kessler couldn't stand 
off the hoodoo. 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

It is a peculiar layout at the Fifth 
Avenue this week. The interest and 
novelty come in the first half, while 
the second part contains practically 
all the comedy. While a better ar- 
rangement would be a splitting up of 
the various elements, still as arranged 
the bill does not become tiresome at 
any time, and runs through in good 
style. Good judgment is used in two 
or three instances to stall off a stage 
wait. Once when a wait would have 
been absolutely necessary, the man- 
agement filled in the time by having 
the set struck in view of the audience. 
Monday night the house appreciated 
the good work of the stage crew and 
gave them a round of applause. 

Aerial Smith opened the program 
supplying a thrill or two. Rem 
Brandt (New Acts) followed and add- 
ed a little novelty. "Cheyenne Days" 
was "No. 3" and supplied both inter- 
est, comedy and not a few thrills. The 
act is well staged and has plenty of 
variety. Lucille Mulhall adds the 
necessary class. She -s a pretty sight 
en her well trained horse. 

Haviland and Thornton (New Acts) 
breezed in "No. 4," supplying light 
entertainment and amusement. 

Lolo in her second week was "No. 
5" and the center of attraction. The 
girl is drawing some business into the 
house without a doubt. Monday night 
there were a few evening dress late 
comers who stayed through the men- 
tal suggestion portion of the entertain- 
ment and then departed. That Lolo's 
performance is interesting goes with- 
out argument, for even though not in- 
terested in a subject which is becom- 
ing more discussed each day, the thing 
gets to one. Lolo could almost be 
billed "She Never Misses," Monday- 
night of the two or three hundred arti- 
cles called the girl did not hes'tate 
for an instant or miss once. The rifle 
shooting and archery at the finish is 
entirely new in this style of work and 
aids not a little in sending the act 
along in the right directon. 

Following Lolo the comedy bill 
opened. Thos. Ryan just hit them a 
wallop with the "Mag Haggerty" 
piece. Monday night the house must 
have been filled with hold-over Sun- 
day poker players. They screamed at 
that fool poker game. 

Montgomery and Moore took up the 
laughs where the Ryan-Richfleld syn- 
dicate left off. TJie couple have gone 
back to the "Jenie" song, which Flor- 
ence Moore sings so well. 

Hill, Cherry and Hill wound up the 
laugh department and the show. The 
boys have dressed their cycle act up 
well and have a very good turn with 
plenty of comedy to offset the straight 
riding. Dash. 



A fairly big crowd was bunched 
around. A few wore overcoats to anger 
the management. Nothing much of 
importance stood out on the first pro- 
gram. Truly Shattuck was at the top. 
Pike and Galium, Ioleen Sisters and 
Charlotte St. Elmo are under New 
Acts. The others were Bert Levy, 
Three Keatons, Four Bards, Pedersen 
Brothers, Pianophiend Minstrels, Cy- 
cyling Auroras, Jarrow, Belle Baker 
and Roberts Cats and Rats. Some did 
better than the others. Those who did 
anything at all were lucky. Sime. 



BRIGHTON THEATRE. 

Any old time the Arctic explorers 
hold a convention or a reunion there 
should be no necessity of them tossing 
up a con to decide on a place to go. 
The weather down at Brighton now 
would suit them to a T. 

The Brighton theatre was about 
half full of people, but a high school 
rooting bunch had nothing on them 
when it came to enthusiasm, for from 
start to finish that small band of 
amusement seekers turned loose laugh- 
ter, applause and appreciation that 
surprised the artists themselves. 

Marcus and Gartelle (New Acts) 
gave the bill a good start with their 
comedy on roller skates and Stella 
Karl (New Acts) did fa'rly well in the 
"Xo. 2" position. Snyder and Buck- 
ley combined music and comedy and 
put over a hit of huge proportions. 

Dave Ferguson had a soft spot in 
"No. 4" and made the most of It. His 
"Charge of the Light Brigade" a la 
Sissero scored him a hearty encore. 
Pat Rooney and Marion Bent were 
"on" about twenty minutes and had 
them laughing one minute and ap- 
plauding the second. 

After the intermission, the Amoros 
Sisters sang, danced, and performed 
acrobatics and -scored their usual h'.t. 
Horace Wright and Rene Deitrich in 
their song recital were voted' a rip- 
ping hit and their closing duet was 
roundly encored. 

The Four Mortons came on next to 
closing and grabbed up everything in 
sight. There was little left for the 
Strength Brothers, on at the windup. 
A previous acrobatic display handi- 
capped them, but they did well never- 
theless. Mark. 



THE CITY. 

The chilliness that followed the 
downpour of Tuesday seemed to have 
the effect of driving the downtowners 
into the palaces of mirth and pictures 
that line the south side of little old 
Fourteenth Street. At least the City 
had its full share on that evening. As 
early as eight, the lower floor was 
crowded to the rear rows. 

The show itself was a corking one 
from a "small time" standpoint. From 
the early numbers it went with a snap 
and vim that was surprising. The 
Hartmans, Ethel Douglas and Edna 
Farlowe followed in quick order. Then 
came Dlnehart and Heritage In a com- 
edy sketch that has been seen before, 
but played by others. The sketch 
would be improved to a great extent 
if the man would curb his propensity 
to "kid." They were followed by Leon- 
ard and Ward, who, judging from the 
reception accorded them, must be 
strong favorites with the Fourteenth 
streeters. Their turn, while dragging 
in spots, was on the whole acceptable 
for "small time." 

After a picture came Margaret Wil- 
liams and Co. in a dramatic offering*. 
Miss Williams failed to reach the back 
of the house, even in the big scenes. 
The Clayson Sisters in their musical 
offering were next, without getting 
very much in the applause line. An- 
other picture and then Miss Moore and 
Davey, who did very big. The Four 
Charles (New Acts) were the closers. 

Fred. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

For the second week of " 'tis and 
'taint" vaudeville offered on the roof 
atop of the American Music Hall, the 
management has already cut two acts 
of the advertised policy of twelve a 
week at prices ranging from 25 to 75 
cents. Monday night the few that gath- 
ered in the Adirondack Camp theatre 
played the two-bit Beats the strongest. 
These chairs are confined to the last 
rows in the orchestra and the balcony. 
The fifties in the front section of the 
lower floor received but scant atten- 
tion from purchasers at- the box-office. 
The audience that did gather was cold, 
in both senses of the word. 

At 8:20 the white-coated orchestra 
started the overture (lasting almost 
ten minutes). Then came the first act, 
Ella Fondilier, without starting a riot. 
The following number was Eddie Row- 
ley, a dancer. He fared slightly better, 
gaining applause with dancing. The 
first laugh getter was the comedy 
sketch that Anderson and Burt offered. 
The theme while old pleased the "small 
time" audience. The Monarch Com- 
edy Four were next to closing the in- 
termission and gained no end of 
laughs with their "wig stuff." Karsy's 
Myrophone was the turn closing the 
first part. 

The real surprise of the show came 
with Joe Cook, opening the second 
part. Joe's hodge podge of vaudeville 
was such a relief that the audience was 
loathe to let him go. He stopped the 
show. Armstrong and Fern (girls), a 
two-act of the Rathskeller type, were 
also hits. They were followed by Deane 
and Price in a comedy sketch that with 
the aid of suggestive lines gained 
laughter. The man is rather a good 
comedian. Beth Tate, the feature of 
the bill, sang four numbers in the posi- 
tion next to closing. Miss Tate has im- 
proved to a wonderful extent since her 
first showing at Hammerstein's some 
months ago and her present repertoire 
of songs gives her full opportunity. 
Mile. Cecile and Co. were the closers. 

Although the management let the 
audleme know by the means of a slide 
flashed on the sheet that they would 
be welcome to remain until one A. M. 
(until which hour the Gardens would 
be kept open), he and his girl 
went home after the pictures. The 
lemonade ladles did not overwork 
themselves. 

As a matter of comment, if Marcus 
Loew can put over his "small time" 
bill on the Roof and get seventy-five 
(or even fifty) cents for it, he may 
then swell out his chest, pat Joe 
Schenck on the back, shake hands with 
William Morris, and have his press 
agent declare that the Loew Circuit is 
in the regular show business with a 
regular showman at the head. Fred. 



Al Jolson left the Winter Garden 
show last week, and has gone home 
to California. He will return east to 
open for the Shuberts in August, play- 
ing a few dates west in vaudeville 
while on the Coast. 



Gcorgena Leary, daughter of 
Thomas C. Leary, formerly with the 
Henry Savage forces and also in vaude- 
ville with her father, was married 
last week to D. M. Broughton, a non- 
professional. 



VARIETY 



*5 



7th AVENUE. 

If last Monday night's audience at 
the Seventh Avenue theatre is any cri- 
terion from which to form an opinion, 
it may safely be stated that patrons of 
"pop" vaudeville houses care little or 
nothing for "old-timers." They have 
no reverence through never hearing of 
performers of a generation ago, and If 
they did, would only be interested in 
securing as much quantity and quality 
as could be presented to them for so 
minimum a price of admission. 

This was strongly exemplified when, 
during the show, the stage manager 
announced that the orchestra would 
play a medley of old airs, while a 
number of stereopticon slides of old- 
time favorites were shown. Thirteen 
pictures were projected on the screen. 
They were Pat Rooney, John Kernel 1, 
Koster and Bial (with an underline 
hailing them as the pioneers of the 
music hall in America), Tony Hart, 
Harry Miner and Pat Rooney together, 
Harry Morris, Gus Rogers, Bessie 
Bonehill, McCale and Daniels, Fergu- 
son and Mullck, Johnstone Bennett, 
Frank Cushman and Peter F. Dailey. 
Of this conglomerate accumulation of 
pictures shown, the two most heartily 
applauded were those of Gus Rogers 
and Pete Dailey, the most modern of 
the set, and probably the only ones 
known to the spectators. 

Daly and Devere opened the vaude- 
ville show at 8.10 and their arrival, 
visit and departure, despite the ren- 
dering of "Bridget O'Brien, Esquire" 
and "The River Shannon," was marked 
by an absence of enthusiasm. An il- 
lustrated song then interrupted the 
proceedings and was followed by 
Smith O'Brien with old time songs and 
stories. From the way the audience 
laughed at the points of the jokes it 
was plain that the stories were all new 
to them. O'Brien has a fine Irish 
brogue and a pleasing manner with 
him. 

Nellie Burt in character changes, 
Ringing and dancing, gave a genuine 
old-fashioned soubret singing and 
dancing turn, well received. One of 
Will M. Cressy's old sketches "Grasp- 
ing an Opportunity," was next in or- 
der. It serves to show how little Mr. 
Cressy has advanced in his more re- 
cent contributions to stage literature, 
for if there is any difference between 
this and his present sketches it is not 
discernible. 

When at 10.05 Press Eldridge 
walked out, most of the spectators 
started for the door. By way of a 
squarer he remarked "So many people 
have seen me before." McPhee and 
Hill closed the show. From the mo- 
ment they started, not a soul "walked 
out on them." 

For the second half of the week the 
underline announces the following 
"old-time" acts: Rice Brothers, Katie 
Rooney, J. K. Emmett and Co., Harry 
Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thome. 
This show probably plays better than 
the first half of the week for the rea- 
son that the majority of the acts are 
better known to the present genera- 
tion of patrons of "small time." 

JnJo. 



LINCOLN SQUARE. 

Perhaps unconsciously the manage- 
ment of this "small timer" flashed 
an almost "Bg Time" bill the first 
part of this week. Outside of the six 
acts, there is enough comedy between 
the drummer and the piano-player in 
the orchestra to make up for another 
turn. The two get over some funny 
stuff when the pictures are being 
shown, most of which, however, is 
quite a ways over the heads of the 
"small time" audience. 

Shriner and Wills in their piano 
and singing specialty were down late 
on the bill and did a nice little clean 
up. The boys in comparison with 
some now working the larger time can 
also get along there. The Italian num- 
ber at the finish is a dandy. 

Ziska, a magician, is assisted by 
Florence Saunders, and fit the time 
admirably. The old ring trick is the 
mainstay of the act. 

Louise Brunelle, Ehrendall Broth- 
ers and Dutton, James Keane and Co. 
and McGarry and McGarry (New 
Acts). The weather Monday evening 
was all in favor of the small timers. 
The Lincoln Square held a capacity 
house. Jess. 



Percy Williams' new Bushwick the- 
atre will open its doors to the public 
on the night of Sept. 11. 



THK FIRST PARODY KINGKR. 

The interest manifested by every- 
body in New York in the "Old Timers" 
bills started a discussion the other day 

as to who was the original parcdy sin- 
ger. Some say Billy Jerome was the 
first, others that Harry and John Dil- 
lon antedated him. Still others say 
that Joe Flynn, then of Sheridan and 
Flynn, started the parody craze. 

Roger Dolan submits the following 
list of new names of performers who 
are, he feels, eligible to be included 
in any frame-up of a bill of "old- 
timers:" Charles E. Evans, John C. 
Rice, George W. Monroe, Roger Dolan, 
George Thatcher, Charles Lodcr, Dan 
Mason, Jack Daly, Dave Conroy, John 
Sheehan, Fostell and Emmett, Lew 
Dockstader, Hughey Dougherty, Lew 
Benedict, Al. Fllson. Mark Sullivan, 
Tony Williams, Annie Hart, Gracie 
Emmett, Ed. Favor. Sheridan and 
Flynn, Barney Fagan, (Jcorge Prim- 
rose, Lizzie Mulvey, .1. Bernard Dyllon, 
Gilson and Binney, Frank Lawton. 

Other old timers recalled by Mr. 
Dolan from his career of forty years 
as a professional are Ned Harrigan, 
Hines and Remington, John D. Gil- 
bert, Gus Bruno, Nat Blossom, Eddie 
Girard, P. C. Foy, Pat Shc.rtis, Mark 
Murphy, Tom Murray, John Jess, Leon- 
ard and Flynn, Wade and Mack, Harry 
Fisher, Dick Gorman, John Sparks, 
Junie McCree, Pat Reilly, Filscn and 
Erroll, Gus Hill, Jim Tenbrocke. 
George Marlon, Murray and Aden. Will 
H. Fox, Andy Amann, Tony Farre'.l, 
Lei and Sisters. Frank McNish, Frank 
Bell, Jeff and Fannie Delino. Dolph 
and Susie I-evino, Frank Bush, Kugen • 
O'Rourke, Tim ('renin, Jack Harring- 
ton, John Ransone, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry 
Cohan, Lew Hawkins, Lew Simmons, 
Billy Carter, Lew Bloom, Kelly and 
Ryan, Harry Leclair, Arthur Dunn, 
Needham and Kelly, Howe and Doyle. 
Billy Cortw right, Eddie Foy and 
Thompson, Willis Sweatman. Jot- C:»w- 
thorne, Fred Allen, Joe Hart, deny 
Hart. 



AN OPEN LETTER. 

(Continued from page 18.) 
America without our permission," for- 
getting that this is America. 

Those were the days of the White 
Hats. 

And from Kendall's grave and 
Golden 'h exile away out there where 
the Sun is going down 1 hear them 
culling, "Where arc the men we knew 
— where are the artists — the merry- 
makers — the singers of songs — the 
Jesters, who were the idols of work- 
man an J employer alike. The men 
who drew to our theatres, the wealth, 
fashion and respect of the world: the 
men who paid what they thought hon- 
estly at least whether right or wrong, 
playing the game as big men play it, 
because it was a man's game, who 
wanted the joy of the chase- — bringing 
down the quarry by skill, and not by 
poisoning the water or by burning the 
grass, not by a cowardly yelp for help 
to the drayman, imploring him not to 
put in trunks at the back door or buy 
tickets at the front — the manly, though 
perhaps hungry, waiting, faithful fel- 
lows, who stuck to principle as they en- 
» couraged each other, standing on their 
own. Where are they now? What is 
this strange, fuzzy, unfamiliar beard 
that has grown across the fair face 
of the thing we loved.'* 

Well, here is one of them at least, 
standing where he always stood, and 
if there is a division, it is because 
they have left me, not I them. I do 
not feel it necessary to run after them, 
merely to be on the popular side. He 
who is popular to-day may be cursed 
to-morrow; nor shall I coax them to 
return, neither within 90 days nor 90 
years. 

But one man cannot do it all. 

All that was stated in my "Organi- 
zation" letter, I have printed many 
times before in different articles in 
different papers, as :s well known. I 
am neither at the "top" nor "bottom" 
of "the ladder." 

I have changed in nothing and can- 
nut be changed except when every drop 
<:f my blood is convinced through my 
reason. If my oil brothers have gone 
from me I wish them earnest God 
speed; should they ever see fit to re- 
turn — I will bo here when they come 
I ack. 



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EXPECTS LAItGKK CIRCUIT. 

Sydney. Australia. April 2!>. 

A stock company has been incor- 
porated for $r>0<>,000, of which James 
Brennan is the head, for the further- 
ing and extending of the Brennan 
Circuit here. The circuit can now 
give sixteen consecutive weeks. New 
houses will be built in the near future 
which will add from six to eight 
weeks to the rout*' sheet. 

The new circuit is booking direct. 
No contract can he made excepting 
through the main office. 

James Brennan will shortly make 
a tour of America and Kurope in. 
search of material. 

"The Follies of l»fl" opens at the 
Apollo. Atlantic City, June 10, and 
are due to appear on the New York 
Hoof June 26. 



OBITUARY 

Augusta Belasco Elliott, daughter 
of David Belasco and wife of William 
Elliott, died at Colorado Springs, June 
5, of consumption, following an attack 
of pneumonia last winter. She was 
married last January. It was not much 
later that she contracted a severe cold 
which developed Into pneumonia. The 
deceased was in her early twenties. 



New Orleans, June 7. 
William Miftche, leader of the or- 
chestra at the Tulane for many years, 
and recently occupied at the Greenwall 
in a like capacity, died suddenly June 
2. He was forty-two years of age. 



Frankie Wallace, who has been play- 
ing the popular price vaudeville 
houses as a single singer, died at her 
home 223 North Farson street, Phila- 
delphia, last Saturday. 



Sam Dody did not die, as reported 
last week. Mr. Dody is recovering. A 
false report spread about the same 
time that Edward F. Rush, the man- 
ager, had passed away, but he is still 
kicking about, with no signs of illness 
around him. 



Mrs. P. P. Kuhns, the mother of the 
Three White Kuhns (Paul. Charles 
and Robert), died May 30 in Stock- 
ton, Cal. 



Gertrude Lind, formerly of Jewette, 
Hayes and Lind, died fn Denver, May 
15, of tuberculosis. In private life 
she was Gertrude Donnelly, and re- 
sided in Pawtucket, R. I. She was 
twenty years old. 



THE SURE TEST. 

"Doctor, this patient here's a tramp 
that was brought in by the ambulance 
an hour since," imparted the hospital 
interne to the staff doctor. "He 
seems to have lost the use of his limbs, 
but I think he's a fakir!" 

"Did you apply the customary tests 
for paralysis?" 

"Most of them, doctor. I tried 
for the knee-jerk, shocked his arms 
and legs with the battery, and even 
jabbed the forceps into his calves; 
but he never moved a muscle!" 
"Better try the Are test." 

"Lookee here, gents!" interposed 
the patient, jerking his unkempt head 
from beneath the cot clothes, "dis 
thing o' me bein' in dis state seems 
to worry y\ don't It?" 

"Well, somewhat," rejoined the 
staff man. 

"Den don't waste time burn'n' me 
wld fire, or do any more stabbin' or 
sheet light nin' tests. Just you put 
a stiff horn o' whiskey on dat table 
yonder and if I don't make me way 
to it, I'm helpless, dat's all!" 



Phil X"sh. the "I-will-fix-you" fal- 
low of the I'nited Booking Offices, has 
postponed his trip to Kurope thl« sum- 
mer, but that will not prevent him 
from selling the automobile. 

Hay Itaily is recovering rapidly from 
;i recent operatiin ;it the French lies 
pital She will he out within the 

next few days and will, with her hus- 
lian I. spi-nd the summer in '»ne of 
the mountain resorts 



26 



VARIETY 



FIRST CLASS VAUDEVILLE 

AND THE WHITE RATS 



By WILLIAM GOULD 



White Rats of America: 
Gentlemen: — 

On account of the numerous friends 
I have In your order, I wish to place 
my views of first class vaudeville as I 
find It, before you. 

I, and I alone, was the one who 
got your present headquarters for you 
and showed you, In figures, where It 
was a great thing for the White Rats. 

At that time we were a conserva- 
tive organization and there were no 
"political clicqucs." 

When the majority of the organi- 
zation voted to pass the agency law, 
I was against It. I said: "Even if 
the law was unbreakable a telephone 
to New Jersey would beat it?" What 
are the consequences. A few "mem- 
bers" not actively engaged in vaude- 
ville had a great time in \lbany with 
banquets galore and you are still pay- 
ing ten per cent, commission. When 
I saw this money being squandered, 
1 began to get cold feet. 

Miss Suratt and I received an offer 
from William Hammerstein to re-unlte 
at a salary of $2,500 per week. For- 
merly we received $750 weekly from 
all managers. Who paid the ten per 
cent, in this case? The public, Ham- 
merstein or Suratt and Gould? 

Would any member of the White 
Rats pay ten per cent, for the same 
raise? 

I dropped out of the White Rats 
when it became a labor organization. 
I am not a laboring man. I say this, 
mind you, with all due respect to hon- 
est laborers. 

This was the first time in the his- 
tory of the world where a profession 
was trying to lower itself to the stand- 
ard of a trade. Then I began to figure. 
I discovered that circus actors, bur- 
lesque actors, and small time actors 
(again with all respect to them as 
men and artists) were in the majority 
and were voting all these things that 
helps to cripple first class vaudeville. 

The first class vaudeville performer 
actively engaged in vaudeville knew 
little or nothing of these laws passed 
by the idle artists. That every law 
or rule they passed was doing first 
class vaudeville great harm, I quick- 
ly realized. I have been 27 years in 
vaudeville and I appreciate the beau- 
tiful business it is to-day. I respect 
and admire the managers for what 
they have done for vaudeville. Why 
not make them our friends? They are 
willing, gentlemen, these manages are 
business men, if you can deliver the 
goods, they want you. If you can't, 
agitation will do you no good. 

Twenty-five years ago I received $30 
a week, lived in a sailor boarding house, 
traveled in "tourist" cars and played 
in shanties, where we were only an 
excuse for sure thing gambling games. 
No sketch artist at that time could 
get an engagement unless his wife 
"worked the wine rooms." Junie Mc- 
Cree. your chief and my vory dear 
friend, was on one of the bills with 
me. In those days variety actors were 
looked upon as worthless. 



The managers have changed all that, 
in the very same towns that I played 
twenty-five years ago, I now find 
vaudeville palaces. We are treated 
as women and men. I now ride in 
Pullman cars and live in first class 
hotels. I am doing better than I 
ever expected to do. 

I have sounded over one hundred 
first class acts actively engaged In 
vaudeville of the first class. 

I have asked them the following 
questions: 

Are you satisfied with your salary? 

Are you satisfied with the treat- 
ment? 

Each and every act replied that they 
were satisfied with all conditions. 

Artists in first class vaudeville have 
nothing to strike for. 

Ivet some White Rat actively en- 
gaged In first class vaudeville answer' 
this letter. I would be pleased to hear 
his views. 

Gentlemen, the White Rats Is now a 
second class vaudeville organization, 

and no doubt do a lot of good as far 
as making small managers (who be- 
come managers over night and know 
not how to treat artists kindly and 
humanely) live up to their contracts. 

First class vaudeville has passed be- 
yond your control. 

First class acts are friendly with 
the managers and all we need is to 
have our material protected and an 
organization that follows these lines 
will become strong. 

I hope that the Vaudeville Comedy 
Club will do this. If they don't, I 
shall start the A. V. A., if I have to 
devote a year of my time to do it. 
Sincerely, 

WILLIAM GOULD. 



Phil Staats, for many years active 
in vaudeville, and who, at present, is 
the president of the Thespis Club, has 
signed with Henry W. Savage for the 
role of Jimmy Wellington In the com- 
pany of "Excuse Me," which is to play 
Chicago for a run next season. 



James Brown, the paroled prisoner 
in Paul Armstrong's "Romance of an 
Underworld" was arrested at the Al- 
hambra last week for petty larceny. 
Armstrong agreed to take Drown in 
tow, relieving him from serving a 
sentence. The ex-super may receive 
a life sentence the next time. Mr. 
Armstrong will not Intervene. 



Geo. M. Cohan has been elected 
'Prompter of the Green Room Club; 
Hollis E. Cooley Is call boy; John C 
Peebles, Angel; Frank G. Stanley, 
Copyist. • Board of Supers is com- 
posed of Henry B. Harris, Franklin 
Bien. Sidney R. Ellis, George W. Led- 
erer, M. S. Bentham, Milton Nobles, 
Charles H. Yale, Sargent Aborn, Phil- 
lip Mindil, Thomas W. Dinkins, Walter 
Vincent. 




Ida Conquest has commissioned the 
Casey Agency to secure a vaudeville 
opening. A dramatic sketch will be 
Miss Conquest's variety offering. 

Joe Hart and his wife (Carrie De 
• Mar) returned to New York Tuesday 
after a three weeks' stay at Mt. Clem- 
ens, where they went for a rest. 



Lilhan Clark and Clad Neff were 
married June 5, at the home of the 
bride's mother, Mrs. A. G. Cook, 989 
St. John's Place, Brooklyn. 



Harry Mack, for several years book- 
ing and routing chief in the office of 
W. W. Mann, will be in the offices of 
Rowland ft Clifford next season. 



Stella Hammerstein, who has been 
playing the role of "Vice" in "Every- 
woman," is out of the cast, confined 
to her home with a sprained ankle. 



Saturday last Aaron Hoffman deliv- 
ered to Messrs. Bratton & Leffler, the 
completed book for the new cartoon 
musical comedy "Let George Do It." 



According to a report from Wash- 
ington American Hebrews will have 
no further trouble In traveling through 
Russia. 



Dorothy Kegel, a newcomer to 
vaudeville, will open her season at At- 
lantic City, June 26, with a miniature 
musical comedy. 



Mrs. Gene Hughes and Co. in their 
sketch "Youth." have received a full 
route for next season from the United 
Booking Offices. Gen e Hughes secured 
It. 

Kvalyn La Telle now ill in the St. 
Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, would like 
the person who addressed her there 
and signed "J," to kindly furnish name 
and address. 

Winnifred De Witt, manageress of 
Chase's, Washington, Is in Europe. She 
will return to again assume the di- 
rectorship reins at the house Aug. 21, 
when It will open for the season. 



Messrs. Cassard and Luders, respec- 
tively author and composer, have just 
completed a new comic opera, which 
is to be produced early next season 
by the Shuberts. 



Grace Freeman, at present appear- 
ing in the titular role of the revival 
of "The Country Girl" at the Herald 
Square, has written several sketches 
for vaudeville. 



Louise Davis, the "steno" in the of- 
fice of James Clancey, is going to re- 
tire from the profession of key punch- 
ing and become Mrs. some-body-or- 
other within the next few weeks. 



ed rest until Lew Fields' return from 
abroad. 



Louis De Courcy's new play, "Fa- 
ther Jerome," will be given its initial 
showing in St. Louis some time next 
month. It is written around the Cath- 
olic confessional. 



"Jingaboo," a musical farce, book 
by Leo Dletrichstein, lyrics by Vincent 
BTyan and music by Arthur Pryor, will 
be produced by John Cort early next 
season. 



Jack Johnson sailed tor England, 
Tuesday. Upon returning in August, 
he will reappear at Hammerstein's for 
a week — perhaps longer — if the color- 
ed champion should defeat any of the 
English pugs while abroad. 

Frank Tinney and Neff and Starr 
were prevented opening at the Majes- 
tic, Chicago, Monday matinee this 
week, through being mixed with a 
wreck on the way from Winnipeg. The 
two acts appeared Monday evening. 



Charles Hayes will handle the press 
work for one of the four companies 
to be sent out next season in "The 
Gamblers." Hayes formerly was with 
Charles Frohman, being with "The 
Arcadians" last year. 

Callahan and St. George have post- 
poned their annual trip to Europe 
until July. James Callahan's mother 
is very ill In Chicago and he will make 
a hasty trip there to see her before 
his departure for England. They 
were booked there to open in June. 



"A Night In the Harem," a German 
pantomime of the pretentious order, 
will be seen on this side if the Ger- 
man producers can be induced to allow 
an American girl to play the leading 
role. Willie Hammerstein has made 
an offer for the act, but with that pro- 
viso. 



"IKm't Blame Me for Loving You" 

is a "coon lullaby," left as a remem- 
brance by Charles K. Harris for his 
staff to "make" during his visit on the 
other side. Mr. Harris wrote the num- 
ber; Meyer Cohen is going to do the 
rest. 



Tom Gillen ("Finnigan's Friend"), 
is arranging a tour of the world. He 
will start West In the fall and is due 
in Vancouver, B'. C, about the middle 
of January, where he takes passage 
for Australia. Gillen expects to be 
gone about two years. 



Ned Wayburn has returned from 
Chicago where he staged "The Heart- 
breakers." He will take a much need- 



( Dr. Carl Herman is back from the 
west after a prosperous tour and in 
already booked for a tour for next 
season, in consequence of which he 
has been compelled to decline an al- 
luring offer for Europe. The doctor 
has added some four hundred addi- 
tional acres to his large farm at Plym- 
outh, N. H., where h e will go to spend 
the summer. 



VA.RIE1 Y 



V 




The Highest Class 

Animal Act in all 

the world 



SPELLMANS BEARS 

BIG BEARS, BABY BEARS and HANDSOME BEARS 

The Handsomest equipped animal Act In all the world, working all the time. 

TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS NEW YORK HIPPODROME, SEASON 1911. NOW PLAYING 

YOUNG'S MILLION DOLLAR PIER, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Weeks June 5th- 1 2th. 

Address all Communications to 

FRANK P. SPELLMAN, 404 Heidelberg Bldg., Times Square, Forty-Second Street and Broadway, NEW YORK 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Ualett otherwise eoted, ike following reports are for the current week. 



JOHN J. O'CONNOR 

(WYNN) 
Representative 



CHICAGO 



VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE i 

:« SOUTH DEARBORN STREET 
PImm440I Central 



this week the attraction there will be moving 
pictures and songs. It Is expected that some- 
time In July or August the house will be closed 
for a few weeks to admit of the annual reno- 
vation and overhauling. 

In the direction of the managerial affairs 
of the vaudeville theatre at Forest Park, Jo- 
seph Grain has the aid this summer of Fred 
Hartman, who until recently directed the busi- 
ness affairs of the Plaza theatre on North 
avenue. 



tended performances daily, which at ten cents 
a head nets the vaudevllltan more than his 
usual weekly salary. Torcat has an English 
clown ballyhoolng for his attraction. 



Edw. J. Ader and Frederick Story havo 
formed a co-partnership for the genoral prac- 
tice of law under the firm name of Story ft 
Ader. 



AJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr. ; agent, 
V. M. A.). — The Majestic show was con- 
rably weakened Monday at both perform- 
>s because of the railroad wreck up north, 
jh delayed the arrival of Frank Tlnnoy 
Neff and Starr. Tlnney was to have 
ed headline honors with Trlxle Frlganza. 

absence left a spot In the bill hard to 
tor up. Mumford and Thompson (Now 
i) were selected to replace the 'ilackfaco. 
le. The evening's honors were about 
ily divided between Wm. Brady's "Sus- 
," Ed. F. Reynard and Bedlnl and Ar- 
•, the two latter acts monopolizing the 
edy department, each receiving applause 

entering. "The Suspect." WJth Walter 
pne playing the title role, left a queer 
Ing behind, which handicapped Trlxle Frl- 
za for awhile, but the topllner soon had 

house laughing at her antics, and at the 

ih was a solid hit. The Great Ergottl 

iputlans opened the entertainment with 

e corking good hand and head balancing. 

American flags might be dispensed 



with, as might the Yankee Doodle music. 
Mazle Rowland, with an English accent, ap- 
peared second on the list. Miss Rowland Imi- 
tates different characters, mostly kid*. She 
seemed to please while doing this A comedy 
number made up of the usual English risque 
lyrics, completed her offering. Bedlnl and 
Arthur cleaned up on laughs. Ed. F. Rey- 
nard proved to be one of the bright spots on 
the bill and scored his usual hit. Closing the 
show, P. T. Selblt and his spirit paintings had 
the house guessing as to how he manipulates 
his Illusion, and made a corking closer for 
the damaged show. Selblt has an excellent 
delivery and leaves nothing for his audience 
to work on when trying to figure out his 
mystery. The Rlehl Grand Opera Quintet, 
substituting for Neff and Starr, dished out 
several operatic selections and satisfied during 
their stay. The quintet Is made up of two 
men and three women. WYNN. 



The "closed for the summer" sign Is dis- 
played at the new Orpheum In Peoria, III., 
and prior to the reopening in September, the 
house will be treated to a generous repainting 
and redecoratlon. 



Ethel Robinson, manager of the park and 
fair department of the W. V. M. A., had a 
slight accident this week when a non-union 
taxlcab bumped her Overland 40 H.P. (the 
pride of the Association). Miss Robinson's 
auto was badly damaged and nothing short of 
a new tonneau and a pair of wheels will 
repair the hurt. 



The Hebrew Charities of Chicago Is the 
beneficiary of a vaudeville show which was 
given last Sunday afternoon at the Colonial 
theatre. 



<'has. E. Bray, general manager of the West- 
ern Vaudeville Managers' Association, Is back 
at his desk after a brief but Important trip 
t<» New York, where he attended a meeting of 
the Vaudeville Managers' Protective Associa- 
tion. 

Doris Chcrlc has retired from the vaude- 
ville act called "Alls Fair in Love." Lew 
Williams will engage another to replace Miss 
Cherle. The act Just finished a trip over the 
Wantages time. 



The New Palace theatre here opened this 
week, playing Ave acts and pictures. The 
house will play a split week show. 

Next week will witness the reopening of 
the Kcdzle Alrdome and the closing for the 
summer of the theatre. During the hot 
weather, Manager Malcolm will have a bal- 
cony placed In the house to Increase the seat- 
ing capacity. The Alrdome Is located next 
door to the theatre. 



Harry Billings, manager of the Lincoln 
Orpheum, passed through Chicago this week 
en route to Flint, Mich., where he generally 
spends his summer months. Mr. Billing's 
family accompanied him. 



The stock policy at the Crystal theatre has 
been abandoned for the summer, and beginning 



Torcat and his troupe of trained roosters 
are being kept busy at their concession at 
"White city'' With the exception of one day 
lust week, Torcat got away with five well-at- 



Eddle Hayman, one of the W. V. M. A. 
staff, will leave town next week for a five 
weeks' vacation In the country. 



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The Varieties theatre. Torre Haute, haa 
closed for the aummer. 

The Family. Lafayette, ha} .discontinued 
the regular vaudeville show and for the next 
three months will run pictures with one act, 
booked through the Association. 

John Dickey, Oklahoma City representative 
of the W. V. M. A., la In town. Mr. Dickey 
will return to the weat In about two weeks. 

CHICAGO O. H. (George Kingsbury, mgr.; 
K. & E.). — A summer run is th« general pre- 
diction for "Little Miss Fix-It." 

COLONIAL (James Jay Brady, mgr.; K. & 
E. ). — Closed for the summer. 

GARRICK (W W. Freeman, mgr. Shuberts) 
— Lyman H. Howe, traveler, opened Sunday 
night for four weeks with his picture exhi- 
bition. 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, mgr.; K. A E. ).- 
Rose Stahl and her company gave a benefit 
matinee 8 In aid of the Gad's Hill Settlement 
Work. "Maggie Pepper" continues to play to 
a healthy business at every performance. 

LYRIC (Lawrence Anhalt, mgr.; Shuberts). 
— Dark for the summer. 

OLYMPIC (Sam Lederer, mgr.; K. ft E.).— 
The summer closing movement so general all 
over the city has had no apparent effect on 
the plans of the management of the Cohan 
success. "Get Rich Quick Walllngford," which 
experiences little or no difficulty in entertain- 
ing capacity houses even on the hottest night. 

POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.; K. ft E.).— 
A few slight changes have been made re- 
cently In the cast of "The Seven Bisters." 
notably the engagement of J. Malcolm Dunn 
for the role of Lieutenant Sandorffy. There is 
no evidence of any waning in the popularity 
of this piece and a summer run Is a pretty 
safe bet for the attraction. 

McVICKER'S (George Warren, mgr; K. ft 
E. ). — The Aborn English Opera Company Is 
on the first of a four weeks' engagement of 
grand opera at popular prices. Tonight will 
witness the last performance of "Madame 
Butterfly" and beginning with tomorrow there 
will be a week of "Thais." The repertoire also 
Includes "Tales or Hoffman" and "La Bo- 
heme." 

STUDEBAKER (George A. Davis, mgr.; K. 
ft E. ). — Closed until late In August. 

LA SALLE O. H. (Harry Askln, mgr.) — 
Dark until the opening of the regular season. 

RIVERVIEW EXPOSITION.— Pryor*s Band 
and open air vaudeville. 

WHITE CITY.— Llberattl's Grand Opera 
Company and Symphony Orchestra; popular 
priced vaudeville. 

FOREST PARK. — Ballmann's Band and 
"pop" vaudeville. 

SANS SOI'CI PARK— Free vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Mort H. Singer, mgr.; Shu- 
berts). — Second week of the new annual Sin- 
ger musical offering. "The Heart Breakers"; 
Indefinite. Poor press notices holding business 
down. Sallie Fisher Is best liked. 

HAYMARKET (Col. Ed Roche, mgr.; K. A 
E. ). — Summer stock with Jeanne Towler as 
the star. 

COLUMBIA (Mgr. Woods; Columbia Amuse- 
ment Co.). — Twice dally all summer Is the 
announcement mnde by the management of 
"The Bowery Burlesquers" and the popularity 
of their closing piece. "Madame Ex-Cuae Me" 
is quite sufficient to justify the statement, 
nuslnese Is very big. About 55 people are in 
the show. 

KEDZIE (Wm. Malcolm, mgr.; agent, W. 
.V. M. A.). — Delmar ft Delmar; Leo Carrlllo; 
Rrlstow's Ponies; Wm. Flemen ft Co.; Arling- 
ton four. 

STAR AND GARTER (agent. W. V. M. A). 
— Lizzie Otto; Dayton. Hufford & Chain; Vir- 
ginia Rankin; Carl Demcrest; Hyla Aleen; 
Davis ft Walker: Paris Green. 

SANS SOTTCI PARK (agent. W V M. A.).— 
MrConneil Sisters: Mazone # Masona; Impe- 
rial Quartet; Abdellnha: Retrain* circus 

ACADFMY (agent, W. V. M. A > Flint. 
George ft Co.: George Flemln : Leu 1t«>nedettes; 
West ft Willis: Royal Italian Stre. t Musicians: 
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Co. 

PAT.ACR (Kills Gllckman. mgr.; au. nt. W 
V. M. A.).- Lcs Rencdettes: Smith ft \rn.lo; 
" - 1 ft May Wnddell; Jean McElroy; Tint 
Welch. 

ASHLAND (Al. Wledner. mar: agent. W 
V. M. A.). — Ben Weloh; Three Keloy Sisters, 




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Montrose; Wilson A Doyle. 

WILLARD (Jones. Llnlck A Schaefor. 
mgrs. ; agent, Frank Q. Doyle). — Harry Jack 
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Medlnl A Horses; Le Clnlro & Sampson; Olive 
Morgan. 

WILSON AV. (Jones, Llnlck A Schaefer, 
mgrs.; agent, Frank Q. Doyle). — David Hlg- 
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rlers; Bush A Shapiro; Woods Musical Trio. 

LEXINGTON (Jones. Llnlck & Srhacfer. 
mgrs.; agent, Frank Q. Doyle). — Closed for 
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STAR (Jones, Llnlck & Srhaefcr. mgrs.; 
agent, Frank Q. Doyle). — Closed for the sea- 
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GRAND (O'Neill & Bonfleld. mgrs.; agent, 
Frank Q. Doyle). — Closed for the season. 

WHITE PALACE (S. Polokow. mgr.; agent. 
Frank Q. Doyle). — Closed for the season. 

VIRGINIA (W. H. Beanny. mgr.; agent. 
Frank Q. Doyle). — Stanley Edwarda & Co.; 
Strollers Quart* t; Marie Salisbury; Beurdsley 
Sisters; Italian Trio. 

WHITE CITY VAUDEVILLE (Fred Llnlck. 
mgr.; agent. Frank Q. Doyle >. -Mack & Wil- 
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Frank Q. Doyle). — Kolored Kandy Kids; Wll- 
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Lester; Prince Trio. 

BIJOU DREAM (Sigmund FHller, mgr.; 
agent, Frank Q. T)oyle). — Mabel Downing & 
Co.; Shattock Quartet; Bess Andra; Rurk * 
La Pearl; Orvllle S. Kavannugh; Elliott & 
Vincent. 

IOLA (George E. Powell, mgr.; agent, Frank 
Q. Doyle). — Nat Wharton; Jewel Floyd; Pol- 
ski Stock Company. 

MONOGRAM ( M. Klein, mgr.; agent. Frank 
Q. Doyle).— The Clarks; Anna St. Claire; Jonea 
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GEM (Chas. Schaefer. mgr.; agent. Frank 
Q. Doyle) —Kramer & Elliott; Woods A Mar- 
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ORPHEITM (Martin Heck. gen. mgr.: acent, 
Orpheum Circuit). — "Little Tommy Tucker." 
the Gabriel and Lamar piece was liked 
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George Austin Moore and Cordelia Hanger, in 
a very hard position, held up the show 
Namba Japs, with luxurious settings, real win- 
ner. Macart and Bradford improved even on 
their first week's showing. "MuslkalKlrls." 
Wynn and O'Malley. Henry Cllve and Mai 
Sturgls. other holdovers, all went through 
very nicely. 



We have with us again Jamea Edward Rrltt. 
late of London. Jamea Edward la the same 
old Jimmy of Eighth street, but he has taken 
on weight. Coffroth. ever on the Job, had no 
sooner grasped Jimmy's hand than he offered 
him articles to algn, calling for a fight with 
Eddie Hanlon. On top of this came a wire 
from the east asking Brltt to grab the first 
train out of Frisco, and come to New York 
for a vaudeville opening. Brltt was caught In 
a whirlpool of offers and until recovering 
from Its effects, will rest up in his home town. 

McGee and Rcece, formerly known as Foley 
and Earl, have returned from Honolulu. They 
report that they were treated well over there 

3nd state that they will return to the Islands 
n their way back from Australia, where they 
will go from here June 16. 



The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" is at tho 
Savoy for two weeks and the comedy al- 
though old to the people of San Francisco 
still these people enjoyed Its lines ridiculously 
well. 



Mary Garden sang her farewell concert 29 
and surely made herself secure In the hearts 
of the San Francisco people. 

John Drew, at the Columbia, In the 
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regarded as his most convincing. Mary Bo- 
land's work in the last two acts is exception- 
ally fine. 



Jack Golden, and his clever company at the 
American theatre, began his second week In a 
merry and tuneful satire entitled "Schlitz In 
Mexico." This company is making good, giv- 
ing a clean-cut performance that Is sure to 
bring results as the increased business at the 
American shows. The vaudeville end of the 
program Includes the Great Kelter on the 
bounding wire and two very clever minstrels, 
Powell and Rose. 



The Alcazar did a very big business last 
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The weekly concerts held at Golden Gate 
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San Francisco 1b getting ready for some 
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Mrs. Lena Groves, mother of Clara How- 
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Musical Comedy company, is visiting her 
daughter at Sacramento during the balance 
or the Armstrong season there. 



Chauncey Olcott, who has not been seen out 
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the cliy this summer. It Is his intention to 
produce a new play which he intends to use 
as his vehicle for his tour for 11-12. Another 
well-known star who will be seen here early 
in July is Mrs. Flske. 



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The Tuxedo Duo, at the Portola-Louvre 
Cafe last week, arc a couple of clever enter- 
tainers who open with some high-class sing- 
ing and instrumental work and finish with a 
burlesque on a couple of Italian street sing- 
ers. Tom McGuire, the American singer of 
Scotch songs, Maud Rockwell and Anderson 
and the Messrs. McNeil and Sausedo, served 
to comprise one of the classiest bills one would 
wish to see. 



Hermann Crlpps opens with the McRay 
stock at Sacramento, as a special attraction 
In "The Dollar Mark. 



A new olrdomc has been opened at Fresno, 
and is called the Majestic. It is under the 
munaRement of F. A. Allee. The opening took 
place 27. 



At the Odeon Cafe, the musical and vocal 
programs are of a high standard. This cafe 
id the center of after-theatre life In San Fran- 
cisco. Nearly all the profession congregate 
at the Odeon every night. Last week's pro- 
gram had Edith Mote. Metropolitan Operatic 
Qunrtet, Dolllver and Rogers, Tom Kelley. 



roKTOLA-LOUVHK.-La Maja; Maud 
Rockwell; La Angellta & Bear; Louise Bright; 
Honmlne Trio. 



The Richmond has reduced its price to ten 
cents straight. 



Hert Levey has spent considerable time and 
money In altering his offices to meet the de- 
mands of the Increased business at his 150 
Powell street. Billy Daley has been engaged 
to act In the capacity of outside and confi- 
dential man. 



Oenlvlve Blinn (Billy Daly's sister) has 
arrived in Ran Francisco from her Bccond 
season in stock with the Crescent Stock Co., 
at White Plains. N. Y. She will spend the 
summer here. 



McIIendry, Green and Dean go to Hono- 
lulu to play four weekB for the Western States 
Vaudeville Association. They sailed June 7. 



Sueanne Paul has accepted nn engagement 
at Hotel Semloh. Salt Luke, and will appear 
there this summer as a soloist. 



Pletro Arrlola, the boy pianist, appeared at 
the Ye Liberty theatre, Oakland, and created 
quite a furore. 

The Armstrong Musical Comedy company 
Is to open at the Lyceum theatre. Los An- 
geles, formerly known as the Los Angeles 
Orpheum. The opening will he July 9. Will 
Armstrong (Ed. Armstrong's brother) will lie 
with the compony. which consists of Ethel 
Davis, Clara Howard, Gus Leonard, and other 
principals. 



The Glesen Musical Comedy company 
closed at San Jose 3; poor business. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By GEORGE M. YOUNG. 

KKITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr. ; agent. U. 
B. O.i. — The show got a Hying start on Mon- 
day when rain helped business and the house 
was almost filled. A solid hit was registered 
by Zellah Covington and Rose Wilbur in the 
pioteun playlet. "The Parsonage," a sketch 
that will take its place In the front rank of 
Its Hubs. Mr. Covington Is the author as 
well as one of the principals, and Miss Wilbur 
equally divides the honors, for as clever a 
bit of acting as has been seen In a vaudeville 
sketch in some time. The changes from one 
character to another by both are splendidly 
done ami the struggle on the porch of the 
cottage is a capital piece of stage business. 
Frequent outbursts of applause dining the 
action of the sketch showed that It was 
hugely enjoyed. Placed third on the bill were 
Meyers. Warren ond Lyons, in a dandy num- 
l.er, and It boosted along the early half of 
the. show, Louise Meyers pulling down the 
largest kind of a hit. Vaudeville can hardly 
hold this girl, for she is away above whu; the 
is doing now. The Mabel le Fonda Troupe 
opened nicely with their snappy .juggling act. 
John. Jenny ond John, a local dancing act, 
tilled In the place of the Cralgs. It was the 
first showing the trio has had in u i>lg bill. 
They promise to round in*o a n<it darning 
act for an early position, but follows too 
closely to numerous others lo gain much rec- 
Following tin- Covington -Wilbur 
Sketch, the Victoria Four landed In a soft, 
spot for their straight singing turn and got 
away In tine style. There a r.e not many of 
the singing fours who depend mostly upon 
straight sonL'H to pull them through and the 
Victoria Four stand Well up an a Hist class 
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SOLD THE WORLD OVER 



as many and spontaneous as if the piece was 
new. Conroy and Le Maire were also win- 
ners with their comedy talkfest. The Rlgo- 
letto Brothers closed the show In splendid 
shape. The boys move along nicely until the 
muscle display and posing puts a halt in the 
running. 

PALACE (Jules E. Aronson. mgr. ; agent. 
H. Bart McHugh). — Good bill, evenly balanced 
and each act claiming an Individual share of 
the honors. Those Four Girls had the fea- 
tured position and made good. The girls make 
a nice appearance and have Just the right 
kind of songs for the "pop" houses. They 
might Inject a little more ginger Into their 
work. Mysterious Moore did nicely with card 
tricks and a "trunk mystery." Moore helps 
his act by appearance and clean-cut way of 
working. His tricks are worked cleverly and 
he has a lot of talk which he sends over with 
good results. His Is a good act for the "pop" 
houses. Belle Jeanette changed her songs and 
dress since last seen. The dress is an Im- 
provement, but her first two songs are below 
the ones she used at the Victoria. The girl 
Is a good looker and can send her songs over. 
She needs to be careful In the selection. The 
Charblno Brothers offered a good-looking 
hand-to-hand balancing and acrobatic act 
which they handled very well. Kennedy and 
Williams were back again with about the 
same routine as before. Kennedy now makes 
up to look like one of Lasky's chorus men foi 
his opening song, but gets back to the natural 
attire for the finish. The tall hat and cut- 
away thing don't belong in the act. except 
for comedy purposes. Williams drew down 
his usual share of laughs at the piano. Ric- 
ardo and Cooper have a pleasing singing act, 
and the Gllsaandos got by In good shape with 
their musical act. The one black mark against 
the bill was the offering of a picture called 
"Baby's Dolly." one of the Pathe series, de- 
picting a father going Insane over the death of 
his child by accident, and his Incarceration In 
an asylum. The board of censors that passed 
this picture for public use should be the ones 
placed where they cannot pass on any more 
of these silly, soul-racking scenes which have 
no place In a theatre. 

VICTORIA (Jay Maatbaum. mgr.; agent. H. 
Bart McHugh). — Bill held up to the usual 
average. Mad Daly and Co. were featured 
and put over a good-sized laughing hit with 
their comedy acrobatic stunts and Juggling. 
I* Is a fool-number act. but flts in nicely In 
the "pop" class of entertainment. Yackley 
and Bunnell have built up a new act which 
they try out on the stage hands, one of the 
three "hands" probably belonging; to the act. 
After going through their musical routine 
they finish in "one." It gets away from the 
old path followed by comedy musical acts and 
the team sends It over In good shape. Vera 
Roberts was one of the best liked acts offered 
and can rank well up among the "singles" 
on the "pop" line. Miss Roberts has a good 
strong voice, makes herself heard and han- 
dles each character song in pleasing fashion. 
She makes a very useful single act. Mahoney 
and Tremont offered singing, talking and a 
bit of stepping. They might lengthen the 
singing and dancing and cut out some of the 



Billy 



■ Jeanne 



Noble ""> Brooks 

Just finished a successful — full — season over the Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association, Interstate and I'niled time. 
A few press notices and a letter: 



Billy Noble and Jeanne Brooks, in a 
program of songs and smart sayings, are 
about the best number of the Majestic 
Theatre bill for this week. Miss Brooks 
has a good voice for popular songs and 
sang several with good effect. Billy Noble 
sings and Introduces comedy of an original 
and entertaining nature. Together they do 
a travesty on dramatic art that provokes 
unstinted laughter. — Dallas "News." 



The audience at the Orphru'm is put 
In good humor the moment Noble and 
Brooks appear. They are repeating their 
former success made at this theatre two 
weeks ago. They have a breezy and 
genial personality, which, combined with 
fine voices, make them warm favorites. — 
Jacksonville "Metropolis." 



May 20. 1911. 
To Whom It May Concern: 

This Is to certify that we played Noble and Brooks two weeks ago. on a very strong 
bill, and found them to be the hit of the show. 

Owing to the success of their first engagement, we were pleased to give them a 
return date, and they proved to be as big a hit. if not better, than on their previous 
engagement. 

We believe them to be worthy a place on any bill, and know they will be well 
received In any position. 

Very respectfully. 



EDDIE 



FRANK 



Munford" Thompson 

IN A NEW SINGING AM) TALKING ACT. 

LISTEN TO THIS! 

"Frank Tlnney. not being able to appear Monday at the Majestic, Chicago, due to 
a railroad wreck, MUM FORD AND THOMPSON filled In for one day. and after the 
first show were engaged for the week. 

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I will give $5000 for a new sensation. 

SAM EDWARDS, you lonp, lean, skinny boy with the sweet 
voice, when are we going: to Europe ? 

FOR OPEN TIME. Address 

CHRIS JAGO or WALTER PLIMMER, Gaiety Theatre 
Building, New York. 



Wilfred Clarke 



Direction Max Hart 



DEAS, REED and DEAS 



Some Singing 



Seme Cemedy 



Seme Clothes 



SOUS OLill 

This Week (June 6). Keeney's Theatre, New Britain. 



RAWSON and CLARE 

IN "KIDS OF YESTERDAY" (A delightful story of youth) 
Exclmive Management, CHRIS O. BR OWN 

JACK GOLDEN 

AND HIS COMPANY OF 30 PEOPLE 

AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE. SAN FRANCISCO. INDEFINITE 
Beautiful Costumes — Clean Comedy 



talk to advantage. There Is too much of It. 
Ma honey was formerly of Clark, Bergman and 
Mahoney. Miss Tremont appears to be able 
to handle a song all right and they could 
shape their act better than It Is at present. 
John Huckor won his share of the honors with 
songs, talk and a bit of stepping tacked on 
ut the finish. Rucker Is a good deal funnier 
than many of the colored men posing as star 
comedians, and he can tell stuff as funny as 
any one. Springer and Church made a long 
Jump from the west to show their sketch here 
and won a liberal amount of favor with It. 
The sketch deals with a man, his wife and a 
dummy, used to impersonate his mother-in- 
low. There are two or three very good situ- 
ations in the sketch which bring laughs, and 
Springer and Church handle their material 
well. The sketch Is talky and drags consid- 
erably at times, owing to this weakness. It 
makes a laughing act where sketches are 
liked, but does not promise anything above 
the "pop" class of time. The Nelsons are a 
couple of local youngsters getting quite an 
early start. They work earnestly, singing 
well for children and display plenty of assur- 
ance, l'lctures as usual. 



FOREPAUGH'S (Miller A Kaufman, mgrs.; 
agents, Taylor A Kaufman). — Three Del- 
iiionds; Woodford's Monkeys; BIJou Comedy 
Trio; Wolfhelms Statues; Mildred Flora; Dave 
<'aston; pictures. 

GIRARD (Kaufman & Miller, mgrs.; agents. 
Taylor A Kaufman). — 8-10. Lester A Kellett; 
Three Kobers; Caroline Franklin & Co.; Jane 
Klton; pictures. 

DIXIE (1"). Labell, mgr. ; agents. Tnylor A 
Kaufman). — 8-10. Telegraph Four; Carroll 
Gillette Troupe; Emmet t Welch; Plerson Trio; 
pictures. 

MANHKIM (Fuhrmnn Bros., mgrs.; agents. 
Taylor A Kaufman). — 8-10. The Hedfords: 
Walter Booth A Cunningham Sisters; "Dor" 
Holland; pictures. 

COLONIAL (F. Wolfe, mgr.; agents, Tay- 
lor A Kaufman). 8-10. Kit Carson; Mars 
Bros.; Joe Wilton; Jack Stockton; pictures. 



LIBERTY (M. W. Taylor, mgr.; agent, Tay- 
lor & Kaufman). — Pietro; Leo A Payne; 
Lucey, Kelly A Williams; Blanche Balrd; 
Johnnie Hoey A Jeanett Mozar; Hldgway, 
Patterson, Irvln & Co.; pictures. 

GRAND O. H. (W. Dayton Wegefarth, mgr.; 
booked direct). — Eleanor Brltton & Co., In 
"The Affinity"; Lena Pantzer; Finn ft Ford; 
Jermon & Walker; Deltorclll ft Gllssando; HI. 
songs and pictures. 

PARK (F. O. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger. mgr. ; 
agent, Nlxon-Nlrdllnger). — Zenog; Roscoc & 
Sims; Nar.nle Flneberg ft Co.; Musical Kleises; 
The Baltons; Mullen ft Coogan; pictures. 

NIXON (F. O. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger, mgr.; 
agent. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger). — Four Clovelly Girls; 
Ray E. Ball; That Kid; Mr. ft Mrs. Thomas. 
In "The Dog Thief"; Nat Fields & Co., in 
"The Girl Behind the Counter"; pictures. 

PEOPLES (F. G. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger. mgr.; 
agent, Nixon-Nirdllnger). — 8-10. Felton; Joe 
O'Lane; Les Henrys; Pierce A Dunham; Ten 
Merry Youngsters; pictures. 

PLAZA (Chas. E. Oelschlager, mgr.; agent. 
II. Bart McHugh). — Warren A Goodwin; The 
Bramsons; Huegel & Sylvester; Pearl War- 
ren; Mermaida. 

GREAT NORTHERN (M. Greenwald. mgr.; 
agent, H. Bart McHugh). — 8-10, Dow & Dow; 
Donahue ft Mills; Boulden ft Qulnn; 
Davis & Co. 

GLOBE (Ben Israel, mgr.; agent, H. 
McHugh).— 8-10. Rogers & Bumstead; 
mond ft Davis; Joe Opp. 

AUDITORIUM (W. C. Hechenrrl.ler. 
agent. H. Bart McHugh). — Murray ft 
ham; Mae Kessler; Frank ft Sadie Harrlgan. 

LINCOLN (D. Bader. mgr.; agent. H. Bart 
McHugh).— 8-10. Booth & Cunningham Sisters; 
John O'Brien; Turner ft De Armo. 

GKRMANTOWN (Walter Stuemflg. mgr.; 
agent, Chas J. Kraus).— 8-10. Lew Ward 
Sasha Gordien; Young ft La Del I; Koppes: Lee 
Beggs ft Co. 

MODEL 



Mark 

Bart 
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agent. Chas 



WILLIAM PENN (Geo. Metzel, mgr.; 
agent. Fit zpa trick Agency). — "The Shooting 
Stars"; R. A. G. Trio; Ogden-Null-Norla ; For- 
dyee Trio; Jolly Three; Harry Tsuda; pictures. 



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Permanent Address, 200 OUremont Are., New York City 

The Five Cycling Auroras 



This Week (June 5th) Hammerstein's Roof 



H. B. MARINELLI. Agent 



STELLA KARL 



SINCINC COMEDIENNE 

DIRECTION 
CENE HUCHE8 



This Week (June 5) Brighton Theatre 



Twins & Sister; Davis A Thorndyke; Foster A 
Mack; Tillle Slgulm; Zella A La Fere. 

COLISEUM (M. A. Benn, mgr.; agents. 
Stein A Leonard. Inc.). — Spangler & Montgom- 
ery; Mile. Venltta; Dcvoy & McGee; Travis 
York. 

CRYSTAL PALACE 7TH ST. (S. Morris, 
mgr.; agents. Stein A Leonard, Inc.). — The 
Shorts; Dunbar & Fay. 

FAIKHILL PALACE (C Stangel. mgr.; 
ngents. Stein A Leonard. Inc. ). — Hawley & 
Murry; Spnngler A Montgomery. 

ALEXANDER (Geo. Alexander. mgr.; 
agents, Stein A Leonard, Inc.). — Dlllle Baker; 
Joe Reynolds; Oma Crosby A Kinks; Tom 
Kane; Williams A Anderson. 

MAJESTIC, Camden (Wm. Felz. mgr.; 
ngoits. Stein & Leonard, Inc.). — Tillle Siguim; 
Dunbar & Fay; Brixton A Brixton; Gray & 
Travis; Emllle Edgmar; Oma Crosby A 



COLONIAL (Thomas Lothian, mgr.; K. A 
E. >.— "Dr. De Luxe." with Ralph Her*. Third 
and last week. 

BOSTON (Al. Levering, mgr.; K. A H. ).— 
The Friar's Frolic, matinee and night. 7, enor- 
mous advance sale. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, 
10. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig. mgr.; 
ugent. direct i. — Stock. "Little Lord Fauntle- 
roy." Next week. "The Lottery Man." 

MAJESTIC (Lindsay Morlson. mgr.; agent, 
direct).— Stock. "The Chorus I,ady." 



Kinks. 



BOSTON 



(Mr. Mnnkon*. -„..... 

J. Kraus). — 8-10. Aza Cummlngs;" Aeroplane 
Girl; Hamilton A Massey. 

IRIS (M. J. Walsh, mgr.; agent. Chas. J. 
Kraus). — Benson A LaMar; Harrv Shnuk- 
Emma Wnpler; Deware's Comedv Animal Clr- 
c us. 

CRYSTAL PALACE ( D. Hayllnson. mgr.; 
agents. Stein A Leonard. Inc.). — Omar; Hunter 



Uy J. (iOOl.TZ. 

80 Summer Street. 

KEITHS (Harry E. Gustin. mgr.; Hgent, U. 
M. O.i. — The Dorians, pleased; Brent Hayes, 
crack ban.joist; Leonard. Whitney A Co.. good 
sketch ; Kate Watson, scream; Sergeant Ilreii- 
nan. new. with Diaholo; Diamond A Nelson, 
good; Adolph Close, clever pianist; Swor \- 
Mack, please*); ,, i*onsul.'" clever monk; pic- 
tures. 

TREMONT i John B. SchoefTel. mgr.; K. A 
E.i. --"The Red Rose." with Yaleska Suratt. 
Doing rather well for hot weather. Only 
show holding over next Week. 

I'ARK i\V. D Andreas, mgr.; K A E. i. 
"The Commuters" closes In. following seven- 
teen weeks of exceptional IhihIiicsh. Hlolie 
record for the season. 



OKI'HEl'M (V. J. Morris, mgr.; agent. 
Loewi. -Frank Sisters; Floyd A Russell; Tay- 
lor's Musical Dogs; Jim Reynolds: Frankle 
Diew A Co.; Fennell A Tyson: Theo; Bellw 
Myers; Ward A Calhoun: Meuhter A Davis; 
Dorothy De Schclle A Co.; Fenney A Rellly; 
Lillian Kingsbury; Walter Daniels Co.; Al- 
thci; pictures. 

HUB (Joseph Mack, mgr.; agent. Fred 
Mardo) — Murathon Four; Blllle Fay; D« Ve- 
(..'i Sisters; Lightning Weston; Langdon A 
Walker: Hilton; Al Demmler A Co.; Bern- 
lilin; pit tuns. 

GAIETY (Ralph Ripley, mgr.; agent. Fred 
Mii'l»>. — That Singing Trio; Alex Busson ; 
Jim Dunlcavey; lYrry Sisters; pictures. 

WALNUT. Woburn (John Finn, mgr.; agent, 
1'ied Mardo i John Matrln; Gertie Carlysle; 
Harry La Marr A Co; Don A La Van; I .a 

'I oy ; pictures 

ORI'IIEUM. Quincy (T M. Murray, mgr.; 
agent. Fred Mardo). Kagan A Hallmun: Ed- 
die Badger; | .a Toy; John Martin; Harry La 
Marr A Co. ; pictures 

NII'MUC I'ARK 



i agent. Fred 
Harry Holman A 



Mardoi. — 
Ri eily A Currier; Harry Holman A Co.; Bum- 
bay Deerfoot; Shorty DeWitt A Lillian Stew- 
art ; pictures. 

BOWDoIN SQUARE (J. E Commerfonl. 
mgr.; agent. National). Jargo Giraffe A Co; 



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SINGERS, DANCER8 AND EXPERTS ON THE BANJOS 
Season 1911-12, Geo. Evans Minstrels. Next Week (June 12), Proctor's, Newark. 

Management GENE HUGHES. CHA8. CWOS8MAN, Mgr. 



Willa Holt Wakefield 



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Direction JOHN W. DUNNE 






Offering DR. WILMARS "SPIRIT PAINTINGS" 



June 6th. Majestic. Chicago. June 12th. RAMONA PARK, Grand Rapids, Mich. Sailing 
for ENGLAND. June 26th. Business Inquiries Invited. 
P. T. 8BLBIT, 84 Bushwood Road, Kew, London, S. W., or 

720 So. Ashland Boulevard, Chicago, III. 



Paris Bros.; Boyd ft Lorenze; Gus Williams; 
Jack Boyce; Claremont Bros.; Ted Steel ft 
Co. ; Savastas Bros.; pictures. 

BEACON (Jacob Laurie, mgr.; agent. Na- 
tional). — Blanche Aldrach; Doralne Sisters; 
Coden ft Clifford: Turner Bros.; Ray Bailey: 
La Foy ft Lubey; John Silver; The Cosmores; 
pictures. 

PASTIME (Frank Allen, mgr.; agent. Na- 
tional). — H. Lorleberg; Bob Hyde; Ray Baker; 
Jackson ft Ellis; pictures. 

OLD SOUTH (Nat Burgess, mgr.; agent. 
National). — Amlotts; Lee J. Klein; Demunds; 
Savastas Duo; Frederick Elmore; Lillian Ba- 
rent; Brown ft Taylor; Anderson ft Reynolds; 
pictures. 

WASHINGTON (Nat Burgess, mgr.; agent, 
National). — Rube Whlppel; Julia Gray; Terese 
Miller; Bill Jones; Loring ft Peters; Win 
Shaw; Nellie Mitchell; Blount ft Shaw; pic- 
tures. 

SUPREME, Jamaica Plain (J. Levey, mgr.; 
agent, National). — Rube Whlppel; James Mur- 
tha; Vennett ft Byrnes; George Brown; pic- 
tures. 

OLYMPIA, South Boston (Frank Woodward, 
mgr.; agent. National). — Edward McGuire; 
W. H. Smith; Annie Moulton; Presley ft Jones; 
pictures. 

HOWARD ATHENEUM (G. E Lothrop. 
mgr.; agents, Phil Hunt ft Ed. Kelley). — 
Monday was the last day of the st-ason and a 
monster bill was put on. The proceeds were 
given to the employees' benefit Tund. The bill 
consisted of an athletic carnival, with all the 
local "scrappers" giving an exhibition. Then 
came Pat White ft Co.; Princess Montague; 
La Belle Blanchette's Living Models; Lawton 
& York; John Grieves; The Amlotts; Evans. 
Evlta & Evans; The Baum Trio; Charlie 
Mackie; Raleigh ft Raleigh; Parsons & Lo- 
rella; La Foy ft Toohey; The Dorralne Sisters; 
Housely ft Nichols; Hindu Sam; Joe Golden; 
Codent ft Clifford; Komedy Trio; Tlerney 
Bros.; Mae. Rosella; Grim ft Satchell; The 
Mysterious Maid; Clayton ft Lcnle; Owen Co.; 
Boyd ft Lorenze; Mabel Parsons; West ft Mor- 
ton Sisters; Mile. Shaw; Ted ft Clara Steele; 
Ray Bailey; Brown ft Taylor; Anderson & 
Reynolds; Andrew Copeland; Houghtons, 
Browning ft West; Marr & Evans; Kip Reed; 
Brennan ft Carroll; Keeley ft Parks; Shrieka 
Bros.; Anita, Paul ft Reynolds; Ruth Wade; 
Harney First; Gertie Carlyle; Foley ft Mur- 
ray; Dan A her; Hayes ft Ray field; Bessie 
Rosa; Mike Scott; La Belle Marlon; and pic- 
tures. The show opened nt 1 o'clock and 
ran without Intermission until 11 at night. 

GLOBE (R. Janette. mgr.; agents. D.ivis, 
Sheedy ft Flynn). — Nelson, Oswold & Borger; 
Honan ft Helm; The Great Delghan; The 
Days; Jack Clahanc; Jack O'Donnell; pictures. 

AUSTIN ft STONES (Frank P. Stone, mgr.; 
agent, direct). — Howar; Morton ft Fayall; 
Freddy Elliott; Nell Johnson; pictures. 

NORUMBEGA PARK (Carl Alberte, mgr.; 
agents. Fred Mardo-Uorman). — Les Three 
Ploetz-Lan-lla Sisters; The Village Choir; 
Rastus Brown & Bob Taylor; Frank Carmen; 
The Vantons; pictures. 



Inspector arrested on an Indictment warrant 
charging Hunt with the larceny of $480 in 
cash, from the Automatic Vaudeville com- 
pany (New Palace theatre), Sept. 26, 1910. 



Fred Mardo began booking for the Big 
Nlckle theatre, Portland, Me., June 6. 

The Old Orchard Pier theatre. Old Orchard, 
Me., opens July 4. with bookings from the 
Fred Mardo office. Fred C. Goodwin is the 
manager. 



Battle Williams Is announced as an addi- 
tional star at the Suburban. Miss Williams' 
engagement will be about the middle of July 
Ir. "Decorating Clementine" and "The Gill 
from Maxima." 



Warren Church is booking Lexington Park 
this year. The park Is playing Ave acta each 
half. Roger Flint Is the manager. The 
Church office has also added the Strong 
theatre, Burlington, Vt.. and Mechanics Hall. 
Manchester, N. H. 



Frank L. Browne, manager of the Casino 
theatre. Providence, has closed the house for 
the summer. It will reopen In the fall. 

VI ra Frost Stowe. an actress, was married 
to Walton H. Marshall, manager of the New 
Vanderbllt Hotel. New York City, 1. The 
wedding took place at the home of the 
actress's parents In Newtonvllle. 



NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL. 

GREENWALL (Arthur B. Leopold, mgr.; 
agent. B. J. Williams; rehearsal Sunday 10). 
— Comus ft Emmett; Yberrl ft Taylor; Herbert 
Smith; Mr. ft Mrs. Jack She >ard; Carl Zenlda. 

WEST END PARK (Jules B. Flstes. mgr.; 
ngent. W. V. M. A.; rehearsal Sunday 2). — 
Parshley; Wilson ft Wilson; Nadje; Louis 
Grant. 

SPANISH FORT (Jules F. Blstes, mgr.; 
ngent. W. V. M. A.; rehearsal Sunday 2). — 
Buford. Bennett & Buford; Aldo ft Mitchell; 
Balsden; de la Fuente's Band. 

LYRIC (L. E. Sawyer, mgr.; agent. Chas. 
Bodkins; rehearsal Sunday 10). — Dalle. Trees 
& Co.; Zella's Dogs; Charles Varley; Swlscher 
ft Thans. 

MAJESTIC (I* E. Sawyer, mgr). — Lyric 
Musical Comedy Co. 



Edward D. Smith, resident manager of the 
Shubert and Majestic theatres, was tendered 
a testimonial by the Wllbur-Shubert organi- 
zation 1. In recognition of his long and faith- 
ful service with these firm a 



VICTOR (Leopold 
Comedy Co. 



Levey, mgr.). — Victor 



Vernona Jarbeau, the actress, judged French 
bull dogs at the show given by the Ladles' 
Kennel Club of Massachusetts, held at the 
chestnut Hill Country Club. 



The warm weather has closed the legitimate 
houses, only the Tremont remaining open. 



ST. LOUIS 

By FRANK E. ANFENGER. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (D. E. Rus- 
rcll. mgr.). — Marco Twins; Nana & M. Alexis; 
Yakko Egawa; Haydcn. Borden ft Hayden; 
Van Hoven. 

DELMAR (Dan S. Flshell. mgr. ).— Sophia 
Brandt, in "The Gay Musician." 

SUBURBAN (Oppenhelmer Bros., nigra.). — 
Amelia Bingham In "Wildfire." 

WEST END HEIGHTS— William Jossey 
Mock. In "The Squaw Man." 

MANNIONS' (Mannlon Bros. ).— Swain's 
Cockatoos; Newell ft Nlblo: Ling Tong Foo; 
Cook ft Oakes; Myrtle Cameron. 



Amelia Bingham will appear In "In the 
Bishop's Carriage" next. 



The sheriff of St. Louis Is running the 
HIJou, a picture show at Waahlngton and 
Sixth street, St. Louis' busiest corner, a con- 
struction company having obtained a judg- 
ment for $5,434.18 for repairs, and Is trying 
to collect same. 



Inspector George Patterson returned from 
New York City last week with Edward J. 
Hunt, of 126 East 134th street, whom the 



A reel caught Are In a picture show at 1413 
Market street, but the fireproof operator's 
room checked the blaze until the audience 
was safely outside. The damage totaled $800. 



BALTIMORE 

By ARTHUR L. ROBB. 

FORD'S (Charles E. Ford, mgr.; K. ft E. ). — 
Aborn Grand Opera Co., well filled houses. 

NEW (C. E. Whltehurst. pres. ; J. F. Beer- 
bower, mgr.; agent, Felber ft Shea; rehearsal 
Monday 10). — Fair business. American Min- 
strels, good; Cornelius ft Wilbur, excellent; 
Nina Esphey, fair; Robin, very funny; Unhol- 
lys, liked; Casy McNulty, clever; Ashley ft 
Ross, laughing hit. 

ACADEMY (Harry Henkle. mgr.; agent. 
Nlxon-Nirdlinger; rehearsal Monday 10). — 
Good business. Goldle Rinehart ft Co., liked; 
Roscoe ft Slmms. clever; The Tomllns, espe- 
cially clever; Baby Zelda Sobleson, fair; Mar- 
tini ft Trolse. pleased; Blanche Latell, fair. 

VICTORIA (G. Lewis, mgr.; agent, Loew; 
rehearsal Monday 10).— -Good business; Cam- 
eionl. slide for life, big hit, drawing crowds. 
.1-7. Soraghan, Lennox ft Co., amused; liaison 
Boys, liked; George Gardner, clever; Mabel 
Wayne, fair. 8-10, Ed. & Rolla White; Belle 
Dixon; O" Boyle ft Brazil; Goyt Trio. 

SAVOY (B. Jackson, mgr.). — Reopened last 
week as a negro amusement house. Four 
vaudeville acts, headed by John Ruckcr ft 
Co., and several reels of pictures. Four shows 
a day Business fairly good. 

ELECTRIC PARK (A. Fenneman. mgr.; 
ngent, Morris & Loew; rehearsal Monday 12). 
— Tom Jack Trio; Rapoll; International Quin- 
tet; Great Merkel; Morris ft Kramer. 

SUBURBAN (F. Halstead, mgr). — Gardner 
& >Gardner; John J. Devlin; Kathleen Potter; 
Kennedy & Malone. 

GWYNN OAK PARK (John Farson, mgr.; 
agent, James Pratt). — Diamond ft Cameron; 
Brennan ft Wright; Charles Banks. 

FLOODS PARK (W. H. Truehart, mgr.; 
ngent. Tanner ft Co.). — Stock burlesque. 

BAY SHORE PARK (agent. James Pratt). 
— Bostonia Ladlea' Orchestra. 



ATLANTIC CITY 

By I. B. PULASKI. 

YOUNGS PIER (Jack D. Flynn. mgr.; 
ugent. U. B. O. ). — "The Leading Lady," very 
big; Bert Fitzglbbons, hit; Crouch ft Welch, 
excellent; Quinlan ft Richards, very funny; 
Linton ft Lawrence, well liked; Ethel McDon- 
ough. big; Martlnc Bros., scored; Williams 
Bros., clever steppers. 

SAVOY (Harry Brown, mgr.; agent, Louis 
Wesley). — "Alfred the Great," amusing fea- 
ture; Nellie Brewster ft Amsterdam Quartet, 
went big; Geo. A. Beane ft Co., liked; Hender- 
son ft Thomas, acored; Billy K. Wells, funny; 
Tho Rials, very clever; Dorothy Walters, 
liked; Kelly ft Judge, clever; Leeds ft LeMar, 
good. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER (J. L. Young ft 
Kennedy Crossan, mgrs. ; agent. Jos. Dawson, 
direct). — Spellman's Bears, good; The Boy 
Scouts, well liked; Frobel ft Rogue, very good; 
The Stlllsons, clever; Bertlno; The Thomp- 
sons; pictures. 

CRITERION (J. Child ft C. Daly, mgrs.) — 
Pictures. 

STEEPLECHASE PIER ( R. Morgan ft W. 
II. Fennan, mgrs.). — Pictures; Pavilion of 
Fun. 

STEEL PIER (J. Bothwell, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.; agent. K. & 
E. ). — "The Florida Strollers." with Worles, 
Gaines ft Jones; all week. 



The lamentable death of Maurice Shapiro, 
the New York music publisher, caused deep 
regret and sympathy among a wide circle of 
friends In Atlantic City. The "Shapiro" store 
on the Boardwalk has been a popular place 
for many summers. It had been planned to 
open the store on June 12. but the untimely 
death may cause a change of plans. 

Eddie Glover, the stage manager of Young's 
Pier, has gone into a side Issue by entering 
the electrical business with Abe Riley, the 
former stage manager at the pier. 

Preparations are being made for the recep- 
tion of the Master Car Builders, who go Into 
convention on the Million Dollar Pier 14-21. 

AKRON, OHIO. 

LAKESIDE CASINO (Harry A. Hawn. mgr.; 
agent, direct; rehearsal Monday 10.30). — 5^ 
Edw. DeMar, passed; Gladys Sears, well liked; 
La Patrice, pleasing; Geo. B. Reno ft Co.'. 
novelty; Bear Cat Quartet, good; Booth Trio, 
great. 

HORNE'S AIRDOMK (E. M. Stanley, mgr.) 
— Stock, large audience. 



Home Stock Co. vacated their winter quar- 
ters, Happy Hour, and on Monday opened In 
the Alrdome. a mammoth tent arrangement 
to very large business. TOM HARRIS. 

BUTTE, MONT. 

EMPIRE (Art. B. Sosman, mgr.; agent 
Fischer; rehearsal Sunday 11). — Week 28 Cole 
Bascoe ft Cole, very good; Musical Brobsts* 
pleasing; Lamour Bros., good; Sosman, pleas- 
ing. 



Manager Sosman of Empire will feature 
"Sylvan," local boy, In a hypnotic act. 



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A Whole Vaudeville 
Show in Themselves 



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Direction, GENE HUGHES 



In "The 
Baseball Fiends'' 

-THAT'S US SEE IT 



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HSIIING^MIITQRING 



New York 
England 
Australia 
Africa 



BESSIE WYNN 



IN VAUDEVILLE 



JUST 



JEAN IRWIN 



■ 

FAMILY (D. Sutton, mgr. 
Cringle Stock Co. in '-Faust." 

SAM 



; stock). — Delia 
Business good. 

ADEI.STYNE. 



CINCINNATI. 

CONEY ISLAND— Pete Baker, featured; 
Three Glldon Bros. A Co.. excellent ; Helen 
Walters, fine; lilies Harrington, good; Chas. 
Whltehurst A Hazel Wylde. well done; Hud- 
dleston's Dogs A Monkeys, free attraction. 



DES MOINES, IA. 

MAJESTIC (Elbert A Getchell, mgrs.; agent, 
S-C.).— 29-31. Matilda & Elvira, fair; How- 
ard A Graf, good; Jack Roche, pleased; Jug- 
gling Millers, good. 1-3, The Rosards. good: 
Don Carney, unique; Eva Wescott & Co., good. 
The Wasneskas, pleused; Dixon. Bowers & 
Dixon, good JOE. 



CLEVELAND, O. 

GRAND (J. M. Mlchels, mgr.; agent, U. 
It. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — John Johnson, 
clever; Tiller Sisters, fair; Australian Wood 
Choppers, headline; Franklin A Davis, hit; 
Wnrlng, pleased; Cliff- Bailey Trio, very good. 

STAR (Drew A Campbell, mgrs.). — Stock 
liurlesque. 

COLONIAL (R. A. Mitchell, mgr. ).— Shee- 
hun English Opera Co. for three weeks. 

WALTER I). HOLCOMB. 



COMMBl'N, O. 

KEITH'S (W. W. Prosscr, mgr.; agent. V. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Claire Van 
Huron A Co., good artists, tiresome sketch; 
Millard A Millard, well liked; Zed a, Interest- 
ing; Spencer A Williams, line; Crelghton 
Bros., hit. 

COLUMBl'S (Thompson Bros., mgrs. ; agent. 
Columbus Vaudeville Agency; rehearsal Mon- 
day 10.30). — Fuller A Farron. pleased; Max 
Owen, well liked; Anton Zlnka, fine; Lake 
A Lewis, scored. 

PRINCESS (Hart Bros., mgrs. ).— Musical 
Comedy Stock. 

COLLIN'S GARDENS (P. C Calvert, mgr.: 
agent, Gus Sun; rehearsal Monday 2).— Roy 
Raceford; Melroy Duo; Chas. Edonburg; Ethel 
Leslie; Reed, St. John & Beauvere. 

SOUTHERN (A. D. Klaus, mgr. >. --Albert 
Dwlght Players and pictures opened summer 
■cason, 6. 

HUB AIHDOME (C. F. 
agent, direct). — 5-7. Louie 
10, Collins A Collins. 

OLENTANGY PARK (J. VV. Dusenberry. 

egr. ). — Great Carver Shows. "The Girl In 
ed" and Diving Horses, favorable comment. 
Theatre: Stock. 

INDIANOLA PARK (C. E. Miles, mgr.).- 
riiiclllo's Band and Aerial La Pearls. Thea- 
tre: Musical stock. 

"LITTLE CHARLEY." 



DETROIT, MICH. 

TEMPLE (C. G. Williams, mgr.; agent, U. 
B. O. : rehearsal Monday 1.0). — The Courtiers, 
lieadllner; Edwin Holt A Players, funny; Ellis 
A McKcnna. hit; Harry Breen. big; Mack A 
Williams, clever; J. Warren Keane, good; 
Kuma Family, good. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.; agent. T. B. 
C. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Catherine Chal- 
loner A Co.. sketch: John A Mae Burke, hit; 
Arthur Demlng. funny; Rlnaldos. did well; 
Innes A Ryan, good; Great Marcous. clever. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.). — 5. Friar's 
Frolic, house sold out, tremendous crowd 
turned away. 

GAYETY (John Ward, mgr.). — "Runaway 
Clrls." 

AVENUE (Frank Drew. mgr.). — "Innocent 
Maids." 

LYCECM (Charles Warner, mgr.).— Stock. 

FAMILY. — Omega Trio; Shaw. Lewis * 
Shaw; Torrey A Morse; Samuels A Chester; 
Iteynolds A Miller; Sterling Bros.; Du Brellc 
A Metlaw; Boston Comedy Four. 



MAJESTIC 
cgciits. U. B 
.")-7. Farnum 
At kins, good. 
Musical Smiths. 

RORICK'S (Gcorgt 
M.inhat tan Opera Co., 



KLMIRA, N. Y. 

(G. H. Von Demark, mgr.; 
O. : reheursal Monday 12.30). — 



A Dclmar, well 
8-10, Goodall 



received ; 
A Craig; 



Jack 
Five 



Lyding. mgr. ). -5-H>. 
large hoi:scs. 



Stewart, mgr ; 
Keller, applause. 



.\ftcr u season of stock, the Mozart theatre 
Ih offering a supplementary season of pictures 
with changes dally. 

Schweppe Bros, are rushing work on their 
n< w vaudeville house at the corner of Market 
mid Main streets. It will seat 1.500 and will 
open Labor Day. J. M. BEERS. 



ERIE, PA. 

WALD AMEER ( E. H. Sueik.n. 
• Unit) — Caller A Bluford; Dixie 
both big. 



mgr. ; agent. 
Troubadours. 



Lambert «* Williams 

"SONGS AND SMILES" 

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Imitations thereof are introduced, including plays, sketches, burlesques or vaudeville acts. 
Any Infringement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 

WANTED : COMEDIAN, SINGERS, DANCERS, CHORUS, Etc. 



CUS HILL, 



COLUMBIA THEATRE BUILDING, 
NEW YORK CITY 



HAPPY HOUR (D. H. Connelly, mgr.).— 
Vaudeville and pictures. 

Four Mile Creek theatre opens 10 with the 
Adams A Guhl Musical Comedy Co.. for two 
weeks. M. H. MIZENER. 



GALVESTON, TKX. 

OALVEZ (Harry F. Bryan, mgr.; agent. 
I. A. C. ; rehearsal Sunday 10). — Week 2». 
Two Roses, appreciated; Mlntz A Palmer, 
clever; Groat American Four, good: Force A 
Williams, fine. B. SPROULE. 



HOOl'ESTON. ILL. 

THE VIRGINIAN (Max M. Nirthan. mgr.; 
ngents. W. V. M. A.). — 1-3. Valero Sisters, 
good; 5-7. Fox A Blondln; pictures. 

BIGGS. 



JAMESTOWN, N. Y. 

CELORON (James J. Waters, mgr). — Mu- 
sical stock; business good. 12-17. .1. Frank 
Hatch carnival; Rlngllng Bros.' circus July 12. 
LAWRENCE T. BERLINER. 



KNOXVII.I.K. TENS. 

GRAND (Frank Rogers, mgr.; agent. liter- 
State; rehearsal Monday 10).— Week 29. The 
Mozarts. hit; Grace Darnly. applause: Roger) 
A Nelson, went big; Mae Curtis, good; Those 
Four Kids, excellent. 

WALTER N BI.ACFEI.D. 

LKWI8TON. ME. 

MUSH: HALL (A. P. Bibber, mgr; e.gent. 
C. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday nnd Thursday 11). 
5-7. McAleavey Marvels, very good; Irish 
American Trio, excellent; I'aullne Fletcher A 
Co., applause. 

HORACE F. GOODWIN. 

LOS ANGELES, C AL. 

oltl'IIKl'M (Martin Beck. gen. mgr.; agent. 
• 'Ireet; rehearsal Monday 10> -Week 2!». ex- 
it llent program. Chip A Marble, headllners. 
went big; Clarice Vance, great; Marvelous 
Millers, capital; Clark A Bergman, funny 
Holdovers: Golctmin's Dogs A Cats; Arthur 
Deagon; Clay Smith A Melnottc Twins; Bert 
Coote A Co. 




Rem Brandt 

Next Week (June 12) 
Henderson's Coney Island 
Direction. JO PAIGE SMITH 



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LOS ANGELES (E. J. Donnellan, mgr.; 
agent, S-C. ; rehearsal, Monday 11). — Week 
29. 8. Miller Kent A Co., headllner; excellent; 
Trovcllo, pleasing; Blx Imperial Dancers, good; 
t'orl McCullough. funny; Norton & HuMell, 
fair; Walker & Stum, good. 

PANTAGKS (Carl Walker, mgr. ; agent, di- 
rect; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 29. 
"Dope," holdover, headlined, big hit; Paul 
I*. Gordon, nervy; Four Comlquca. very good; 
Virginia Alnaworth, wlniome; Mock A lien- 
ton, ordinary; De. Rossi Duo. pleasing. 

MASON (W. T. Wyatt. mgr.; Shubert).— 
Week 22. Nance O'Nell. In "The Lily." fair 
houaea. Week 20. Blllle Burke. 

MAJESTIC (Oliver Moroeco, mgr.; Cort).— 
Weeks 22-29. Idorla Opera Co.. In "Mile. Mod- 
late," fair houaea. KDW. F. O'MALLEY. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 

FONTAINE FERRY (Harry Hllber. mgr.; 
agent. Orpheum Circuit). — Thomaa & Hall, 
hit; Alice Raymond A Co., very good; Aahley 
A Lee, very good; Dan Maley, good; The 
Beloita, good. 

WHITE CITY (Lum Slmona. mgr.; agent, 
direct). — Stock; large crowds. 

HOPKINS (Irvln Simons, mgr.; agent. S-C.) 
Bostyttle Trio, good; Newsboy Quartet, re- 
ceived well; Hammond A Forrester, very good; 
Kronman Bros., very good. 

AVENUE (Mr. Ward, mgr.; agent. Gua Sun) 
— Zola Slatera and Douthltt. good; Tommy 
Donnelly, very good; Beance, good; good 
crowdi. J. M. OPPENHEIMER. 



MILFORD, MASS. 

LAKE NIPMUC PARK (Dan J. Sprague. 
mgr.; agent, Fred Mardo). — DeWltt A Stew- 
art, fine; Bombay Deerfoot. clever; The Sing- 
era, hit; Harry Holman A Co., fine; Saldee 
Rogera, excellent; Daylight plcturea, very 
good. 

NOTE: Claude and Fannie Usher and 
"Sparerlbs" are at Sky Farm H*rc for a sum- 
mer's outing. 

CHAS. E. LACKEY. 



NEWARK, N. J. 

PROCTOR'S (R. C. Stewart, mgr.; agent. 
U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 9). — May Tully 
A Co., clever; "Juliet," pleased; Roach A Mc- 
Curdy, laughs: Brown A Newman, scored; 
"Howard." did well; Porter White A Co.. 
hit; Mark List, charmed. 

COURT (Harold Jacoby, mgr.; agent, Loew) 
— Wm. Gill A Co.. In right; Alton A Arllss. 
pleased; Thos. Potter Dunn, well; "Vinton." 
and dog, good; Carlton Sisters, good; "Fan- 
cher." nicely. 8-10. Anderson A Burt; Helen 
Dare; Moore A Holllson; Geo. Gleason; Kelly 
& Rio; "Klshl." 

WALDM ANN'S (Albert Blum, mgr.; agent. 
Loew). — Clay Manly A Co., acream; Baall 
Brady, hit; Flaher A Green, good; Four Har- 
monlsts, pleased; Kingston, clever. 8-10, Two 
English Dots; "Cooper"; Anderson A Evans; 
Mario A Trevette; Muller A Muller. 

NEWARK. — Stock, to big business. 

ARCADE (L. O. Mumford, mgr.). — Big baby- 
show; vaudeville; pictures and HI. songs. 

OLYMPIC PARK (James Beldon. mgr.).— 
Aborn Opera Co., In "The Red Mill." to large 
houses. On the open-air stage: Olive Swan 
A Mules; Kendall Bros.; The Tcrnellos; Cur- 
tin A Wilson; Du Frates; good show. 

HILLSIDE PARK (W. F. Thaller, mgr.).— 
Lucille Mulhall ft Wild West Show; Fred 
Owens airship flights; James A Davis; Louise 
Edwards A Animals; Ed. Holden & Don- 
keys; De Espeys Family; Great Calvert; Bar- 
ters Wild Animals. 

ELECTRIC PARK (C A. Dunlap, mgr.).— 
Stock, good business. Wild West show, with 
Mlda Kemp and Cowboys and Girls; "Calo" ; 
Cody Family; Little Miss Thoma. 

JOE O'BRYAN. 



ONEONTA. N. Y. 

ONEONTA (Fred Follett. mgr.; agent. Pru- 
dcntla'l; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 1). — 
1-3. Danle A Morganl, ordinary; Osceola A 
Cyouse, fair. Week 5, Phil Mayer's stock, 
opened to capacity business. 

De LONG. 



PITTHBI RGH, PA. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr.). — Stock. 

FAMILY (John P. Harris, mgr.; agent, Mur- 
ganstern). — Boyd's Marionettes, hit; Watts A 
Reese, very good; Saunders A Cameron, ap- 
plause; Dixie De Vere. scored; Al. S. Wilson, 
encores. 

LIBERTY (Abo Cohen, mgr. ).— Motion pic- 
tures. 

NIXON. -Lyman Ho\vi< Pictures; largo au- 
diences. M. S. KAI'L. 



PITTS FIELD, MASS. 

!». Wheeler A Downle shows: rail all day, 
business good. 

Itlngllng Bros., July 5. 

EMPIRE (J. II. Tebbetts. mgr.; agent. I'. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday and Thursday nt 101. 



— 1-3, Mae Hendricks, pleased; Hays A W'ynn 
very good; Hughes Trio, big. 6-7, Mr. A Mrs. 
Cortes; Budd A Claire; J. Duckrow Darling. 

FRANKLIN. 



PORTLAND, ME. 

PORTLAND (J. W. Greeley, mgr.; agent, 
r. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday and Wednesday 
10.30).— 6-7, Seven Russells, featured; Leo A 
Kile, laughs; Delmore A Oneida, clever; Qulnn 
Trio, pleased; Mme. Kathleen Schmidt, excel- 
lent. 8-10. Benard Bros.; St. Elmo; Rogers, 
Fontaine A Moore. 

KEITH (J. W. Moore, mgr.).— Stock. 

JEFFERSON (Julius Cahn), mgr.).— 9, 
Mme. Bernhardt. 

BIG NICKLE.— Elton-Polo Troupe, sensa- 
tional. 

NOTE: A combination dance hall and pic- 
ture house Is to be opened at Greenwood Gar- 
don, Peak's Island, in a couple of weeks. 

Buffalo Bill's and Rlngllng Bros.' circus 
drew the usual crowds the past week. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

PANTAGES (John A. Johnson, mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 29, Obcr- 
ita Sisters, excellent feature; Brooks A Car- 
lisle, repeated former success; Four Black 
Diamonds, scream; The Newmans, clever; 
Lloyd A Whltehouse, excellent; Neary A Mil- 
ler, good. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cofflnberry. mgr.; re- 
hearsal Monday 11).— Week 29. "A Night in a 
Turkish Bath." and Farrel. Taylor A Co., di- 
vided feature honors; Murry A Lane, encores; 
James H. Cullen, hit; Narow Bros., clever; 
Belle Adair, good; Okura Japs, very good. 

GRAND (Chas. Ryan, mgr.). — Week 29. 
Gennaro's Band; Barto A Clark; Frank A 
Nellie Ellison; Phenomena; La Vler; Graham A 
Randall. 

OAKS PARK (J. Cordray. mgr). — Philip 
1'eltz Bund; Grand Opera Quartet; Hardy. 

W. R. BREED. 

READING, PA. 

PALACE (W. K. Goldenberg, mgr.; agent, 
Morrls-Loew; rehearsal Monday and Thurs- 
day 10.30). — Les Henrys; Joe Opp; Beverly A 
Mercer; Mark Davis A Co.; Mae Kessler. 

LYRIC (Frank D. Hill, mgr.).— Pictures. 

G. R. H. 



ROANOKE, VA. 

JEFFERSON (Isador Schwartz, mgr.; agent. 

Norman Jefferles; rehearsal Monday and 

Thursday 2.30). — 5-7, Dolan A Boyne, well 

received; Emma Ellwood, fair; Majestic Trio, 

big hit. 8-10. Prince A Virginia; John Yca- 
ger; Jessie Bell. 



SAVANNAH, GA. 

LIBERTY (Frank A Hubert Bandy, mgrs). 
— Stock, to excellent attendance. 

BIJOU (Charles W. Rex, mgr.; Wells' Cir- 
cuit; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 2). — 
Largest attendance since opening of this 
house. 1-3, The Topping Trio, fairly: James 
McNally, clever; The MacDonald Trio, big hit; 
Billy Davis, excellent. 6-7, John L. Sullivan 
A Jake Kllraln, tremendous drawing card: 
Max Fields, very good; Mazle Martell, scored; 
Germer's Living Models, hit. 8-10. Anna 
Gould; Rome A Ferguson; Fred Griffith; The 
LaCrolx. 

NOTE: BIJou will close the middle of July 
for a few weeks. The house will undergo a 
few changes, opening again latter part of 
August. R. M. ARTHUR. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 

PANTAGES (Alex. Pantages. mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 2'j. 
Frank McCrea Co., clever; Tonnelly A Bur- 
man, fin?; Anna Jordan Co., very good; Will 
Hart, ludicrous; Fadettes, strongest headlined 
act, at this house, for months; enthusiastic 
reception. 

MOORE (Carl Reed, mgr.; direction Cort). — 
23. Felix Club, In "A Night Off," poor enter- 
tainment good house; 26-28. Blanche Ring, In 
"The Yankee Girl." pleased, full houses. 20. 
"Santiago." delighted crowded house; 30, "The 
Prairie Judgment." pleased good house; 31. 
Mory Garden, crowded houte. 

SEATTLE (Harry Cort, mgr.). — Max Fig- 
man's final week, "The Marriage of Kitty," 
drawing well. 

LOIS (Duncan Inverarlty, mgr.). — "The Wo- 
ir.an's Power." stock; well patronized. 

ARCHIMEDES. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

COLUMBIA (E. Berger, mgr. ).— Stock. 

IlKLASCO (W. S. Taylor, mgr. ).— Stock. 

NATIONAL (W. H. Rapley. mgr. ).— Aborn 
opera Co., capacity houses. 

CASINO (A. C. Mayer, mgr.; agent. Mor- 
Vls; rehearsal Monday 10). — Rutan's Song 
Birds and the Monarch Comedy Four, hits; 
O'Hoyle & Brazil, applause; Belle Dixon, hon- 
ors; Ed. A Rolla White, encores; Goyt Trio, 
clever. 



The C E M of Bungalow Development 



LAKE 
.ACKAWANNA 

6 Room Bungalow 

Fronting the Lake, 

$1,600. EA8Y TERMS. 



LAKE front PLOTS 

394c. 8q. Ft. 

MOUNTAIN PLOTS, 

lo. Sq. Ft. 
EASY TERMS. 



The natural beauty of Lake Lackawanna is the wonder of all who see It. The only property 
that ranked buyers of Joy Riders. Beautiful lake, stocked with trout. Most magnificent woods, 
full of all sorts of game. Ou the, road of Anthracite. High, dry and healthy. Come out and see it 

FREE Special Train to the Property on Sunday, June 18th. Write 
for Free Tickets and Full Particulars. 

W. C. REEVES & CO., 124 East 23d Street. New York 



C08MOS (A. T. Brylawskl. mgr.; agent, 
Jefferles; rehearsal Monday 10). — Metropoli- 
tan Minstrels, big hit; Reded A Hilton, second 
honors; John A Alice McDowell, applause; 
Loralne, clever. WM. K. BOWMAN. 



BRANDYWINE SPRINGS PARK THEA- 
TRE. — Manhattan Opera Co., 6-10, "Time, 
Place and the Girl." 

HOWARD W. BURTON. 



WILMINGTON, DEL. 

GRAND (Chas. I. Beckett, mgr.).— 6-10, 
Canby Taggart and pictures. 

SHELLPOT PARK THEATRE (James 
Henry, Mgr.).— 6-10, Dllks A Dllks; Benny 
Franklin A Kiddles; Carl Bremer; Bradley 
A Roach. 



YOUNG8TOWN, O. 

I DORA PARK. — The Gardner- Vincent Stock 
Co. furnishing the show with two bills week- 
ly. Attendance has been only fair. 

GRAND (Jos. Schagrln, mgr.).— "Pop" 
vaudeville and pictures for summer season. 

Rlngllng circus underlined for July 16. John 
Robinson Ten Big Shows pleased two big 
audiences May 30. C. A. LEEDT. 



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FOR WEEK JUNE 12 

WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED. 

The routes arc given from JUNE 11 to J UNE 18, Inclusive, dependent upon the open- 
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are furnished VARIETY by artists. Addresses care newspapers, managers, or agents 
will not be printed. 

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Playing the United Time. 

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Two Real Singers 

ELLIS and McKENNA 

This Week (June 5), Temple, Detroit. 



KATE ELINORE 

AND 

SAM WILLIAMS 

In "The Irregular Army" 
Commander-in-Chief, M. 8. BENTHAM. 



Elson Arthur 456 E 149 N Y 

Elton Jane 844 W 116 N T 

Elwood Perry A Downing 924 Harlem av Balto 

Emelle Troupe 604 E Taylor Bloomlngton 111 

Emerald Connie 41 Holland Rd Brixton Lond 

Emerald & Duprce Majestic Seattle 

Emerson ft Le Clear 23 Beach Grand Rapids 

Empire State Quartet 164 E 127 N Y 

Englebreth G W 2318 Highland av Cincinnati 

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Returns to America In August. 



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Hartman Gretchen 621 W 186 N Y 

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Lewis Phil J 116 W 131 New York 

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Llngermans 706 N 6 Philadelphia 

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Lloyd A Castano 104 B 61 New Tork 

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Lynch Hasel 366 Norwood av Grand Rapids 
Lynch Jack 93 Houston Newark 
Lynerva Coliseum Phoenix Ariz 
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M alloy Dannie 11 Glen Morris Toronto 
Manning Frank 856 Bedford av Brooklyn 
Manning Trio 154 N Wanamaker Phlla 
Mantells Marionettes 4420 Berkeley av Chicago 
Marathon Quartet Milford Mass 
Marcous 819 Laflln Chicago 
Marine Comedy Trio 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Marlon Cliff Grant Hotel Chicago 
Mario Aldo Trio 804 W 24 N T 
Marsh A Mlddleton 19 Dyer av Everett Mass 
Marsh Chas 806 14 Milwaukee 



BOB MATTHEWS 

606 Gaiety Theatre Bldg.. 

Broadway and 46th St., New York. 

THE MATTHEWS AMUSEMENT CO. 



Marshall A Anderson McFaddens Flats Co 
Martha Mile 63 W 91 New York 
Martlne Carl A Rudolph 457 W 67 New York 
Matlileus Juggling Princess St Louis 
Matthews Mabel 2931 Burling Chicago 
Matthews Harry & Mae Park Buffalo 
Matlhleson Walter 843 W Ohio Chicago 
Vaxltnti Models Orpheum Winnipeg 
Mayne Elizabeth H 144 E 48 New York 
McCann Geraldine A Co 706 Park Johnston Pa 
McCarthy A Berth 2901 Missouri av Bt Louis 
McClaln M 3221 Madison av Pittsburg 
McConnell Sisters 1247 Madison Chicago 
McCormlck A Irving 1810 Gravesend av Bklyn 

McCOftMICK and WALLACE 

Orpheum Tour. 
Nixt Week (June 12), Orpheum, Seattle. 
Direction. A LUKE, WEBER A EVANS. 



MeCune A Grant 636 Benton Pittsburg 
McDowell John A Alice 627 6 Detroit 
McGarry A Harris 621 Palmer Toledo 
McGuIre Tutz G9 High Detroit 

Mi-Lain Sisters 38 Miller av Providence 
M;ii Mill. i n Violet Catiiik San Diego 
McNallys Pour 229 W 38 New York 
McNamee 41 Smith Poughkeepsle 
MacNiehol Jas Chnrlottetown Canada 
McWaters & Tyson 471 60 Brooklyn 
Mendelsohn Jack 163 W 63 New York 
Monetekel 104 E 14 New York 
Meredith Sisters 29 W 65 New York 
Merrltt Raymond 178 Tremont Pasadena Cal 
Methen Sisters 12 Culton Springfield Mass 
Mever David 1531 Central av Cincinnati 
Michael * Michael 320 W 53 New York 
Milam & Dultols 231 W 5 2 N V 
Military Trio C79 E 21 Paterson 
Miller A Mack 204 1 Federal Phlla 
Miller A Princeton 88 Olney Providence 
MIINr Theresi 118 W (Jnunl av Oklahoma 
Mlllman Ti lo Stoll Circuit England 
Mills & Moiilton 58 Hone Buffalo 
Milton & De Long Sisters Coliseum London 
• Mlntz & Palmer 1305 N 7 Philadelphia 
Mlskel Hunt & Miller los 14 Cincinnati 
Mitchell & Cain Empire .Tohanru shurg 
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Montambo A Bartelll 40 B Liberty Waterbury 
Montgomery Harry 164 E 124 New York 
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Morgan Bros 2525 E Madison Philadelphia 
Morgan King A Thompson Bit 60S E 41 Chic 
Morgan Meyers A Mike 1236 W 26 Phlla 
Morrla A Wortman 132 N Law Allentown Pa 
Morris A Kramer 130C St John PI Bklyn 
Morris Mildred A Co 260 W 85 New York 
Morton A Keenan 674 11 Brooklyn 
Motoglrl 363 W 46 N Y 
Mowatts Hip London Indef 
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CARL — 



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Murray A Alvln Great Alblnl Co 

MuslkalKlrls Orphoum Oakland 

My Fancy 12 Adams Strand London 

Myers A MacBryde 16S 6 av Troy N Y 

Mylle A Orth Muscoda Wis 

N. 

Nazarro Nat A Co 1101 Tracy av Kansas City 
Neary Bliss A Rose 469 E Main Bridgeport 
Nelson Bert A 1042 N Humboldt Chloago 
Nelson Oswald A Borger 160 E 128 N Y 
Newhoft A Phelps IS W 117 N Y 
Noble A Biooks Bijou Green Bay Wis 
Nonette 617 Flatbush av Brooklyn 
Norton C Porter 634i K:mbark av Chicago 
Norwalk Eddie 696 Prospect av Bronx N Y 
Noss Bertha Gerard Hotel N Y 

O. 

O'Connor Trio 706 W Allegheny av Phlla 

O'Dell A Gil more 1146 Monro* Chicago 

O'Donnell J R 132 E 124 N Y 

Ogden Gertrude H 2836 N Mozart Chicago 

Oliver Jack Barnum A Bailey C R 

Omar 262 W 36 N Y 

O'Neill A Regenery 692 Warren Bridgeport 

O'Rourke A Atkinson 1848 E 66 Cleveland 

Orr Chaa F 131 W 41 N Y 

Orren A McKencle 606 East Spring Ohio 

Ott Phil 178 A Tremont Boston 

Owens Dorothy Mae 8047 90 Chicago 

Osavs The 48 Klnsel av Kenmore N Y 



Padula Vincent 629 Park av Bklyn 

Palme Esther Mile 121 E 46 Chicago 

Tarker A Morrell 187 Hopkins Bklyn 

Purvis Geo W 2634 N Franklin Philadelphia 

Patterson Sam 29 W 13S N Y 

Paullnetto A Plquo 4324 Wain Frankford Pa 

Paull A Ryholda 169 County New Bedford 



PAULINE 



"The Ansonla." New York City. 



Pearl Marty 32 Marcy av Bklyn 
Pederson Bros 636 Oreenbush Milwaukee 
Pelots The 161 Westminster av Atlantic City 
Pepper Twins Lindsay Can 
Perry Frank L 74 7 Buchanan Minneapolis 
Peter the Great 422 Bl'mfleld av Hoboken N J 
Phillips Mondane Calvert Hotel N Y 
Phillips Samuel 316 Classon av Brooklyn 
Piccolo Midgets Box 28 Phoenicia N Y 
Plsano A Bingham 60 Christie Gloversvllle 
Pisano Yen 16 Charles Lynn Mass 
Potter A Harris 6330 Wayne av Chicago 
Powell Eddie 2314 Chelsea Kansas City 
Powers Elephants 746 Forest av N Y 
Price Harry M 823 Kelly Bronx N Y 
Prices Jolly 1629 Arch Philadelphia 
Priors The Tukulla Waah 
Proctor Sisters 1112 Halsey Brooklyn 
Prosit Trio Rlngllng Bros C R 



Quartette A 763 Home N Y 
Qulgg A Nlckeraon Follies of 1910 
Qulnlan Josle 644 N Clark Chicago 



Raceford Roy 502 W 172 N Y 
Ralmund Jim 37 E Adams Chicago 
Rainbow Sisters 840 14 San Francisco 
Runf Claude Fischers Pasadena Cal 
Rapier John 178 Cole av Dallas 
Rawls A Von Kaufman 2027 Kansas av K C 
Ray Eugene 6602 Prairie av Chicago 
Ray A Burns 287 Balnbrldge Brooklyn 
Raymond Clara 141 Lawrence Brooklyn 
Raymond Great Barcelona Spain 
Raymoro A Co 147 W 96 N Y 
Redmond Trio 251 Halsey Bklyn 
Redner Thomas A Co 972 Hudson av Detroit 
Rcdway Juggling 141 Inspector Montreal 
Reed Bros Park Grand Rapids 
Reed A Earl 236 E 62 Los Angeles 
Reffkln Joe 163 Dudley Providence 
HeRal Trio 116 W Wash PI N Y 
Held Sisters 46 Brood Elizabeth N J 
Remy A Sopcr 1232 N Alden Phlla 
Henalles The 2064 Sutter San Francisco 
Reno Geo B & Co Park ('anion O 
Itenzetta A La Rue 2321 So Hicks Phlla 
Rese Len 1021 Cherry Phlla 



THE REXOS 



Next Week (Jun- 



11). Orpheum, Seattle. 
Dlreotloa. PAT CASBY. 



Rhoads Marionettes 33 W 8 Chester Pa 
Rice Frank A Truman 8088 Sheffield av Chic 
Rich ft Howard 114 B It N Y 



Rich A Rich 8493 Milwaukee av Chicago 
Richard Broa lit B I New York 
Riley A Ahearn 86 Plant Dayton O 
Rio Al C 280 W 148 N Y 
Klpon Alf 646 E 87 New York 
Hitter A Bovey 49 Blllerloa Boston 
Ritter A Foster Oxford London 
Roberts C B 1861 Sherman av Denver 
Roberts A Downey 88 Lafayette Detroit 
Robinsons The 901 Hawthorne av Minneapolis 
Robinson Wm C 8 Granville London 
Rock A Rol 1810 Indiana av Chicago 
Roeder * Leeter 814 Broadway Buffalo 
Rogers A Mackintosh Majestic Kalamazoo 
Roland * Morln SOS Middlesex Lowell 
Rolando Geo 8 Box 290 Cumberland Md 
Ro Nero 412 8 George Rome N Y 
Roaalre 4k Do re to Hanlons Buperba 
Rose Lane A Kelgard 186 W 48 N Y 
Rose Clarina 6026 67 Brooklyn 



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Ross A Lewis Euston London 

Ross Sisters 66 Cumerford Providence 

Rossis Musical Novelty SIS W 48 N Y 

Ruasell A Davis 1316 High Springfield O 

Rutlcdgc Frank Spring Lake Mich Indcf 

Rye Geo W 116 4 Ft Smith Ark 

Ryno A Emerson 161 W 174 N Y 

8. 



THE SALAMBOS 

■-C Circuit until middle July 

Address care VARIBTY, Chicago. 



Sabel Josephine Washington Spokane 

Sanders * La Mar 1SS7 6 av N Y 

Sanford A Darlington SSS7 So Warnock Phlla 

Savoy A Savoy Pastime Brunswick Me 

Scanlon W J 1691 Vlnewood Detroit 

Scarlet A 8car)et 918 Longwood av N Y 

Schercr A Newklrk 18 Goodell Buffalo 

Schilling Wm 1000 E Lanvale Baltimore 

fiHntella 688 Lyell av Rochester 

Scott Geo 877 8 4 Bklyn 

Scott * Yoat 40 Mornlngalde av N Y 

Scully Will P 8 Webeter pi Brooklyn 

Selby Hal M 804 Schiller Bldg Chicago 

Senzell Jean 814 Bleanore Pittsburg 

Sevengala 626 Abel Beaton Pa 

Sexton Chaa B S849 Johnston Chicago 

Seymour Nellie 111 Manhattan N Y 

Shea Thoa B S664 Pine Grove av Chicago 

Sheck * Darvllle S0S8 N Clark Chicago 

Shedmans Doga Dumont N J 

8hepperley Sisters S60 Dovecourt Toronto 

Sherlock Frank 614 W 136 N Y 

Sherlock A Holmes S606 Ridge Philadelphia 

Shermans Two S68 8t Emanuel Mobile 

Sherry Joa V Sparks Circus C R 

Shields The 807 City Hall New Orleans 



Chaa. W. 



Alice 



SHRODES md CHAPPELLE 

Direction B. A. MYER8. 



Sidello Tom A Co 4818 Wentworth av Cn»cn*o 
Slddona A Earle 8644 So 8 Phltudelphii 
Slegel A Matthewa 884 Dearborn Chicago 
Slmmona A Cannon telle 388 Clinton Bklju 
Slmma Al 18 B 106 N Y 
Slmms Wlllard 6486 Ellis av Chicago 
Slater A Finch 10 N 8 Vlncennes lnd 
Small Johnnie A Bisters 680 Lenox av N Y 
Smlrl * Keaaner 4S8 W 164 N Y 
Smith Allen 1S48 Jefferson av Brooklyn 
Smith A Adams 408 So Halstead Chicago 
Smith A Brown 1SS4 St John Toledo 
Somers A Storke Grand Victoria B C 
Spears The 67 Clinton Everett Moss 
Spencer A Austin 8110 B Phlladdlphla 
Splssell Bros A Co Alhambra N Y 
Springer A Church 8 Esther Terrace Plttsfleld 
Stadium Trio 8t Charles Hotel Chicago 
Stanley Harry Grant Hotel ChlcAuo 
Stanley Stan 006 Bates Indian ipolls 
Stanwood Davis S64 Bremen E Boston 
Starr A Sachs S4S N Clark Chicago 
Stedman Al A Fannie 686 6 So Boston 
Stelnert Thomas Trio 681 Lenox av N Y 
Steppe A H 83 Barclay Newark 
Stepping Trio S90S N 6 PhlU 
Stevena B J 498 Marlon Bklyn 
Stevens Paul S2S W 28 New York 
Stewart A Earl 186 Euclid Woodbury N J 
Stokes A Ryan S106 Bayard Wilmington Del 
St James A Dacre 168 W 34 N Y 
St John A McCracken 6161 Chestnut Phlla 
Storscheln H 3682 Atlantic Brooklyn 
Stubblefleld Trio 6808 Maple av St Louis 
Sullivan Danl J A Co 1917 W 61 Cleveland 
Sully A Phelps 2310 Bolton Philadelphia 
Sutton A Sutton 3918 W 3 Duluth 
Sweeney A Hooney 1320 Wyomli«i' av Detroit 
S\vl»h3r A Evans 1147 W Huron Chicago 
Sylvester Plymouth Hctel Hoboken N J 
S>monds Alfaretta 140 So 11 Philadelphia 
Sytz A Sjlz 140 Morris Philadelphia 



T<i mho & Tambo Hip Peckham London 

Tangley Pearl 67 8 Clark Chicago 

Taylor Mae 2308 8 12 Phlla 

Tavlor A Tenny 2840 Ridge av Phlla 

Temple A O'Brien 429 E 2 Fargo N D 

T* rrlll Frank A Fred 367 N Orkney Phlla 

Thomas A Hamilton 667 Dearborn av Chicago 

Tnomas & Wright 636 N Clark Chicago 

" homson Harry 1284 Putnam av Brooklyn 

Thornc Mr A Mrs Harry 276 W 141 N Y 

Thornes Juggling 6S Rose Buffalo 

Thornton Geo A 396 Broome N Y 

Thurston Leslie 1322 12 Washington 

Tldmarsh Fred A Co 1234 Tatnall Wilmington 

Tlnney Frank Grand Pittsburg 

Tlvoll Quartette Grlswold Cafe Detroit Indef 

Tops Topsy A Tops S44S W 8chool Chicago 



Torcat ft Flor D Alls* White City Chicago 

Tracy Julia Raymond Bartholdl Inn N Y 

Travera Bell 807 WIINT 

Travers Phil 6 E 116 N Y 

Travera Roland SSI WIINT 

Tremalnea Mul'a 3S0 Caldwell Jacksonville III 

Trevett Quartet Monarch Hotel Chicago 

Trlllera Buffalo Bills C R 

Troubadours Three 847 WIINT 

Troxell A Wlnchell SOI 8 N Beattle 

Tumbling Toms S789 Fulton Bklyn 

HARRY TSUDA 



Booked 8olld. 



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U. 

Ullne Arthur M 1759 W Lake Chicago 
Unique Comedy Trio 19S7 Nicholas Phlla 

V. 
Valadons Les 34 Brewer Newport R I 
Valdare Bessie 806 W 97 N Y 
Valentine A Bell 1461 W 108 Chicago 
Valletta A Lamson 1889 St Clark Cleveland 
Van Dalle Sisters 614 W 186 N Y 
Van Epps 16 W 64 N Y 
Van Horn Bobby 189 Best Dayton O 
Vardellee Lowell Mich 

Vardon Perry A Wllber 16 Green London 
Variety Comedy Trio 1616 Berth Indianapolis 
Vassar A Arken 8S4 Christopher Bklyn 
Vase Victor V 86 Hasklns Providence 
Vedmar Rene SS86 Broadway N Y 
Venetian Serenaders 878 Blaokhawk Chicago 
Vernon * Parker 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Village Comedy Four 1913 Ringgold Phlla 
Vincent A Stager 8S0 Olive Indianapolis 
Viola Otto Empire London 
Vloletta Jolly 41 Lelpslger Berlin Ger 
Voelker Mr A Mrs IS8 W 161 N Y 



Walker Musical 16S4 Brookslde Indianapolis 
Walters A West 8437 Vernon Chicago 
Walters John Lyric Ft Wayne lnd Indef 
Walton Fred 4114 Clarendon av Chlcego 
Ward Billy 199 Myrtle av Bklyn 
Warde Mack 800 W 70 New York 
Warren A Dale 1310 8 Carlisle Phlla 
Washburn Dot 1930 Mohawk Chicago 
Washer Broa Oakland Ky 

WALSH, LYNCH -CO. 

Presenting "HUCXOTi RUN." 

Direction PAT CABBY 

Weaver Frank A Co 1706 N 9 Baltimore 

Weber Chas D Bell Oakland 

Well John 6 Krusstadt Rotterdam 

Welch Jas A Sll E 14 New York 

West Al 606 E Ohio Pittsburg 

West Sisters 1413 Jefferson av Brooklyn N V 

West A Denton 136 W Cedar Kalamasoo 

Western Union Trio 2241 E Clearfield Phlla 

Weston Edgar 246 W 44 N Y 

Weston Dan E 141 W 116 N Y 

Westons Models 204 W 130 N Y 

Wetherlll 88 W 8 Chester Pa 

Wheeler Sisters 1441 7 Philadelphia 

Wheelers 41 E Ohio Chicago 

Whipple Waldo Pastime Plymouth Mass 

White A Perry Brighton Beach N Y 

White Harry 1009 Ashland av Baltimore 

White Kane A White 398 Vermont Bklyn 

Whiteside Ethel S56 W 67 N Y 

Whiting * Bohne S6S W 89 N Y 

Whitman Frank 183 Greenwich Reading Pa 

ETHEL WHITESIDE 

And those "Piccaninnies." 
"FOLLIES OF COONTOWN." 



Whitney Tlllle 86 Kane Buffalo 
Wlchert Grace 3038 Michigan av Chicago 
Wilder Marshall Atlantic City N J 
Wllkens A Wllkens 868 Willis av N Y 
Williams Clara S460 Tremont Cleveland 
Williams Cowboy 4716 Upland Philadelphia 
Williams Chas 8626 Rutgers St Louis 
Williams Ed A Florence 94 W 108 N Y 
Williams A De Croteau 1 Ashton aq Lynn Mass 
Williams A Gilbert 1010 Marahfleld av Chic 
Williams A Stevena S616 Calumet Chicago 
Williams A Sterling Box 1 Detroit 
WIULson Herbert Al Fields Minstrels 
Wilson Lottie 2208 Clifton av Chicago 
Wilson Al and May Dorp Schenectady Indef 
Wilson Lizzie 176 Franklin Buffalo 
Wilson Patter Tom 2666 7 Av N Y 
Wilson A Cumby 2283 7 av N Y 
Wilson A Plnkney 307 W 15 Kansas City 
Winfleld A Shannon 277 E Mllw'kee av Detroit 
Winkler Kress Trio 252 W 38 N Y 
Wise A Milton Brennan Circuit New Zealand 
Wlthrow A Glover Holty Tolty Co 
Wolf A Lee 324 Woodlawn av Toledo 
Wood Ollle 600 W 164 New York 
Woodall Billy 420 First av Nashville 
Work A Ower Empire London Indef 



Xavlers Four 2144 W SO Chicago 



Yackley A Bunnell Lancaster Pa 
Yeoman Geo 4666 Gibson av 8t Louis 
Young Ollle ft April Palace London 
Young * Phelps 1018 Baker Bvanavllle lnd 
Young Sisters 2748 Henry Coney Island 



Zanclgs 36 Cliff av B Portchester N Y 
Zanf relies 131 Brixton London 
Zeda Harry L 1388 Cambria Philadelphia 
Zeiser A Thome Wlllards Temple of Musto 
Zell A Rodgera 67 So Clark Chicago 



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Barnum A Bailey 10 Toledo O 13 Detroit Mich 

Buffalo BUI ft Pawnee BUI 12 Concord N H 

Kit Carson 9 Burley Idaho 10 Halley IS Good- 
ing 13 Mountain Home 14 Boise 15 Nampa 
17 Welser 21 Huntington Ore 

Cole A Rice 9 Rldgway Pa 10 Mt Jewett 12 
EUlcottvllle N Y 13 Sprlngvllle 14 Machlas 
15 Perry 16 Silver Springs 

Hagenbeck Wallace 9 Charlotte Mich 10 Has- 
tings 12 Kalamazoo 13 South Bend lnd 14 
Goshen 16 Elkhart 16 Michigan City 17 
Pullman 111 

Mller Bros 101 Ranch 9 Reading Pa 10 Leba- 
non 12 Harrlsburg 13 Lewlatown 14 Hunt- 
ingdon 15 Johnstown 16 Indiana 17 E Lib- 
erty 19 Allegheny 20 New Castle 21 Sharon 
22 Erie 23 Ashtabula O 24 Youngstown 

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Aitkenson Billy 
Alexander Geo 
Alger Hazel 
Ardcl Lillle 
Armond Grace (C) 
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B. 

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llalke Walter 
Bancroft Burt E (C) 
Uanvards Flying 
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Berol Felix 
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Dram Will J 
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Btowd Bessie 
Brownies The (C) 
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(O 
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Clancy Geo (C) 
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Conn Richard 
Cornelia A Wilbur 
Cross ft Josephine 
Calnc & Odom (C) 
Camm Air (C) 
Carlyle Dick ft Myra 

(C) 
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Cballoncr Catherine 

(C) 



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CouBina Ida (C) 
Challonger & Brent 

(C) 
Chase Billy (S F) 
Clark Chas A 
Clark ft Verdi 
Clarke II L 
Coleman Johnnie (SF) 
Colton Bert (C) 
Cbnnelly Edwin 
Conners Jas (C) 
Corrigan Emmett 
Cressy Wm 
Cunningham Mrs .Ihh 
Cunningham Nevada 

D. 

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Dahduh S K (C) 
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Damon Chester 
Dccoma Sadie 
Defrejl Gordon 
Dclaro Hattle 
Dell Bert 
De Trlckey Coy 
Dillian Geo V 
Dillon Wm A 
Dolan J F 
Doris Opera Trio (C) 

E. 

Eldid Billy 
Ellnore May 
Emmett Leon 
Emmons Lotta (C) 
English Lilian (C) 
Ernie ft Ernie 
Evans Pearl 
Everell Emma Carus 

F. 

Fairfield Frances 
Farrell Frankle (C) 
Ferguson Dave 
Ferns Blllie (C) 
Fields Harry W (C) 
Finer Edward 
Fisher Wm 
Florence Mabel 
Florence Daisy (C) 
Force & Williams (C) 



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born Street. 

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that had steel corners, steel rails, steel dowels, steel handle looks and every other fitting of 
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hard fibre, wouldn't you wonder why you used the heavy, old-fashioned, canvas-covered, wood 
trunk aa long as you did and wouldn't you be anxious to get up to date? 

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(Established II yean) 

THB MOST ItKl IABI K AGENCY IN THE WOULD 

Star sets requiring engagements In Burope, communicate at once Us ergs 
Fester parao—Hy superintends the booking: of every act end bee been Instru- 
mental In Introducing more American note to Burope in one year than all other 
•eenolee combined. George Foster visits the U. B. A. annually, and periodically 
every other continental city In Burope. 

England's Foremost Vaudeville Agent 



BOATING. FISHING. 
SPLINDID SUMMER 
ENGAGEMENTS IN 
RESORT TOWNS. 

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ISSUES ONLY ILLINOIS STATE CONTRACTS 

Barrett - Curtis Vaudeville Circuit 

SUIT18 214-215 CRILLY BUILDING 

(OLD NUMBER 117) 



RESORTS IN MICH- 
IGAN THAT WE ARE 
BOOKING. 

CHICAGO, ILL. 



BRENNAN'S AUSTRALIAN 
VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

Proprietors Bren nan's Amphitheatre!. Ltd. 
Capital, ftroo.ooo ($800,000). 
Governing Director, Mr. JAMBS BRBNNAN. 
CIKCU1T: 

National Amphitheatre. 8ydney. 

Gaiety Theatre. Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre. Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre. Newcastle. 

Hla Majeaty's Theatre. Hobart. 

Theatre Royal. Brlebane. 

Amphitheatre. Newtown. 

WANTED AT ONCE. 
SPECIALTY ACTS. COMEDIANS. SOUBRBT8. 

Muat be First Claas 
St Successive Weeks; Option 16 Weeks More. 

Transportation paid. Vancouver to 8ydney, 
one way or both ways, according to salary 
demanded. 

All tranaportatlon paid In Australia. 

One performance per night. Matinees: Wed- 
nesday, Saturday and holidays. No 8unday 
work. 

NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON 
CONTRACTS. 

All Communications: Booking Department, 
National Amphitheatre. SYDNEY, Auatralla 
Cable Address: "PENDANT." 

NOTE: No Australian agent haa authority 
te book for Brennan'a Amphltheatree. Ltd. 

WANTED— 12 Minstrel Men for 12 months' 
work.* Must be good performers 



BORNHAUPT 

INTERNATIONAL AOMNT. 
16 Oalerte Do RoL Brussels 



Vaudeville Headliners 
•od Good Standard Acts 

If you have an open week you want to All at 

abort notice, write to W. L. DOCKBTADER. 

GARRICK THEATRE, WILMINGTON. DEL. 

Can close Saturday night and make any city 

east of Chicago to open Monday nlirht 

Hammerstein's 



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FAMOUS VARIE- 
TY THEATRE. 
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Franklin W (C) 
Frank Maurice 
Franklin Ruby (C) 
Franks Sophie 
Freed Henry 

G. 

Gallagher Ha 
Gerson Edw 
Gibson J Y 
Gifford Ada 
Gillespie Edw Co (C) 
Glendower A Manlon 
Goodwin Bros (C) 
Gordon Billy C 
Gordon Tom ft Ste- 
phen 
Gray Bessie 

II. 

Hagau John P 
Hall Richard H 
Hall Lou 
Hallen Fred (C) 
Harding BUI 
Harmst Mamie (C) 
Harris Donna 
Harris A Harris (C) 
Harris A Randall (C) 
Heller Rudy 
Hepner Bessie (C) 
Herman Geo 
Hollowuy J Fred 
Holt Edwin 
Hopkins Sisters 
Hopkins A Axtell 
Hopp H 

Hughes Jas (C) 
Huntington Val (C) 

I. 

Ibsons The (C) 
Ibsons The 
Irwin Flo 



•larvis Ai HarriB (C) 
•Jerome Wm 
loluison & Wells 

(S F) 
•lolly A Wild 
.lupiter Budd 

K 

Kiilmcr 'Bert 
KanlVr Carrie (C) 
Krlly & Ashley 
Kcllv Frank Movston 

Kelly Low 
Kent Anna M 
Kenls Seals 
Kingston Ai Thomas 

iC) 
KIHnc Itlllif (C) 
Kline Sam <C) 
Kline Irene (Ci 



L. 

Lane Henrietta 
Lawrence Wm 
Lawrence Walter 
Lee Irene (C) 
Lee Irene 
Leipslz Nate 
Lena Lily 
Lerner Dave 
Le Roy Hilda 
Leslie Ethel (S F) 
Leslie Ethel 
Lessos The 
Lewis Ralph 
Lloyd Lee 
Lopez & Lopez 
Lucas Jlmmle 
Lucco Lucclano 
Lynn Ben 

M. 

Marauley Inez 
Mnlcome Bessie 
Mann A Franks (C) 
Marion Dave 
Marlon A . Dean 
Martel Blanche (C) 
Martine Bob 
McCafferty Hughie (C) 
McCann Frances (C) 
MoCarte Billy 
McDonald John (C) 
McOlnnls Chas (C) 
Miller Belle 
Montgomery Marshall 
Montrose Senator A 

Mrs. (C) 
Moran .Tack 
Moroni Con (C) 
Morgan Geo J 
Moore Pony 
Morroll Sidney 
Murphy Geo E (C) ., 
Murphy Francis (C) 
Musical Story (C) 
Mvjith Mrs S (C) 
Martin Mrs Bob (0) 
McRee Sally ( C) 
Moneta Mrs. L H (C) 
Mooree Mabel V (C) 
Munroc El wood (C) 

N 

N'awn Tom (P) 
Nad jo Millie 
Nello Edward 
Novell Augustus 
Nickels Nellie 
Noble Hilly (C) 
Norton Ruhv 
Norton II R (C) 
\nss Fred (C) 

O. 

Olterinan It C (C) 
OHearn Will (C) 
Overing Mrs Mary (C) 

IV 

I'.iruidue Emma 
I'aterson S (P) 
I'alter on It E 
Pauline .J R (C) 



Pearce A Macon 
Pelham (C) 
Perclval M 
Perlman A Stanley 

(S F) 
Perry & Nlfong 
Peterson John (C) 
Pbasma 
Portlelo Carrie (C) 

Q. 

Quirk Jane & Billy 

R. 

Rafael Dave (C) 
Rag Trio 
Randol Allen (C) 
Rapol Leo (C) 
Rattray Allan (8 F) 
Ray Eva (C) 
Ray Elisabeth (C) 
Redford A Winchester 
Rod Haven Cadets 
Redwood A Gordon 

(C) 
Reece Arthur 
Reed John P (C) 
Rees. Mrs T (S F) 
Reinhardt Berna (C) 
Rex Comedy Circus 

(C) 
Reynolds Mrs M (C) 
Reynolds A Rose (C) 
Rico Nancy Lee (C) 
Richards Blanche (C) 
Richards Vic (C) 
Richmond McKoe (C) 
Rinaldo 
Roach Arthur 
Robertson Esther 
Robertson Alice (C) 
Robinson A Burnett 

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Roche J C (C) 
Rock Wm 
Rockway & Conwav 

(C) 
Rose Mrs Harry (C) 
Rosctta 

Ross Ethel F 
Rowlands Malsio (C) 
Royal Jack 
Rudd Joe A 
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Salamho E S (C) 
St Albyn Edmond C» 
Scott Pros 
Scott .John 
Sharrncks The (C.) 
Sherman Charlotte 

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Shooter Doris (C) 
Shoenfeldt Jos 
Simins Willard & Co 

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Sloan Win II 
Smalley Ed (C) 
Snonk Great I S F > 
Spear- pert <fc Emma 
Staeey Helia 
St. niton Val 



Startup Harry (C) 
Stedman Al 
Steeley A Edwards 
Stephens Leona 
Stern Sam 
Steter Zouaves 
Stevens Leo 
Strong Nellie (S F) 
Sturm Geo (S F) 
Sully Wm F (C) 
Sully & Hussey (C) 
Sweeney & Rooney 

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Taylor Sarah (C) 
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Thomas Dan (C) 
Thlesens Pets (C) 
Thurber Nettle 
Tivola Quartet (C) 
Tom Jack 
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Verdi Verona 

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Wo Chok Po <C> 
Welch Rube (C) 
West Sadie (C) 
Westcott J 
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West on v Vilmos 
We^ionv Vilmos (S V) 
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Wilhelmn John 
Wilkens & Wllkens 
Williams Amy 
Williams Arthur 
Williams George 
Williams K- Warner 
Wills Nat 
Wilson Grace (Ci 
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Winchester Ed (C) 
Winstons Seals 
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TBB VENTRILOQUIST WITH A 
PRODUCTION 

CD. F. 

REYNARD 

Preoents Beth Dewberry and Jiwn Jawnaon In 
"A MORNING IN HICK8VILLB." 

Direction JACK LEVY 

Gene Hughes 

Manager. Promoter and Producer of Vaude- 
ville Acta. 

What to produce, and how to succeed. 

Authors please note: Comunlcatlona so- 
licited. 

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To Managers 

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that la working under our name. Address all 
communications for the original 

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to our agent 

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HARRY FOX 

AND 

Millership Sisters 

Direction, PAT CAS EY 

Carlton 
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Piiity Sittrs ■n' Queers 

JULIAN 
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for Southampton. Eng.. opening at the Pal- 
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Thanks to all friends for your telegrams 
and letters wishing us a pleasant voyage, for 
they were much appreciated. 

Notice that Bob Albright beat us to It a 
week. Well, good ltnzk to you, Bobert 

Good bye. "Griff. Now that your life Is 
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no doubt be resting yourself at the Conti- 
nental while reading this In Frisco. Tell 
them all hello for us. 

We thought we had some novel Ideas in 
advertising, but the Kline Bros. & Brennen 
slipped a good one over on us at the Forsyth, 
Atlanta. last week, by papering our dressing 
room with three-sheets, two-sheets and bed- 
sheets. Even carpeting the floor with them. 
Hats off to you all. 

Foreign address: No. 6 Green St.. Leicester 
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•THOSE THRBB BOT8." 

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JOHNNIE 
COLEMAN 

The original Scotch lad with a somewhat 
different monologue, singing hla own songs. 
First time In this country. 

A big hit In San Francisco. 
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JUNE 17, 1911. 



PRICE TEN CENTS 



SHUBERT SHOWS-THEATRES 
LESS PLEN TIFUL N EXT SEASON 

Retrenchment Will Take Place In the 4t Legitimate 

Opposition" Lines. Shuberts Said to Have 

Lost $500,000 the Past Season; 

Charles Frohman, $300,000. 



Next season in the legitimate field 
will find less Shubert productions than 
were so conspicuous the season passed. 
With the lessening, the Shuberts will 
reduce the number of theatres direct- 
ly operated by them throughout the 
country. Some of these theatres may 
be had for almost any theatrical pur- 
pose, it is said. 

With the smoothing out of "The 
Open Door" situation by the country 
managers contained within the move- 
ment speaking for themselves (and 
declaring for a free field), the Shu- 
berts are relieved of the necessity for 
providing the countryside with attrac- 
tions. It is a relief to the Shuberts 
to be relieved of this load, according 
to the Broadway producers, who say, 
that if the Shuberts had kept away 
from "The Open Door" movement a 
year ago, they would have had more 
peace of mind and much more money. 

The Shuberts are reported to have 
lost $600,000 in theatrical productions 
the season past. Their nearest com- 
petitor in the race for the bottom 
rung of the producing ladder is said 
to have been Charles Frohman, with 
his bank account depleted about 
$300,000, through not having picked 
'em right. Mr. Frohman placed his 
attractions on the Klaw & Erlanger 
time. 

Another Klaw & Erlanger producer 
with a wrong balance is said to be 
Charles Dillingham, about $100,000 
away from the even mark on the sea- 
son. 

The producing manager to gather 
in the most shekels and hold them 
clear against any deficit is reported 
to have been David Belasco, with 
probably $300,000 tucked away as the 
result of his labors. Klaw & Erlan- 



ger were also fortunate, breaking 
above the even mark on the produc- 
tion end, as a firm. 

After Belasco, H. W. Savage is look- 
ed upon as the manager who drew 
down the most profit, with Cohan & 
Harris following, the latter firm be- 
ing placed ahead even of Lederer & 
Frazee, who derived great profits from 
"Mme. Sherry." A. H. Woods, arriv- 
ing next in the order of winners, also 
participated to the extent of one-third 
in the "Mme. Sherry" proceeds. 

These winners, with the exception 
of Col. Savage, are Klaw & Erlanger 
adherents. Other "K. & E." managers, 
who made some money, were Daniel 
Frohman and Joe Weber (mostly by 
his road "Climax" companies), though 
neither made enough to brag about. 

Of the Shubert end, other than Col. 
Savage, Liebler & Co., Daniel V. Ar- 
thur and William A. Brady more than 
broke even, Liebler & Co. being about 
the largest of the smaller winners. 
Lew Fields (Shubert), probably found 
that his books just about tipped the 
balancing scales, Wagenhals & Kerap- 
ner, somewhat "independent" did 
quite well under the circumstances. 

Of the big producing managers of 
the season, William Harris, a K. & E. 
man, has a large sized deficit, kept 
company on the Shubert side by John 
Corf (in the novice class). 



revival of "\vaxu." 

1'nder the direction of Daniel V. 
Arthur, DeWolf Hopper is to make 
an elaborate revival of "Wang" next 
season, employing as many of the orig- 
inal cast as may be available. 

D«'lla Fox will inevitably be called 
upon again to play the part she 
created in the Cheever Coodwin- 
Woolson Morse oi>era. 



FAY TEMPLETON LISTENING.*.* 

Pittsburg, June 14. 

Fay Templeton, in private life Mrs. 
Patterson, the wife of one of this 
city's wealthiest citizens, has indi- 
cated a desire to return to the foot- 
lights. She has recently been the 
recipient of many flattering offers 
from New York managers, among 
them Lew Fields and George W. Led- 
erer. Mr. Fields has made Miss Tem- 
pleton a tempting offer to create the 
stellar role in "The Wife Hunters" 
or, if that doesn't meet with her ap- 
proval, to have a piece specially 
written for her. Miss Templeton has 
promised to give the matter imme- 
diate consideration. 

It is more than likely, however, 
that if she returns to the stage she 
will appear under the management 
of George W. Lederer, for whose 
managerial sagacity she has always 
entertained the utmost confidence. To 
her intimates Miss Templeton has 
confided that her long-standing 
friendship for Mr. Lederer would de- 
mand that he be given the first op- 
portunity to engage her. 



TWO ENGLISH FLOPS. 

(Special Cable to Variety^) 

London, June 14. 
"Half a Crown," produced at the 
Royality, registered a frost. 

"Lady Patricia" will shortly be 
withdrawn from the Haymarket. 



ELLA WHEELEIt WILCOX. 

If the vaudeville managers send out 
a call for Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Hal 
Reid will answer present for the poet- 
ess of Park Row. Mr. Reid has the 
direction of Miss Wilcox for vaude- 
ville. The love forlorn would like to 
try the game Laura Jean Libbey play- 
ed in. 

No figure has been set. Nor has an 
engagement been settled upon. Hut 
it looks as though Miss Wilcox might 
yet inform the young women of 
Brooklyn what the wild waves are 
saying down around Brighton 



ENGLISH CIRCUIT BANKRUPT. 

(Special Cable to Vahmtt,) 

London, June 14. 
The United Counties Theatres Co., 
controlling five or six houses of the 
smaller variety, has gone Into bank- 
ruptcy, with a deficit of $40,000. 



LONDON'S FUNNY, THEATRICALLY 

(Special Cable to Varibtt*.) 

London, June 14. 

Whether it is the Coronation or 
what it is, the present situation is the 
strangest that has ever struck the 
London theatrical market. 

A peculiar mixture of depression 
and boom prevails which is hard to 
account for. The Opera is doing big 
business, as are also some of the halls, 
while others are drawing absolutely 
nothing. 

Americans have been paying ridic- 
ulous prices for seats at the Opera. 



KELLY AND GENEE REPEAT. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 14. 

Uenee was a tremendous success, 
reopening at the Coliseum. It is 
reported that she will dance in opera 
in London in the near future. 

Walter C. Kelly, "The Virginia 
Judge," repeated his former big suc- 
cess at the Palace, when reappearing 
Monday. 



2*6 FOOT MIDGET-ARTIST. 

(Special Cable to Variktt,.) 

London, June 14. 
Princess Victoria, an extraordinary 
midget artist, has arrived from Aus- 
tralia. She is two and one-half feet 
tall, and plays a regulation size grand 
piano. 



.1 \l» FEATURE AT FIFTH AVENUE. 

For the week of June 116 at the 
Fifth Avenue, Hob Irwin has engaged 
the Japanese operatic st.ir. Sumikao 
Takao. 



DRESS OF GOLD. 

(Special Cable to Vaiuktv. > 

Paris. June 14. 

Ida Rubinstein will appear shortly 
in a ballet at Coveut (iarden, Loudon, 
playing the role of an Indian goddess 
It is possible that she will be almost 
nude, though covered with gold. 

Pop*' Leo XII. in ivj t. during a 
fete, had a child covered with gold 
lent* from head t<» toot, to imperson- 
ate Jesus, but the pores ot the skin 
heiug (herein entirely < losed, the lit- 
tle ho> died in terrihle pain 



VARIETY 



LOUIS MANN WITH W. A L. 

Tuesday Louis Mann engaged him- 
self to star under the management of 
Werba & Luescher, adding one more 
attraction to that young Arm's many 
for next season. The negotiations 
were carried on by Louis F. Werba 
and Mr. Mann. 

Wednesday morning Mark A. Lues- 
cher sailed on the Mauretanla. He 
will be away about five weeks. Bob 
Smith traveled with Mr. Luescher in- 
stead of Harry Smith, who had in- 
tended to leave. 

On the same boat was Alice Lloyd, 
another of Werba ft Luescher's stars. 
Miss Lloyd is on a vacation, and will 
return about Sept. 1, perhaps appear- 
ing a few weeks in the middle west- 
ern vaudeville houses, before opening 
as the stellar attraction of a. produc- 
tion. Werba ft Luescher have bound 
themselves to find one for Miss Lloyd 
by Jan. 1, next. 

During the week Werba ft Lues- 
cher were considering an option upon 
the services of Kitty Gorton for next 
season. Although reported to have 
engaged with A. H. Woods, it seems 
Miss Gordon is on the market. Up 
to Wednesday there had been no rush 
by managers toward her, although 
the Shuberts were also mentioned as 
having her in mind. 

The conflicting reports over engage- 
ment of stars extended to the an- 
nounced contract Lillian Russell was 
said to have signed with the W ft L 
firm. Miss Russell is reported as 
having said she entered into a verbal 
agreement to the effect that if the 
firm shows her an acceptable piece 
for next season, she will go out in it. 
Werba 6 Luescher claim a positive 
contract with Miss Russell. 



HILIiIARD EN "THE MOON.*' 

Robert Hilliard will open again in 
the fall in "A Fool There Was," play- 
ing in the west until December, when 
he will present a new play entitled 
"The Seventh Moon." 



DEPENDING ON OLD SOL. 

Boston, June 14. 

"Dr. De Luxe" did not close Satur- 
day, as announced. Jos. M. Gaites, 
manager of the show, and Ralph Herz, 
the star, have formed a pool, banking 
against Old Sol Sun. 

When Sol turns on the weather in 
heated streaks, "Dr. De Luxe" will 
hie away. Until then the Doctor will 
hold official office hours daily at the 
Colonial. 



BAKRYMOKE TO SHARE HONORS. 

Chicago, June 14. 
John Barrymore will start next 
season as co-star with Thomas Wise 
in "Uncle Sam," the new play by Anna 
Caldwell. Miss Caldwell is at present 
working on "The Life of the Party," 
Intended for Mr. Barrymore some 
time during next season. 



MELVILLE GOING WEST. 

Chicago, June 14. 
Melville Ellis billed to appear at the 
Majestic this week failed to appear, 
owing to a booking at the Orpheum. 



San Francisco, June 



Bernard and 



VIENNESE OPERATIC REP. 

Paris, June 6. 

> fter opening with one perform- 
ance of a French work, as a compli- 
ment, the special troupe from Vienna 
commenced its season at the Theatre 
du Vaudeville, Paris, June 4, with 
xount of Luxembourg," libretto of 
Wilner and Bodancky, music by Franz 
Lehar. 

The work, also a big draw at Daly's, 
London, met with great success. Mile. 
Gunther as Angele, Mme. Kartoush as 
Juliette, Herr Storm, and Herr Tau- 
tenhayn (the latter as Brissard) 
scored. 

All the successful Viennese operas 
of the past few years will be given by 
the troupe, in German, during their 
stay in Paris. 

A synopsis in French of the differ- 
ent scenes, thrown on a screen by a 
moving picture lantern (as the Folies 
Bergere has been doing with its revue 
this year) enables the public not fa- 
miliar with German to follow the 
story of each operette. 

In spite of the hot weather the the- 
atre is playing to capacity nightly. 



HOPE BOOTH TO MARRT. 

Chicago, Jane 14. 

Hope Booth will soon marry Hon. 
Lawrence E. Tlnsdale, a wealthy Al- 
berta ranchman, according to advices 
from Northern Canada. 

Miss Booth has just completed a trip 
over the Sullivan-Considine circuit 
with her "Little Blonde Lady" sketch. 




Dorothy Granville replaced Ellis, who 
passed through the city en route to the 
Coast. 



JEANNE CRANE. 
In "The Pink Lady." 

GEORGIA CAINE IN "BOY BLUE.** 

St. Louis, June 14. 

Georgia Caine will appear In the 
titular role of "Boy Blue," to be pre- 
sented at Delmar Garden, June 25. 
Henry W. Savage will send the play 
on tour next season, with Miss Caine. 
T. W. Thomas adapted the piece from 
the German. 

Manager Dan S. Fishell believes It 
will prove a big winner. 

Mr. Fishell says this Is the first of 
several premiers planned for the Del- 
mar season. Miss Caine is here re- 
hearsing "Peggy From Paris." She 
will appear in it the first week of her 
engagement, commencing this, Sun- 
day, night. 



BILLY GASTON IS SORRY. 

Billy Gaston Is troubled. He claims 
that he is anxious to make amends 
for attacking Ralph Herz on the street 
late one night. Gaston says a lot 
of busybodies had filled him with un- 
truthful yarns. Furthermore, he de- 
clared, it was not 3 a. m. when the 
affair occurred, but 1.30 a. m. At 
least that Is the hour, to the best of 
his recollection, as he wishes it to go 
on record that he was "soused"at the 
time, and is now heartily ashamed of 
the entire occurrence. 

Mr. Gaston admits all this and 
wishes to announce it publicly. 



CHICAGO'S NEW CENSOR. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Sergeant J. W. O'Connor was ap- 
pointed theatrical censor for the po- 
lice department this week. The an- 
nouncement came as a surprise. It 
was expected that Chief McWeeny 
would appoint his brother, Sergeant 
Patrick McWeeny. The latter was so 
certain of the position he had already 
presented the Chief with his views 
of the Chicago stage and his ideas of 
reform. 

O'Connor was in the vehicle de- 
partment when appointed. For the 
next few weeks, he will have the bene- 
fit of the retiring censor's knowledge 
regarding his duties. This is con- 
sidered sufficient to prepare him for 
the new position. 



SCORE BY VICTOR HERBERT. 

Victor Herbert will write the music 
for "The Girl and the Canary," the 
new piece in which Lina Abarbanell is 
to be starred late next season under 
the direction of Woods, Frazee ft Led- 
erer. The book of the piece is by 
Mme. Maurel, wife of the famous Vic- 
tor Maurel. Mme. Maurel Is the au- 
thoress of "The Marriage of Kitty," 
and writes for the stage under the 
name of Fred, de Bressac. 



LIONEL WALSH CHANGING. 

Chicago, June 14. 

When Julian Eltinge and "The Fas- 
cinating Widow" take their New York 
plunge at the opening of the season, 
Lionel Walsh will be a part of the per- 
formance. 

Mr. Walsh is at present a member 
of the Bayes-Norworth production at 
the Chicago Opera House. 



HOT WEATHER BEATS TRIXIE. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Vaudeville and the hot weather 
combined to cause Trixie Frlganza to 
retire to her Long Island home for 
the summer. After two weeks in 
vaudeville, closing at the Majestic last 
Saturday, Miss Trixie thought her 
health should come first. 

Miss Frlganza will not again be 
seen upon the stage until opening as 
the star in Harry Askin's "Sweetest, 
Girl in Paris," for next season's tour. 
It will be the first opportunity for 
Miss Frlganza to have a starring tour 
all to herself. 



Sum Stern sailed Tuesday, to open 
at the Oxford. London, June 26. 



GRACTE STARTS JULY 10. 

Grace Van Studdiford will start her 
summer vaudeville trip July 10, at the 
Brighton Beach Music Hall. 



MISS LEVEY AT $1,600. 

Upon Ethel Levey leaving the cast 
of the "Gaby" travesty at the Folies 
Bergere, July 1, she expects to travel 
to Shea's, Buffalo, to play there for 
the week of July 3 in vaudeville. 
July 10 Miss Levey will appear (or her 
second and last week over here at 
Hammersteln's. For each engage- 
ment she will receive $1,500. M. S. 
Bentham is the agent. 

Grace La Rue will step Into the 
Folies show as the successor to Miss 
Levey, who must sail the week follow- 
ing the Hammerstein engagement in 
order to open at the Alhambra, Lon- 
don, July 31. 

Jeanette Denarber, the soubret of 
the Folies Cabaret performance, has 
had her engagement there prolonged 
for four weeks. 

Mile. Simone De Beryl, also in the 
Cabaret show since the opening of the 
house, has been extended for a month. 
The Marlnelli agency has placed Mile. 
De Beryl with Martin Beck's Orpheum 
Road Show for next season. 



DIED IN CHILD BIRTH. 

San Francisco, June 14. 
Nellie Montgomery, formerly the 
soubret of the Fisher Musical Comedy 
Company in this city, and who later 
married Fisher's son, died last Thurs- 
day in Los Angeles, while giving birth 
to a child. 



FILLING "QUAKER GIRL** CAST. 

The Kaufman Sisters (Reba and 
Inez) booked by William Harris when 
he was in Europe lately, will go into 
the production of "The Quaker Girl," 
which show Mr. Harris and Frank Mc- 
Kee will present next season. 

Lucy Weston has been chosen to 
take the title role. 



DREW'S SHOW NAMED. 

The name of the new piece with 
which John Drew will open at the Em- 
pire in September, is "A Single Man." 



STARRING LEADING MAN. 

As announced in Variety; some time 
ago, Wagenhals & Kemper will pro- 
duce a new drama next season. It 
is Dy Edward Sheldon, author of "The 
Boss" and "Salvation Nell." Lee Ba- 
ker, late leading man of the New the- 
atre, is to be starred in it. 




JULIET? 

The clever mimic appearing at the Brig! 
Theatre (Brighton Beach) this week. 



VARIETY 



GIBBONS CIRCUIT IN ENGLAND 
TAKEN OVE R BY OS WALD STOLL 

Deal Reported as Practically Certain. Will Give Stoll 

Twelve Houses In London, with Four or Five in 

the Provinces. Stoll Stronger than Before. 



(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, June 14. 

It is practically certain that Oswald 
Stoll will take over the Gibbons Cir- 
cuit. Reports to this effect have been 
floating about of late. 

That Gibbons was In financial diffi- 
culties has been often rumored, and 
it was only a question of time before 
he would be forced to make an alli- 
ance of some sort. 

There are ten halls booked from 
the Gibbons office at present, all lo- 
cated in London. These will go to 
Stoll in the Gibbons deal. They are: 
Empress, Brixton; Palace, Camber- 
well; Grand, Clapham; Empire, Croy- 
don; Palace, Hammersmith; Empire, 
Holborn; Hippodrome, Ilford; Em- 
pire, Islington; Empire, Kllburn; Hip- 
podrome, Lewlsham, and the Pal- 
ladium. In one or two instances (In- 
cluding the Palladium) the houses are 
owned by separate companies, but all 
have been controlled direct from the 
Gibbons offices. 

It Is likely that two, and perhaps 
three, halls will be forced to take on 
another policy. 

Stoll has a hall in Croydon (Hippo- 
drome) as has Gibbons (Empire), only 
a square or two apart. Stoll's Hack- 
ney Empire and Gibbons' Empire, Is- 
lington, are within barring distance, 
while Hammersmith (Gibbons) and 
Shepherd's Bush (Stoll) are very close 
to the two-mile limit. 

The taking over of the Gibbons 
Halls will make Stoll a strong fac- 
tor in any competitive struggle that 
may arise, giving him about twelve 
weeks In London, with four or five in 
the provinces. 

The taking over of the Gibbons Cir- 
cuit, together with the several new 
houses that Mr. Stoll has planned (one 
or two already building) will place 
him In a stronger position than when 
he directed the Moss-Stoll Interests. 



A LOBSTER SUPPER "DARE." 

Chicago, June 14. 

Marie Clark, known to about every 
professional who has ever visited 
Chicago has at last divulged her real 
name, at the same time telling a few 
things about her Inside life. 

This week the singer commenced 
suit for divorce against her husband, 
George McKillop, a Board of Trade 
operator here, alleging that private 
detectives In her employ discovered 
that George was not exactly true. 

In an Interview with a daily paper 
Marie intimated she landed George's 
number when he picked out yellow 
neckties, blue underwear and blue 
striped hose. 

Marie also let the cat out of the 
bag when announcing she married 
McKillop as the result of a "dare" 
at a lobster supper. While known 
to do eccentric things, it was never 
expected that the auburn haired warb- 
ler would marry on a dare, but coming 



from Marie herself, It must be ac- 
cepted. 

The dailies gave Marie considerable 
space. Unfortunately the American 
Music Hall has closed for the season, 
and it looks as though she will not 
be able to convert the publicity into 
currency. 

Story & Ader are representing Miss 
Clark In her divorce suit. 



Banks Winter and his daughter, 
Winona, will take a vacation in Eu- 
rope this summer. 



K-P MATTER UP AGAIN. 

Portland, Me., June 14. 

To-morrow (Thursday) before 
Judge Bird will come up the matter 
of the Keith-Proctor corporation. The 
previous hearing had been closed. 
While decision was awaited, the pre- 
siding justice died, without having 
handed down an opinion. 

The action was brought on behalf 
of B. F. Keith to oppose the applica- 
tion of F. F. Proctor, his partner In 
the company, for the appointment of 
a receiver for the corporation, which 
controls several theatres in New York. 

The hearing before Judge Bird will 
determine whether the entire matter 
Is to be reopened and reargued, or 
whether the court will permit the tes- 
timony previously given to be sub- 
mitted to It. 

All the New York attorneys appear- 
ing In the case are expected here. 
Maurice Goodman, counsel to Mr. 
Keith, arrived to-day. 




BERT LEVY. 

The Famous Artlit Entertainer. 
Retained at Hammerateln'i for a second week 



DAZIE ON THE ROOF. 

Dazie will appear at Hammersteln's 
July 3, if there is no interference by 
the Shuberts, who have the dancer 
under contract. 



ENGAGEMENTS ON AND OFF. 

Chicago, June 14. 

The engagement of Louise Dresser 
as headllner at the Majestic next week 
is on; that of Carter De Haven's is 
off. Miss Dresser replaces Mr. De 
Haven at the top of the bill. She 
will play a couple of weeks In vaude- 
ville around New York during the 
summer. 



ATTRACTION ON THE COAST. 

San Francisco, June 11. 

Oakland has been turned upside 
down with a new attraction at the Or- 
pheum there, called "The Perfect 
Girl." 

Two officers from the east have been 
received for the turn. The Shuberts 
wired an offer for the Winter Garden, 
New York, it is reported, and F. Zeig- 
feld, Jr.. is said to have made a prop- 
osition at $500 weekly for twenty 
weeks. 



DANCERS SCRAPPING AGAIN. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 14. 

Pavlowa and Mordkin are at It 
again, at the Palace, and are once 
more dancing separately. 

Alfred Butt, in a speech, explained 
to the Palace audience he had done all 
that he could to bring the couple to- 
gether. The split was temporarily 
fixed up to-day when another woman 
arrived from Russia to replace Pav- 
lowa. The moment she set eyes on 
ler proposed substitute Pavlowa be- 
came amenable to reason. 



Pavlowa and Mordkin are booked 
for America next season. Max Ra- 
blnoff Is arranging a farewell tour 
for them. He Is now abroad. The 
Russian dancers are to appear in a 
Russian musical festival at Madison 
Square Garden, Oct. 16-18. They will 
appear In connection with a concert 
to be rendered at the Garden by the 
Balalaika Orchestra under the direc- 
tion of W. W. Andreeff. The orches- 
tra returns to this country In Octo- 
ber, to follow up the brief, experi- 
mental tour of last season with an 
extended tour. 

Pavlowa and Mordkin carried 
ninety-two dancers last season, bat 
will have one hundred and fourteen 
with them next fall. Last year they 
presented two ballet**, while this com- 
ing season a new repertoire of five 
"ocular operas" are to be presented 
under the contract. 



J. K. HACKETT FIGURING. 

A flirtation between James K. 
Hackett and vaudeville is now being 
.carried on. It looks as though Mr. 
Hackett will fall for the enchantress, 
at least for a week or two this sum- 
mer. It Is quite some time since 
James K. has been seen by the 
varletygoers. 



KERNAN'S SON ACTING. 

Baltimore, June 14. 

Joe Kernan, son of James Kernan, 
owner of the Maryland theatre, Ker- 
nan's hotel and the Auditorium of this 
city, Is appearing at the Victoria this 
week, with Edna Hill. 

They appear in a pretty good sing- 
ing, dancing and talking specialty. 



SEASON'S FIRST OPENINGS. 

Montreal. June 14. 

The first openings of the regular 
vaudeville season on the "big time" 
will be In the houses of the Canadian 
Circuit. 

Clark Brown, general manager, has 
announced that the Montreal house 
starts Auk. 7: Ottawa and Hamilton 
will follow with Aug. 14. Until the 
reopening dates stock will hold forth 
at Montreal and Hamilton. 



8-C FRISCO HEADQUARTERS. 

San Francisco, June 14. 

As the result of a decision on the 
part of the Sulllvan-Consldlne Circuit, 
this week, their headquarters will be 
located In this city. 

The pivotal sanctum has been at 
Seattle, which will become a branch 
office. The S-C interests have main- 
tained a branch agency here. 



Caselll's Dogs did not open at Ham- 
mersteln's Monday. It was found the 
roof stage was too small. 



Hugo Morris ranched the main 
highway Tuosday. having spent three 
weeks looking London over. 



VARIETY 



A COUPLE OF LIBEL SUITS 

AOOREOA TINO HA LF MILLION 

Harry Mountford Wants $250,000 for Defamation of 

Character, and Is Asked to Give up $300,000 

for the Same Reason. Betting: 

Even Money on the PI eld. 



Tuesday was vaudeville's big day 
this week. Anyone looking for a 
libel suit could have had one by hang- 
ing around Times Square. 

In the morning Harry Mountford 
sued the vaudeville managers for 
$250,000. In the afternoon the man- 
agers sued him right back, but made 
their claim $300,000. It was said 
that the managers agreed if Mr. 
Mountford would pay oyer the three 
hundred thou they (the managers) 
would consent that judgment be taken 
against them for the two hun and flf 
thou. * 

The first action was funny enough, 
but the second made the present dif- 
ferences between the actors and the 
managers seem like a traresty. When 
the news of the liberal libel suits 
floated down to "the street/' book 
was made on the result between 
laughs, with odds at evens on the 
field. This left no choice. 

Mr. Mountford's damage action 
was told about in a summons and 
complaint, neatly printed and nicely 
bound, containing about thirty pages. 
Dennis F. O'Brien and M. L. Male- 
vinsky are his attorneys. Twenty- 
six defendants were listed in the 
Mountford papers. Clerks from 
Messrs. O'Brien A Malevinsky's offices 
were skurrylng around Broadway 
Tuesday looking for defendants- 
Many people stopped them, asking 
what magazine they were selling. 
From the size of the booklet, it look- 
ed as though worth a nickel, all made 
up. 

The libel action rested upon an ad- 
vertisement published in three New 
York papers last week, signed by the 
Vaudeville Managers' Protective As- 
sociation. Mr. Mountford alleges the 
Association was very rough in accus- 
ing him of taking, stealing and con- 
verting moneys belonging to the 
White Rats Actors Union, calling him 
a fraud and a faker and deceiving and 
misleading the members of the White 
Rats. Mountford also alleges in his 
complaint that the Managers' Asso- 
ciation charges him and his wife with 
blackmail and fraud in connection 
with the affairs of the organization 
and an attempt to secure theatrical 
bookings for Mrs. Mountford. The 
complaint alleges that the advertise- 
ment charged Mountford with falsify- 
ing his expense accounts and piling 
up his bank account, also that he 
was purchaseable. 

Through these charges, Mr. Mount- 
ford alleges that he has suffered and 
is suffering irreparable damage and 
injury, humiliation, chagrin, annoy- 
ance, distress, physical and mental 
suffering and that his business pro- 
fession has been Injured. 

Through the charges, as alleged. 
t>y the managers Mr. Mountford 



wants $125,000 actual damages, and 
another $125,000 exemplary damages, 
besides the costs and disbursement 
of the action, which will include (If 
the oase is ever tried) the charge for 
printing the pretty booklet containing 
the summons and complaint 

A clerk from Mountford's attor-* 
ney's office stated his firm appeared 
for Mr. Mountford as an individual 
in the action, and did not appear on 
behalf of the White Rats. Asked 
who would have to pay getting the 
summons and complaint out in book 
form, the clerk replied he supposed 
Mr. Mountford would. 

The defendants in the Mountford 
libel action are Vaudeville Managers' 
Protective Association, Edward F. 
Albee, Marcus Loew, Percy O. Wil- 
liams, John W. Considine, Maurice 
Goodman, Charles E. Bray, Clark 
Brown, Chris O. Brown, George Cas- 
tle, Harry Davis, Herman Fehr, Wil- 
liam Fox, William Hammerstein, 
Benjamin F. Keith, Morris Meyerfeld, 
Jr., William Morris, John J. Murdock, 
Alexander Pantages, Sylvester Z. Poll, 
Frederick F. Proctor, John Ringling. 
Samuel Scribner, Gus Sun, Walter 
Vincent and Slme Silverman. 

"All are members of this club," 
with the exception of the last named, 
accused of having circulated the libel 
through the publication of it in 
(Variety-. In his affidavit Mr. Mount- 
ford swears that "Variety is largely 
read by all persons interested in the- 
atrical and vaudeville affairs in the 
United States and Canada." A week 
or so ago and before and after then. 
Mr. Mountford caused to be printed 
statements by himself and others 
that no one read Variety. The Man- 
agers Protective Association will 
probably use Mr. Mountford's print- 
ed statements regarding Variet? in- 
stead of his sworn affidavit, when de- 
fending the action. 

Wednesday morning the Orpheum 
Circuit headquarters in New York is 
said to have cabled Martin Beck, 
now in Europe, as follows: "Big libel 
suit started by Mountford. You not 
mentioned. What shall we do?" 

Wednesday afternoon, the follow- 
ing reply is reported to have arrived 
from Mr. Beck: "Must be some mis- 
take. Make them sue over again." 

A summons and complaint was 
served Tuesday night upon the White 
Rats Actors' Union of America, White 
Rats Publishing Co. and Harry 
'Mountford. The United Booking 
Offices was the plaintiff. Olcott, 
Gruber, Bonynge & McManus, and 
Maurice Goodman are the attorneys 
for the United, which asks that $300.- 
000 be awarded to it. 

The complaint charges that Mount- 
ford. in the White Rats official organ, 
stated the United Booking Offices wan 
a nest of thieves. 



AN ALL-GOING-OUT CASE. 

Chicago, June 14. 
Since the announcement that Jake 
Sternad had returned to his chosen 
profession, his friends have been ex- 
tending the glad hand of congratula- 
tions and Jake has persistently claimed 
that the Fourth of July fizzle was an 
exceptional case. 

For about four days It looked as 
though Jake had the right dope, for 
immediately after incorporating with 
Richard Guthman, a wealthy transfer 
man of this city, Jake produced his 
carnival company and tent show, and 
everything looked rosy for the former 
agent. The carnival company reached 
Decatur and went on to Peoria. Ar- 
riving in Peoria Jake was met by de- 
tectives who escorted him back to Dec- 
atur on a charge of passing bad checks. 
Jake remained in Decatur over night 
at the expense of the authorities and 
was released the next day. 

Sternad thought Guthman had made 
sufficient deposits to cover his check 
book, but Guthman, failing to see any- 
tmng come in, had neglected the bank 
account, making it hard for Jake to 
continue. 

Jake's carnival company is playing 
South Chicago this week; Guthman is 
attending strictly to the transfer bus- 
iness. 




LOUIS SIMON. 

Ei raged by LEW FIELDS for the principal 
comedy part In his new production. "THE 
WIFE HUNTERS." The announcement, to 
he made later, of the female principal, should 
cause a stir in theatrical circles. 



OLD-TIMERS BOOKED. 

The United Booking Offices has se- 
lected four acts from the Colonial bill 
this week, where a program of the old 
stars is presented, giving each act six 
weeks, to start in October. Ward and 
Curran, Gus Williams, Will H. Fox, 
and James and Bonnie Thornton are 
the turns booked. 



WAITING FOR HAPPENINGS. 

Seattle, June 14. 

There la a feeling of unrest among 
the smaller theatres in this section. 
Several managers seem to believe that 
trouble between vaudeville acts and 
the theatres may follow the an- 
nounced date for the closing of the 
White Rat books against promiscuous 
applications from all performers to 
become members. Ninety days were 
given for this open door period. It 
expired June 14. 

The managers say that if any trou- 
ble arises it will probably be from 
Chicago westward. They anticipate 
the White Rats organization may de- 
mand of its members not to appear 
on a program not containing all 
White Rats. This would virtually 
amount to an order to strike, if non- 
members of the White Rats were on 
a bill. The latter condition is ex- 
tremely likely in any house. 

Circuits now playing vaudeville in 
this section are the Orpheum, Sulli- 
van-Considlne and Pantages. The 
Orpheum Circuit is "big time." 
Trouble there is not expected. If 
any strikes occur out this way, they 
will probably happen on the S-C or 
Pantages Circuit. 

The Orpheum and Sullivan-Consi- 
dine Circuits are members of the 
Vaudeville Managers' Protective As- 
sociation. Although Alexander Pan- 
tages is listed as a member of that 
association, it is reported about here 
that Pantages has never bound him- 
self or his theatres to it. What the 
attitude of the Pantages Circuit in 
the case of a strike would be is not 
known. 

The organization of colored artists 
was again approached this week to 
join the White Rats Actors Union. The 
regular application blank for admit- 
tance into the Rats was first present- 
ed to the colored actors, but this 
was found to specifically mention 
"white males." 

Another form of application, that 
formerly in use by the Rats to per- 
mit membership on probation, was 
then substituted. The colored society 
has about four hundred members. 
They were deliberating upon the mat- 
ter during the week. 

Several members drew attention to 
the "probation" form, which, while 
it might tentatively tack their order 
upon that of the Rats, would give no 
voice to its members until elected to 
full Rat membership. This, the col- 
ored artists thought, was too indefi- 
nite a provision in the agreement to 
be entertained, if the request of the 
Rats were to be entertained at all. 



MANAGER DRISCOLL MARRIED. 

Montreal, June 14. 
Manager George F. Driscoll, of the 
Orpheum, became the husband June 
2 of Winnifred Hart, a resident of this 
city, and a non-professional. Mr. and 
Mrs. Driscoll left for England for the 
honeymoon. 



LEO EDWARDS WITH FEIST. 

Monday of this week Leo Edwards 
entered into a contract with Leo 
Feist, the music publisher, to have 
Mr. Feist place his compositions upon 
the market for one year. 

The connection caused some sur- 
prise in the trade. Leo Edwards has 
been associated with his brother, Gus, 
for many years, in fact, ever since Leo 
evidenced his qualifications to pose as 
a composer of ultra-classical and pop- 
ular melodies. 



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To strike or not to strike — 1b that 
the question? 

We haven't heen able to find out 
just what is disrupting and erupting 
vaudeville. The managers say that 
if there is a strike, they will lose 
money. They also say that the actors 
will lose money as well. And the 
managers add that they don't want 
trouble. 

Probably the actors are not yearn- 
ing for trouble, either, but the man- 
agers have stated their Bide much 
more frankly than the actors. From 
what we can glean, the actor wants 
the actor unionized; wants all actors 
in vaudeville to appear on the stage by 
virtue of possessing a "union card," 
issued by the actors. 

If there is a strike by the vaude- 
ville actors, only the actors who are 
working at that time can "walk out." 
That seems to us a plain proposition. 
And as the only actors who can lose 
money are the actors who "walk out," 
the actors working when a strike Is 
called will be the only actors to lose 
money. That looks like another plain 
proposition to us. 

If the actors not working then 
should say to the actors called upon 
to strike; "Go ahead and walk out. 
Here Is your salary while you loaf," 
then one would conclude that at least 
the actors not working believed In 
what they say they believe In, and 
also that the actors who are working 
would not lose through a strike. That 
seems to us another perfectly plain 
proposition. 



In last week's Variety we read 
what J. C. Nugent had to say to the 
White Rats of America. We were Im- 
pressed by the paragraph commen- 
cing "From Kendall's grave and Gold- 
en's exile away out there where the 
sun Is going down, I hear them call- 
ing — M . It conjured up a vision of 
George Fuller Golden, the father of 



all good White Rats, standing in the 
doorway of his Calif or nian home, 
looking at the east and the rising sun, 
and wondering if his wondrous work 
of ten or more years ago were now 
to be wasted, at a time when the 
actor who works does not want to 
strike. 



George Fuller Golden was ten or 
more years ahead of his time. As 
the yearn have passed and are pass- 
ing, good White Rats are growing to 
know that Mr. Golden was not as vis- 
ionary in his ideas as the managers 
long ago wanted everyone to believe. 

And Golden was sincere. For any 
man who is sincere, there is excuse. 
He may be wrong, but the sincerity is 
something. Golden wasn't wrong; he 
was right — and he was sincere. Gold- 
en was a man who wrote from the 
heart, thought from the heart, and 
talked from the heart. He was not 
for self and pelf. Golden was a great 
and good White Rat, the greatest of 
all. Had illness not robbed him of 
his health, George Fuller Golden 
would have pointed out the right road 
to all the good White Rats of 
America. 



Rot there have been other White 
Rats — ready made actors — createa oy 
conditions since the Golden days, al- 
though, if asked, perhaps they 
couldn't tell how George Fuller Gold- 
en founded the White Rats. 



J. C. Nugent Is an old White Rat — 
and a good White Rat. As such, 
and of those with intelligence and 
ability to think, Mr. Nugent seems 
to believe that the time has arrived 
for him to speak. Mr. Nugent waited 
too long. There should have been a 
hundred Nugents before him. They 
all knew as much as Nugent did. If 
Nugent did not wait too long, at least 
he waited long enough to allow any- 
one else to take on the task that duty 
called for. 

Doty is Impelling with some men. 
They see and believe In their duty. It 
should be stronger with actors than 
ordinary mortals. Where tempera- 
ment Is supreme, the hardened men- 
tality of the commercial world Is miss- 
ing. So we see J. C. Nugent, a good 
White Rat, at last seeing his duty. 
Nugent sees his whole duty; an or- 
ganization that rules by right, not by 
might — that protects, establishes and 
perpetuates; that Is honest, clean and 
respected; that Is the Golden Rule, 
for White Rats — for managers — for 
vaudeville! 



The managers don't enter this sub- 
ject of the actor; the managers don't 
belong. They are managers, and 
want to run their business to make 
money. To do that, they will adopt 
any means, take any measures In the 
protection of themselves as against 
any threatened harm to their theatres. 



In witness whereof, see the man- 
agers who, but a short time ago. want- 
ed to "put Varirty-1 out of business" 
now employing Vaiukty; as an adver- 
tising medium; using Varikty.'s news 
columns for such comment as we 
think \b for the betterment of the 



situation, and In other ways probably 
believing they are "using" Variety, to 
gain their ends. 



The managers may think they are 
"using" Variety,. We will allow the 
managers to "use" us to such lengths 
as we believe It Is of benefit to vaude- 
ville or the show business. This talk 
of a strike in vaudeville is bad. It 
hurts the show business, and will hurt 
the. newspapers connected with It, if a 
strike happens. 



Then as now and always our stand 
is the same — we are for Variety,. We 
don't stand for the actor, and we don't 
stand for the managers. We are just 
standing for the welfare of the show 
business, because that welfare is the 
vitality of Variety.. 

One nnsurmoiintable difficulty with 
the actor is that the actor who can't 
think Is hopeless. He may try and 
try, but the cells in his brain remain 
battened down. His mind is fixed in 
a groove. Though he may acquire a 
headache in attempting to have his 
thought leap over the barrier, the 
groove is a manacle for his brain. And 
the actor who can think, doesn't of- 
ten enough. The actor with a mind 
which may be made receptive should 
receive both sides of the agitation, 
and decide for himself. And we can 
but pity the blind who permit others 
to order that they read only one paper, 
to prevent them knowing the other 
side. 

What we believe will be the result 
of a strike in vaudeville Is that the 
business will take a tumble two years 
can not build up again. We think it 
would place a blight upon the busi- 
ness, and draw salaries down to a 
level not contemplated by anyone 
(either actor or manager) Just now. 

Vaudeville isn't so very healthy. If 
you think It Is, recall the new pro- 
ductions you have heard about for 
next season. You haven't heard of 
many — or any. The managers have 
been fighting "opposition" for several 
years. Now they are fighting the 
actors. What the managers should 
be doing is to look after the enter- 
tainment they offer to the public. 



That same public that built up 
vaudeville can pull It down again. Let 
everybody tell you, If they like, that 
B. F. Keith, Percy G. Williams, Wil- 
liam Morris or Martin Beck "made 
vaudeville what it is to-day." You 
need not smile If you don't want to, 
but you can take It from us that the 
public made vaudeville, made It pos- 
sible and what It has been — and with 
the public once weaned away, show 
us the Keith. Williams, Morris or 
Beck who could hold vaudeville up. 



The actors had better get right on 
the Job, and the managers must. Let 
the actor see that something new is 
given to vaudeville; let the manager 
take enre that his theatre offers some- 
thing new. It had better be done by 
both. For if it isn't, there is more 
than nn equal chance that the man- 
ager won't care whether the actor 
strikes or not, and the actor won't 



care whether he has a union card or 
not — for there will be mighty few real 
vaudeville houses left open. 

Vaudeville has got to go ahead, or 
It will fall down like lead. Neither 
the manager nor the actor should 
overlook, that, if vaudeville does drop 
back — back to the basis of the fifty- 
cent admission price B. F. Keith 
started out with — the profit to the 
manager, and the salary to the actor 
will go back with it. As the "big 
time" may be affected, so will be the 
"small time." One will crowd the 
other, on the downward grade, until 
there is no distinct division. Actors 
and manager in both of the present 
sections will feel the depression. 



In these times the actor and the 
manager should not be battling, but 
each watching himself. 

Variety Is offering its columns in 
order that the actor may hear the 
other side, have an understanding of 
where he stands, for the show busi- 
ness Is not a trade nor a necessity, 
vaudeville even less the latter than 
the "$2 shows." Vaudeville can't 
stand what trades have to. It takes 
but little to drive away a profitable 
patronage. 



People must eat and drink, even in 
warm weather. This is the warm 
weather, but the people are not go- 
ing to the theatre. The best thing 
the actor and manager can do is to 
see that the people will go to the the- 
atre when the weather is not so warm. 
For If the actors refuse to play In 
the theatre, or the managers refuse to 
keep their theatres open for the actors 
to play In, who can tell what the 
public may think about it — they may 
be perfectly satisfied. 



The humor contained within the 
bringing of the libel actions this week 
by the opposing sides in the vaude- 
ville scrap, though humorous to the 
onlookers, may be the breaking point 
in the strained relations between the 
United Booking Offices and the White 
Rats. Which way the break will bend 
cannot be forecasted. Those interest- 
ed on either side, with any fun in 
their frames, should appreciate the 
comedy of the situation. There has 
been a lot of noise; but It wasn't the 
thunder Monday and Tuesday that 
kept the New York Fire Department 
on the Jump— It was the lightning. 

We do say that above all and every- 
thing else, strikes or whatnot, the 
managers must look out for their 
shows next season; vaudeville Is 
pretty shaky. 



Charles Kendall and Dorothy Dra- 
per, vaudeville partners, were married 
on the stage of the Bijou. Flint, Mich., 
June 9. 



Smith and Campbell have been 
routed in the east by Max Hart for 
next season, opening in September. 

Howe Stahl In "Maggie Pepper." will 
open the season in New York at the 
William Harris theatre (formerly 
Hackett). 



8 



VARIETY 



MR. NUGENT WANTS TO KNOW 



By J. O. NUGENT 



Editor "The Player": 

I gave the discrepancy In market 
value or earning power as an argu- 
ment against the logic of uniting the 
laborer whose wage might be $6 a 
day to the artist who might receive 
$126 a week. I avoided the obvious 
extremes of perhaps one or two dol- 
lars a day and several thousands a 
week. I Illustrated that by pointing 
out the uselessness of binding to- 
gether a blade of grass and a steel 
bar. 

You, as editor of "The Player," re- 
ply that if you were a blade of grass, 
you would be glad to be bound to a 
steel bar. 

Do you mean by that to convey 
the Idea that you are in this case a 
laborer or an artist? If the strength 
is in earning power, who but the ar- 
tist could be aught but the steel bar. 

Did you misunderstand or misrep- 
resent? 

I have no especial sympathy with 
the censure of you, now so prevalent. 
I know what it is to be popular and 
unpopular. To me, you are merely a 
paid employee — and I am one of those 
who contribute to your salary. I want 
to know whether you are a good em- 
ployee, who can be trusted. I am not 
at all interested in what you think of 
me, as it would not Influence me, so 
long as you did your work faithfully, 
as long as I thought you were a com- 
petent, skillful and even diplomatic 
man of respectable business methods. 

The fact that you came from Eng- 
land, Siberia, New York, or Oswego, 
or that some people praise you or 
some people roast you, cuts not the 
slightest figure with me, but if you 
are merely tricky, wily, evasive and 
shifty, and hide behind a technical 
play upon words, or pusilanimous in- 
sinuations, (which In the language of 
the Ivory crowned means "dodging 
the point"), then you are not a char- 
acter to be trusted as you have been 
trusted, and you have not made the 
best use of a great opportunity. 

If you are right, you would have 
not a better friend in America than I, 
but to begin with, do not refer to my 
part In the history of the strike of ten 
years ago. That Is a history in which 
you had no part and never can have. 
That was a history whose movement 
at least was Intended upward. Your 
agitation will become a history of a 
movement which could not but be 
downward, since it looks toward the 
equalizing with something below It in 
market value, if nothing else. Thus 
you see "every little movement has a 
history of its own." And do not 
grin knowingly and say you never in- 
tended such a thing. That will hard- 
ly do now. 

That you have heard me say any- 
thing which remotely compares with 
your editorial utterances, in what you 
are pleased to term "strenuous at- 
tacks upon managers" is a plain lie. 
What you have "contemplated," I 
have no means of knowing. More- 
over, whenever I have anything stren- 
uous or otherwise to say to managers, 
I will say it to them, just as directly 



as I say It to you. The only thing 
that a manager or an actor ever said 
which cut me was that I did not have 
a good act. So I went out and worked 
for ten years on every small and me- 
dium circuit in America until I got 
one. It took five years to perfect a 
good act, or several of them, and five 
more to convince the managers that I 
had them. Now I talk to the man- 
agers on the only basis that I talk to 
the actors; the basis of an actor who 
has a good act and knows the value 
of it. 

As one who will either continue to 
help to employ you regardless of any- 
body's enmity or will insist on your 
being dispensed with, or else cease his 
efforts for those who will allow you 



be owned by the organisation, use up 
several dollars' worth of saleable ad- 
vertising space to advertise a debt of 
something like $2, which you know, 
would be remitted upon receipt of 
proper bill for same? 

What and who do you mean by your 
veiled insinuation regarding "whose 
typewriter did I use?" I dictated the 
letter in question to the stenographer 
of the Hotel Bingham, Philadelphia, 
but I want to know whose typewriter 
you thought I used? 

Who and what do you mean by your 
reference to the managers as "my new 
allies" T 

To those who are Interested, I will 
say here that I do not consider pro- 
testations of ordinary honesty neces- 
sary to the innocent, but from the 
editor of The Player I want a straight 
yes or no, and proof of this insinua- 
tion. 

What did you mean by your refer- 




LEO EDWARDS 

Announces to the profession (most of whom he has the pleasure of knowing personally) and 
especially singers of all descriptions. Including quartets, trios and duos, who have had the 
benefit of his knowledge of original combinations of harmony, that he has retired from Gus 
Edwards. Inc., and will use his boot efforts and talonl to further the publications of LEO 
FEIST. 



to represent them, I want exact and 
specific answers to the following ques- 
tions: 

I have a paid up card of the White 
Rat Actors' Union, dated March 31, 
1911, signed by Junie McCree and 
W. W. Waters. It Is numbered 965 
and states that Brother J. C. Nugent, 
of the White Rat Actors' Union of 
America has paid dues up to April 1, 
1911. I have never borrowed money 
or transportation or any equivalent of 
money from the White Rat Actors' 
Union. 

Why do you say in capital letters 
that I "OWE MONEY TO THE 
WHITE RATS ACTORS' UNION OF 
AMERICA?" 

Do you mean the money due for dues 
since that date? If so, why does not 
your bookkeeping system notify me 
to that effect, and why do you, as 
manager of the paper which is said to 



ence to "paid advertisement"? Do 
you mean that I authorized my letter 
or any part of it, to be used as a paid 
advertisement for anybody, or that I 
had any knowledge of such a thing be- 
ing done? 

I have been urged to re-enter the 
lodge room and take active part in 
arriving at a more satisfactory state 
of vaudeville affairs than exists at 
present. Frankly, I don't want to 
be bothered with It. I have long con- 
tinued and serious illness in my fam- 
ily and I have much other work to do, 
and feel that I have done my bit. 
While no salary position has ever been 
offered me, I wish to annul certain 
comment by stating that I would 
never accept a salaried or other per- 
manent official position In the organi- 
zation at any figure, but I have a sin- 
cere love for George Fuller Oolden 
and would like to preserve the great 



honesty of purpose Inherent In his 
original Idea; also I would most cer- 
tainly like to see an effective organi- 
zation for the benefit of the lower 
and experimental class of the busi- 
ness, in which I have worked and 
know the conditions well. And also, 
In the highest class of the business, 
so far as they are being discriminated 
for or against In the eyea of the law, 
so I would conceive it to be a duty to 
do what little I could If officially call- 
ed upon, but I would prefer not to be 
called upon, owing to the press of 
other matters and other work, much 
of It outside of vaudeville. 

I shall not consider it necessary to 
do anything, however, or discuss any- 
thing farther until the foregoing items 
are cleared up. 

I know no Individuals in a matter 
of duty and at the worst, I have more 
respect for Mr. Mountford than for 
those who praise him to his face and 
roast him In private. I simply want 
this point understood. 

I am talking to Mr. Mountford as 
one of his employers and one who is 
expected to contribute to his salary. 
I want answers to my questions as 
such. 

I have not the slightest interest in 
Mr. Monntford's personal views or 
opinions of me or of anything else. 

J. C. Nugent. 
White Rat of America. 



RUTH ST. DENIS ON THE ROOF. 

William Hammerstein has engaged 
Ruth St. Denis to appear in Mr. Ham- 
mersteln's aerial theatre during July. 

Miss St. Denis will prepare a series 
of dances with special settings Includ- 
ing several Hindoos for the summer 
visitors to the roof. 



ARCHIE LEVY RETIRES AS AGENT. 

San Francisco, June 14. 

Archie Levy, In the booking busi- 
ness in San Francisco for twenty-six 
years, has thrown up the sponge and 
moved bag and baggage out of the 
West Bank Building. 

Things have not been coming very 
good for Levy for some time. Trou- 
ble concerning a license and other 
things have proven too much for him. 
He Is now devoting his time and ener- 
gies to the management of his Rich- 
mond theatre. 



DOROTHY ROGERS. 

Dorothy Rogers, a young and hand- 
some versatile leading woman, who 
has been associated with stock and 
first class dramatic companies, left the 
legitimate two years ago for musical 
comedy, where she met with great 
success. 

Miss Rogers has now entered vaude- 
ville with an original farcical comedy 
sketch entitled "Babies a la Carte," 
supported by Sully Guard, Billie Betts 
and Carl Statzer, the latter a well- 
known black face comedian. Miss 
Rogers will be recalled as the fea- 
ture with Lasky's original company In 
"At the Waldorf." 

The act Is a big hit at the New 
Brighton theatre this week and has 
received offers of considerable time 
from the United Booking Offices. The 
portraits of Miss Rogers and her com- 
pany are on the front page of this 
Issue of Varibtt. 



VARIETY 



EASTERN ROUTE CHANGED. 

The Insertion of the Shubert, St. 
Paul, Into the Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel's list of houses, has made a 
change In next season's route for the 
Eastern attractions. The change com- 
mences with the departure from Chi- 
cago. The track of travel will be 
from Chicago to Milwaukee, to Min- 
neapolis, to St. Paul, and then an open 
week going into Omaha. After Omaha 
comes Kansas City, then St. Louis, 
Louisville, Cincinnati, In that order. 
This reverses the travel of last season. 

The week's lay-off between St. Paul 
and Omaha will probably be decided 
upon this week. It Is partially made 
necessary through the Eastern Wheel 
requiring an even number of weeks on 
its route to alternate with a new at- 
traction weekly between the two East- 
ern houses, each, in Chicago, Boston 
and Philadelphia. With the present 
complement of thirty-five houses and 
the same number of shows on the 
Eastern, the alternation could not be 
made. 

J. N. Cooke, formerly manager of 
the Majestic, St. Paul, who secured 
the Shubert for the Eastern Wheel 
shows, will also manage that house. 
It is to open with the regular Wheel 
season. 

At the Columbia Amusement Com- 
pany's offices this week it was said 
that the Wheel was full, and that no 
more houses would be accepted nor 
would the open week in the West be 
filled in. 



TAYLOR MOVES TO LOUISVILLE. 

Louisville, June 14. 

The Eastern Burlesque Wheel the- 
atre, Qayety, will have as manager, 
Charles E. Taylor, ordered here by the 
Columbia Amusement Co. from 
Schenectady, N. Y. 

Frank Hadley, the Oayety's former 
manager, is ill In a New York hos- 
pital. 

Treasurer Gill, of the Qayety. 
Schenectady, will doubtlessly be pro- 
moted to the vacant office of manager 
in the up-State house. 



NEW WESTERN FRANCHISE. 

With the acquisition of the Park, 
now the Empire, Philadelphia, to the 
Western Burlesque Wheel, a franchise 
for a new show has been granted to 
ike M. Southern and Louis J. Ober- 
warth, who will put out "The Gay 
Widows" next season. 

Mr. Oberwarth has been identified 
with James H. Curtln for several 
years. He will manage the show, 
which opens the regular season at the 
Empire, Philadelphia. 



BLUCH'S OTHER PRINCIPALS. 

James Dixon and Alice Brophy will 
be principals with James E. Cooper's 
"Jersey Lilies" next season. 



GLOBE FOR WESTERN WHEEL. 

Boston, Mass., June 14. 
It was reported here this week that 
the Empire Circuit (Western Bur- 
lesque Wheel) had secured the Globe 
theatre In this city, and that they 
would present their attractions there, 
beginning with next season. 



NO SOUTHERN TIME. 

The proposed scheme to give West- 
ern Burlesque Wheel attractions an 
opportunity to show in Norfolk and 
Richmond has fallen down. The towns 
held managers who were willing to 
guarantee the Western Wheel folk a 
certain amount, but when a request 
was entered that a bond be deposited 
to cover the figure named, somehow 
the thing blew over. 

It was reported this week that 
Charles Daniels might be appointed 
resident manager of the lately acquir- 
ed Park theatre, Philadelphia, to be 
renamed the Empire. Mr. Daniels 
formerly managed the Casino, Brook- 
lyn, for the Empire Circuit Co. 



BAKER AND CONNORS JOIN. 

Bert Baker, late of the Marie Ca- 
hlll show, and Jimmie Connors, of the 
"Rentz-Santley" burlesque company, 
will put on an act together for a 
vaudeville showing next week. 



SECURES ROCK TO STAGE. 

Frank Wlesberg, of "The Star and 
Garter Show," on the Eastern Burles- 
que Wheel, has secured William Rock, 
under a special arrangement, to stage 
the production Mr. Wlesberg will 
present next season. 



WASHINGTON SITE SECURED. 

A site has been purchased in Wash- 
ington by the Empire Circuit Co. 
Season after next the Western Wheel 
will be In a new house there. Miner's 
in Newark will open sometime in Octo- 
ber, while the Empire, Baltimore, will 
open Nov. 1. Until that date, the 
Western shows will appear at the 
Monumental In Baltimore. 



UOLDENBERG'S CO. 

Charles Goldenberg, with the assist- 
ance of Dave Gordon, who will man- 
age his show, is recruiting his Eastern 
Wheel company, which 1 will retain its 
former title of "Irwin's Majesties." 

The following principals have been 
signed: Fred Ireland, May Walsh, Ed- 
na Roberts, Stevenson and Nugent, 
Cecelia Weston, Nell Capron, George 
C. Hardon, P. S. Miles and Margie 
Catlin. 



BRIGHTON'S MUSIC HALL STARTS. 

The Brighton Beach Music Hall 
gets under way Monday, with Charles 
S. (Doc.) Breed at the helm. Mr. Breed 
has been loaned to the Brooklyn Rapid 
Transit by Stair & Havlin for the sum- 
mer, to guide the older vaudeville 
house at the beach. 

Prof. Louis Reinhard will direct an 
orchestra of fifteen pieces. The Music 
Hall announces that a moving picture 
to close the show will not be a per- 
manent number on the programs this 
season, a comedy sketch taking the 
place of the film. 

The initial program at the Music 
Hall is headed by Eva Tanguay. 
Others are "High Life in Jail," How- 
ard, Hickey's Circus, McKay and 
Cantwell, Sam J. Curtis and Co., Rem- 
Drandt, and Dale and Boyle. 

At the daily matinees, the Music 
Hall will charge ten cents for chil- 
dren accompanied by an adult. 



$800,000 FOR PARK. 

Philadelphia, June 14. 

The deal which gives the Park 
theatre, one of the houses operated 
by F. G. Nixon-Nlrd linger as a two-a- 
day vaudeville house, to the Empire 
Circuity Co. (Western Burlesque 
Wheel) for its second burlesque thea- 
tre in this city, was confirmed in this 
city by Mr. Nixon-Nirdlinger. The 
listing of the Park as a Western 
Wheel house for next season was re- 
ported In Variety last week. 

The purchase price is given as 
1300,000, two-thirds of which was 
paid In cash, the transaction being be- 
tween the Nixon ft Zimmerman 
Amusement Company and the Empire 
Circuit Co. The Park is scheduled to 
open with burlesque about Aug. 1. 
It is likely that Colonel Sam M. Daw- 
son, manager of the Empire Circuit's 
other house here, Trocadero, will be 
the manager of the Park. The latter 
house is splendidly situated at Broad 
street and Fairmount avenue. It is 
a beautiful theatre, fully equipped 
with a large stage, balcony and gal- 
lery. Everything from first class at- 
tractions at $1.50 to moving pictures 
at five cents has been given in the 
Park. 

The deal for the theatre has been 
hanging fire for a long time and re- 
sulted from negotiations between the 
two firms for a plot of ground in 
West Philadelphia upon which the 
Empire Company intended to build a 
burlesque house. It is reported that 
the Nixon & Zimmerman Co. is in 
some way interested in further nego- 
tiations for a theatre to be built here 
and it is likely that West Philadel- 
phia will be the section selected. 
There is no burlesque house in that 
section but several "pop" vaudeville 
houses have been doing big business. 

Fred O. Nixon-Nirdlinger still has 
the People's, Nixon, Standard and 
Cohockslnk theatres in this city. He 
bought an interest in the Jumbo, 
another "pop" house the past week, 
and will manage the Frankford house 
now building to open about Oct. 1. 

The Park will close either June 17 
or 24 and the offices of the Nixon- 
Nirdlinger Vaudeville Agency will be 
moved to the Broad street theatre. 
Mr. Nlx6h-Nirdlinger has booked pas- 
sage for Europe for June 27. Thomas 
Dougherty, his assistant manager 
sails to-day. They expect to meet in 
Paris. 

The Colonial, one of the theatres 
the burlesque people were after, 
changed hands this week, Frank 
Wolfe selling out his interest to Al 
White, who runs a big dancing 
academy in the Colonial Building and 
has a number of acts in vaudeville. 
Mr. Wolfe will give all his time to 
the booking business at the Taylor 
& Kaufman agency. 



CLIFFORD OWNS A SHOW. 

Billy (Single) Clifford, after having 
closed a successful trip to the Pacific 
Coast with his show, "The Girl, the 
Man and the Game," may decide to 
play some vaudeville dates around 
New York this summer. 

Mr. Clifford owns the show and will 
star in it again next season. He also 
owns an opery house in Ohio, so Billy 
is a regular manager. 



THE PONGO AND LEO CASE. 

In an advertisement published last 
week by the Vaudeville Managers' 
Protective Association, mention was 
made of the Pongo and Leo case. 
Investigation by a Variety represent- 
ative brought out that an appeal 
from a judgment rendered in favor of 
Frank Melville against the act, had 
been affirmed by the Appellate Term 
of the Supreme Court. 

The appeal was from a judgment 
given to Melville In the Municipal 
Court for $81.25, sued for by Mel- 
ville, as the American Theatrical Ex- 
change, to recover the difference be- 
tween the amount Pongo and Leo 
collected from a fair, $200, for a 
week's engagement, and the amount 
the act had contracted to play for 
Melville for that week, $118.76. 

No written opinion was given by 
the Appellate Term, which simply af- a 
firmed the judgment. 

At the offices of O'Brien ft Male- 
vinsky, M. L. Malevinsky stated to a 
Variety: representative that he did 
not consider the affirmation of the 
judgment any true test of the pro- 
visions embodied in the Employment 
Agency Law. The smallness of the 
amount involved, together with other 
matters connected with the trial of 
the case in the lower court, said Mr. 
Malevinsky, precluded the higher 
court probably from giving the ap- 
peal the special consideration that 
might have been wished for. 

Maurice Goodman, attorney for the 
United -Booking Offices, said that In 
his judgment the decision, in. view 
of the brief by attorneys (O'Brien ft 
Malevinsky) for the defendants was 
that the Appellate Term, by ignoring 
the contentions set up by the defense, 
practically decreed that the Employ- 
ment Agency Law could not inter- 
vene between contracts made. 

Mr. Goodman pointed out that in 
the brief submitted on behalf of 
Pongo and Leo, it was set up that Mr. 
Melville was a theatrical agent, at- 
tempting to evade the agency law by 
posing as a manager. In this way, 
Melville had engaged Pongo and Leo 
for $118.75 net, ($125 less five per 
cent, commission), and had "sold" 
the act for $200. 

The defense reprinted in its brief 
the clause in the agency law forbid- 
ding the contracting or sub-contract- 
ing, or the receipt of more than five 
per cent., directly or indirectly, by 
a theatrical booking agent. 

The lower court had had the 
Agency Law presented to It during 
the trial, but declined to accept it as 
against the contracts between all par- 
ties, which were In evidence. Neither 
would the lower court permit evi- 
dence to be Introduced in proof of the 
assertion that Melville was in reality 
a booking agent, and had pursued the 
same course in the Pongo and Leo 
engagement generally followed by 
booking agentH. 

In his opinion, said Mr. Goodman, 
the upholding of the judgment by 
the higher court meant that anyone 
might act as inanaser for an act, 
when contracts clearly Indicated their 
position, and that a manager could 
not be interfered with through the 
Employment Agency Law under such 
conditions, provided he were not a 
licensed agent. 



10 



VARIETY 



NEW CHICAGO PRODUCTIONS 

AND WESTER N OPENINGS 

Coming Season Looks Promising in Windytown. Its 
Own Producers Busy. List of First Attractions. 



Chicago, June 14. 

Producing managers here, of which 
there are several, have brought in the 
majority of their traveling shows af- 
ter a generally successful season. 
While many are still out of town 
dodging the heat, plans are formulat- 
ing for the launching of next season's 
attractions. 

At the Mort H. Singer offices the 
record of his six shows recently clos- 
ed disclose the biggest winner on the 
season as "The Flirting Princess," in 
which Harry Bulger was the star. 
Next is "Miss Nobody from Star land" 
(Olive Vail featured); "The Goddess 
of Liberty" also won a nice profit. 
This piece will be reloaded by Mr. 
Singer next season as will "The Gold- 
en Girl," "Honeymoon Trail," "A 
Stubborn Cinderella," and "The Time, 
Place and Girl." The last three nam- 
ed were leased attractions this season 
and were decided money makers. 

Mr. Singer's efforts the coming sea- 
son will be confined to "The Heart- 
breakers" (new musical comedy now 
running at the Princess), "The Flirt- 
ing Princess," "Miss Nobody From 
Starland" and "The Prince of To- 
night." Henry Woodruff is to be 
starred in the latter, while in the 
other two plays Harry Bulger and 
Olive Vail will be depended on. All 
will open sometime in August and 
are booked over the usual Singer ter- 
ritory in the middle west and through 
to the coast. 

"The Heartbreakers" will be con- 
tinued at the Princess for a run. Upon 
closing there, it will be sent on the 
road through the same territory. 
George Damerel will share the stellar 
honors in this piece with Sallie Fisher, 
provided Miss Fisher remains with the 
show. Her engagement beyond the 
Chicago run Is not yet a certainty. 

Harry Askln has no definite an- 
nouncement ready, but it is expected 
that he will devote his attention to a 
new production. It is understood 
Askln is negotiating with several play- 
wrights for a new piece. His "The 
Sweetest Girl in Paris" enjoyed a 
healthy run at the La Salle Opera 
House last season, and as a road show 
shouiu prove a winner this year. "The 
Girl I Love" will also be sent out 
from this office sometime in August. 

Ed. Rose, author of "The Rosary," 
has written another play of the same 
nature, "The Rock of Ages." Rowland 
& Clifford will send one company with 
the latter over the Stair ft Havlin 
time, playing the "dollar houses." Six 
"Rosary" companies will also go out. 
Two will be Stair & Havlin attrac- 
tions. The other four companies will 
play one night stands. 

Gaskell & McVitty will send out 
another "Rosary" company again this 
season, also one company each of 
"Rosalind at Red Gate," and "Bar- 
riers Burned Away." The firm is pre- 
paring for a one-night stand trip of 



"The Servant In the House" through 
the middle west. "The House Next 
Door" will also be sent out by them, 
playing the one-nighters between Chi- 
cago and the coast. 

The United Play Co. (formerly call- 
ed The George Amusement Co.) of 
which George Peck, George Gatts and 
George Sackett are the proprietors, 
have abandoned "The Climax" and 
"Paid in Full." It will turn attention 
next season to "The Third Degree," 
"The Lion and the Mouse," and a 
stock company at the Warrington the- 
atre, Oak Park (a suburb of Chi- 
cago). Grace Hay ward, wife of Man- 
ager Gatts of the Warrington, will be 
the star. Both are now in Europe 
at work on a comedy drama. If com- 
pleted in time it may be produced by 
the United Co. 

For several years the office of W. 
W. Mann has been conspicuous for 
its activity In the producing line. 
There will be no shows sent out from 
that office next season. Mann will 
lease his plays hereafter, having made 
arrangements already to lease the 
"Tempest and Sunshine" show for 
which four companies are being re- 
hearsed. "As Told in the Hills" has 
also been leased out for one company. 
Mann still has about ten more shows, 
all on the market for angels. 

Harry Scott, another producer, has 
tired of the managerial end. He will 
allow others to risk their coin 
next season on his "Ma's New Hus- 
band," "The Girl from the U. 8. A.," 
and "The Wizard of Wise land." 

Jones ft Crane will direct road com- 
panies of "The Yankee Doodle Boy," 
"Weary Willie Walker" and "The 
Wolf," all one-nlghters through the 
west. 

M. H. Norton, a down-state pro- 
ducer, Is preparing to launch two 
companies of "The Missouri Girl," a 
standard attraction over the one-night 
route. 



Chicago, June 14. 

Next season's list of Chicago's legiti- 
mate attractions is near complete 
now. 

Early in September "The Seven 
Sisters" will make way for Harry Shel- 
don's "The Havoc," at Power's. 
Henry Miller will be the star. 

At the Olympic, Eddie Foy is slat- 
ed to appear in "The Girl from the 
Folies Bergere." 

The Garrick is expected to bring 
back "The Chocolate Soldier" for a 
'return run. 

"The Pink Lady," another musical 
show will be seen at the Colonial, and 
by the first of September, Harry As- 
kin will have produced his new play 
for the La Salle Opera House, In 
which Alexander Carr is to star. 

"The Little Rebel," with Dustln and 
William Farnum as co-stars, will fol- 
low "Little Miss Fix-It" at the Chi- 



cago Opera House, while "The Affair 
in the Barracks." by C. M. S. McClellan 
will be the attraction at the Grand 
Opera House. 

At McVicker'H, "The Deep Purple" 
will be seen for its second appearance, 
in this city, and the Cort promises 
"An Everyday Man" with Thomas 
Ross In the title role. 

The reopening of the Lyric will find 
"The Kiss Waltz," a musical show 
new to this country. 

The Blackstone announces Blanche 
Bates in Avery Hopwood's "Nobody's 
Widow" for its fall feature. 

The patrons of the Illinois will see 
Maud Adams in "Chantecler." 

Mort Singer's "Heart Breakers," 
looks good for an indefinite engage- 
ment, at the Princess, probably lasting 
until late next season. 

New York successes due here later 
on, are "The Concert," "The Spring 
Maid," "Everywoman," "Excuse Me," 
Joseph Gaites' "Thais," "The Faun," 
with William Faversham, and "As a 
Man Thinks," the new Augustus 
Thomas play with John Mason. 




HAZEL ROBERTSON. 
A Follea Bergere beauty. 

BRADY dFFICE QUIET. 

William A. Brady has laid off the 
major portion of his office help for 
the summer. This is almost an extra- 
ordinary proceeding on the part of 
one of the larger producing managers 
and heretofore unheard of. It is the 
usual custom to devote the summer 
months to preparation of the sinews 
of war for the coming season. Under 
the new Brady scheme, the work of 
laying out the season's work will have 
to be done within a week or so of the 
regular season's opening. 

The "blue envelope" was handed 
out the latter part of last week, which 
stated that there would be nothing 
doing until about Aug. 1. 

Mr. Brady has in contemplation, it 
is said, a summer tour of female min- 
strels, similar to the presentment at 
the Hudson theatre recently for the 
benefit of the Professional Women's 
League. He plans to present as many 
big musical comedy and vaudeville 
female stars as are available, playing 
a fortnight in New York and one and 
two nights on the road, the entire 
tour to consume not over six weeks. 



SAVAGE TO HAVE FOURTEEN. 

Preparatory to the homecoming of 
Henry W. Savage, which will occur 
within the next few weeks, there is a 
tremendous amount of activity in the 
Savage offices on West 45th street. 

On Mr. Savage's return the work of 
production of no less than three new 
pieces will begin immediately. The 
new shows first scheduled for produc- 
tion are "The Million," "The Boy 
Blue" and "The Girl of the Golden 
West." 

In all there will be fourteen attrac- 
tions on the market next season, all 
bearing the Savage trademark. There 
will be three companies of "Excuse 
Me," two of "Everywoman," "The 
Prince of Pi 1 sen," "The Great Name," 
"The Divorce Fund," "The Grape 
Girl" and "The Lieutenant's Ward," 
in addition to those already named. 

"The Divorce Fund," "The Lieu- 
tenant's Ward" and "The Grape Girl" 
are also to be produced for the first 
time in the country. 

On top of this roster, the headquar- 
ters here has received word that Mr. 
Savage has obtained the American 
rights for several Continental success- 
es. Whether these will be staged in 
America this season is problematical. 

The Savage office has announced a 
number of engagements for next sea- 
son. Mr. Savage cabled from the 
other side that he had secured the ser- 
vices of Leon de Souza for the part of 
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez) in the Eng- 
lish version of Puccini's "The Girl of 
the Golden West." Richard P. Back- 
ing has also been engaged for this 
piece. He will have the role of Trln, 
and understudy Mr. De Souza. 

For the Western company of "Ex- 
cuse Me" have been engaged Frederic 
Macklyn, for the principal role, Jac- 
queline Blaney, an English actress for 
"Mrs. Jimmle Wellington," and Vivian 
Blackburn for "Mrs. Whitcomb." Miss 
Blackburn is now in "Everywoman" as 
"Vanity." 

For the company of "Everywoman," 
scheduled to open in Chicago during 
the latter part of September, Harry 
Braham and Nestor Lennon have been 
signed. Mr. Braham has been as- 
signed to the role of Snuff. Mr. 
Lennon Is to portray "Wealth." 



FROM THE WINTER GARDEN. 

Several of the vaudeville attrac- 
tions who helped along the show at 
the Winter Garden are about to re- 
turn from whence they came. 

Stella Mayhew and BUlee Taylor 
are a couple who have authorized 
Mike Bentham to book them as a 
"team." 

Dorothy Jardon is another. Miss 
Jardon will appear as a "single." 

Miss Mayhew and Mr. Taylor have 
set |1,000 upon their joint vaudeville 
services; so has Miss Jardon, all alone. 



CONCERT ON CENTURY ROOF. 

Elliott Schenck, the musical di- 
rector at the New Theatre, New York, 
will give a series of orchestral con- 
certs this summer on the roof of the 
renamed Century Theatre. The New 
or Century Theatre Roof has not be- 
fore been opened. 



Mabel Kendall was married to Harry Hart is now sole manager of 

Clarence Gordan Prouty June 7, In the Consolidated Booking Exchange, 
New York. Cincinnati. 



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ii 



TWO DIVISIONS NOW ROUTED 
BY UNIT ED BOOK ING OFFICES 

14 "Big" and 28 "Small" Houses Classified, of the 

United Booking Offices List. Temple, 

Rochester, in Second Division. 



In the routes for next season, now 
being prepared by tbe United Booking 
Offices, appear fourteen theatres pay- 
ing the high salary mark, and twenty- 
eight houses for which a "cut" is 
asked. 

In the latter classification occurs 
the new Keith Theatre at Toledo; 
Proctor's, Newark, and the Temple, 
Rochester. Heretofore the J. H. 
Moore Theatre, at Rochester, has been 
booked jointly with the other Moore 
house (Temple) at Detroit, both 
going on the record as first-grade 
houses. Percy O. Williams' new 
Bush wick Theatre (Brooklyn), open- 
ing with next season. Is also in the 
second class. Of the six theatres in 
Greater New York managed by Mr. 
Williams, and which will play first- 
class vaudeville next season, three will 
pay the top figure. The others will 
be rated as "small big time." 

The first-grade houses on the 
United lists are: 

Keith's, Philadelphia Orpheum, Brooklyn 

Keith's, Boston Sbea's, Buffalo 

Keith's (Hippodrome), Shea's, Toronto 

Cleveland Temple, Detroit 

Fifth Avenue, New Grand O. H., Pitts- 
York burg 

Colonial, New York Maryland, Baltimore 

Alhambra, New York Chase's, Washington 
Hammersteln'i, New 
York 

Those in the second grade are: 

Keith's, Toledo Qreenpolnt, Brooklyn 

Keith's, Columbus Bushwick, Brooklyn 

Keith's, Providence Temple, Rochester 

Keith's, Syracuse Richmond 

Poll Circuit (7) Atlanta 

Wilmer * Vincent Clr- Proctor's, Newark 

cult (4) Lawrence, Mass. 

Canadian Circuit (3) New Bedford, Mass. 

Bronx, New York Lynn, Mbbs. 

Other theatres booked by the 
United engage turns at any old figure. 
These are the Hudson, Union Hill, 
Dockstader's, Wilmington, (Del.) and 
Young's Pier, Atlantic City, known 
as "try-out" houses (theatres where 
acts appear for the first time). 
• The change of grade from first to 
second for the Temple, Rochester, has 
been brought about by Carl Lothrop, 
general manager of the two Moore 
houses. Agents say that if "Jimmy" 
Moore still held the reins, the Temple 
would have remained in the first div- 
ision. 

While many protests are heard 
against Keith's, Providence (owned 
by E. F. Albee) ; Proctor's, Newark, 
and Keith's, Syracuse, from being in- 
cluded in the second grade, the dic- 
tum of E. F. Albee (general manager 
of these theatres as well as of the 
I'nited agency), is accepted. Mr. 
Albee's own house (Keith's, Provi- 
dence) is rated as one of the blggo3t 
winners in vaudeville in the country. 
Keith's, Syracuse, did a big and steady 
business last season. Proctor's, New- 
ark, lost all opposition over a year 
ago, and has had Newark, the largest 
and liveliest city in New Jersey, all to 
itself, excepting a few "small time" 
houses. 

In submitting offers of routes to 
acts, agents have found that the dif- 
ference between the grades run from 



|25 to $100. on a salary within $1,000 
weekly. Over $1,000 the difference 
varies. All the "small big time" can- 
not use acts of the highest price. 
Through this and other reasons agents 
point to the inconsistency of Law- 
rence, Lynn and New Bedford being 
called upon to pay the same salary 
that Providence and Newark do. 

About seventy-five routes, it is said, 
will be Issued for next season through 
the United agency by July 1. The 
routes so far given out have been sat- 
isfactory as regards "jumps," but two 
or three instances on the list calling 
for unusual transportation. These 
are offset by the gathering of the New 
York time in one group, and the con- 
tinuity of the Poll Circuit booking in 
New England. 



NO PAY WHEN IT RAINS. 

Chicago, June 14. 

A clause in the Illinois State form 
of contract has started considerable 
discussion among the Chicago vaude- 
ville agents. 

The clause states "Said manager 
shall not pay for services not rendered 
by artist by reason of any theatre 
above mentioned being closed through 
fire, act of God, public enemy, public 
authority, or for any reason beyond 
the control of said manager." 

Last week C. E. Rowe, who owns a 
theatre at Flint, Mich., booked 
through the Theatre Booking Corpor- 
ation, deducted one day's salary from 
each act on his bill, claiming that be- 
cause of a thunderstorm the airdome 
was not open. When asked to explain 
his action he referred the artists to 
the above clause in the contracts. Up 
to date no one has commenced action 
for the deducted amounts. In the 
opinion of attorneys here, the Flint 
manager acted entirely within his au- 
thority. 

At present there are about thirty 
airdomes under the jurisdiction of the 
Illinois State law. Provided this clause 
stands as it reads, there is every rea- 
son to believe that the managers will 
go behind it in case of rain. At this 
time of year there are at least one or 
two rain storms a week, which oblige 
the open air houses to shut down tem- 
porarily. 



AHKXTK WEEDING OUT. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Closely following Little Barbour, 
the big booker, who lately deserted 
the booking business to enter vaude- 
ville, comes Billy Elwood, a former 
Southern agent. Elwood is offering 
his wares to the patrons of the Tuttle 
Circuit. 

There are still left several agents 
around Chicago who are eligible for 
the vaudeville stage. 



RESERVED BEATS FREE. 

The "small time" Roof Garden atop 
the American theatre has been Invit- 
ing the citizens of New York to enjoy 
a reserved seat free, and view the 
vaudeville performance given up 
there. 

The first week the American Roof 
opened this season, invitations were 
sent out to the "Blue List." That list 
had been employed by the Morris Cir- 
cuit as the addresses of the elite, to 
which were forwarded notifications of 
"classy" openings at the American in 
its "big time" days. 

The Loew Circuit went that system 
one better for the Roof show. Invita- 
tions were mailed containing the in- 
formation that by application before 
7 p. m., reserved seats would be held, 
free of charge. 

Although in the "Blue List," most 
of those accepting the invitations se- 
lected Saturday and Sunday nights as 
the occasion of their visit. Some- 
one in the managerial offices had for- 
gotten to except these two evenings, 
the only ones in the week when the 
American top is assured of a crowd, 
and the nights when the "no paper" 
rule is always in effect. 

Invitations for last week were re- 
ceived by some people through their 
newsdealers. (The invitations did not 
include free lemonade.) 



ON VELVET TWICE? 

Joe Vion's brother, C. J. Vion has 
corralled three houses in the State of 
York and is out with "three sheets," 
reduced to handbill size announcing 
the opening of his chain of amuse- 
ment places. 

Since Joe Vion landed on velvet 
with his window-sash invention, his 
brother figures on a harvest with his 
picture houses. 

For a period of four months, C. J. 
has leased the Firemen's Opera 
House, Monroe, N. Y. and will pre- 
sent pictures there two nights a week 
beginning Wednesday, June 14. 

Vion will also run pictures at 
Nearn's Opera House in Central Val- 
ley and at the Improvement Com- 
pany's Hall, Highland Mills. The 
prices will be 10-20. 



HA 8 THE REST OF BAYONNE. 

The Bayonne Opera House is now 
under the direction of Feiber & Shea, 
who annexed the theatrical remainder 
of the city the other day. The firm 
has the Bijou, Bayonne, upon their 
hands. Next season "pop" vaudeville 
will be presented at the Opera House. 

If any one has an idea what to do 
with the Bijou under the circum- 
stances, Feiber & Shea will thankfully 
receive the suggestion. They have 
been considering a plan to. use the 
Bijou next season as a storage place 
for their "Sunday" receipts at the 
Grand Opera House, New York. 



CHURCHILL ENTIRELY OUT. 

Chicago, June 14. 
E. P. Churchill, former owner of the 
Temple, Grand Rapids, and the Main 
Street theatre, Peoria, and at one time 
a prominent booking agent here has 
left vaudeville. He is interested in an 
electrical company. 



A PARK DISASTER. 

Baltimore, June 14. 

The owners of Electric Park dis- 
trained last week August Fennemann, 
manager and proprietor for rent. 

The Park was closed temporarily, 
resuming later in the week. The 
vaudeville acts, booked through the 
Loew Agency, were up against it. Ed. 
Bloom made a hurry trip to town to 
straighten out the tangle. How well 
he succeeded could not be learned, but 
it is said that no more of the Loew 
acts will play the park. 

Much sympathy is expressed for 
Fennemann, who is a hustler and for 
several years cleaned up well at the 
Suburban each summer. 

Toward the end of last season he 
took over Electric Park and the Sub- 
urban went into the hands of Fred. 
Halsted. 

It is reported that Electric Park and 
contents will be shortly sold under 
the hammer. 




The above Is a reproduction of the eenaa- 
tlonal drawing powers of 
JOE FANTON'S AWAKENING ATHLETES. 

Now Playing Sulllvan-Consldlne Circuit. 

I'nder the management of C. W. BOSTOCK. 



FOREIGN ACT LOSES. 

The Lizetts, acrobats, who brought 
suit against the Bijou Circuit Co., 
(Feiber & Shea), claiming the latter 
failed to live up to their contract as 
made per agreement with Paly San- 
ders while Paly was abroad this last 
time, lost their case last week when 
the court decided that Sanders was 
not the authorized agent of the 
Feiber-Shea Company at time the con- 
tracts were arranged. 

Another action has grown out of the 
Sanders' trip abroad. Heyn Brothers, 
acrobats, have filed suit through M. 
Strassman against the Bijou Company 
on the same complaint as the Lizetts 
made. The Heyn Brothers sued 
Feiber & Shea a month ago, but were 
beaten in court. Claiming to have 
discovered new evidence which will 
have an important bearing on the 
present suit, the Heyns are suing 
again. The amount is around $300. 
E. .1. Tetlow will appear for the de- 
fendants when the trial comes to an 
issue next Tuesday in the Ninth Dis- 
trict Municipal Court. 



The Alhambra Roof will remain 
closed this summer. 



Nonette arrived in New York (from 
England) Wednesday. 



Henry Miller left the Alhambra 
program Monday evening, his voice 
falling. Wills and Hassan filled In 
the vacancy for the remainder of the 
week. 



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VARIETY 



AROUND THE WORLD FOR EVA? 

In the announcement sent out by 
the Brighton Beach Music Hall on lta 
opening next Monday, It is stated in 
reference to Eva Tanguay, the head- 
liner of the first program at the sea- 
side house, that the Brighton engage- 
ment will be her only one at the beach 
tLis summer, as she is soon to start 
on a two-year tour of the world. 

Three thousand dollars is the price 
the Music Hall is paying Eva Tanguay 
for the week's engagement. Some ob- 
jection was entered against the United 
Booking Offices placing its approval 
upon the raise in Miss Tanguay's 
usual vaudeville salary, but the pro- 
test brought no result, a contract be- 
tween the management and the artist 
having been duly entered into. 

Miss Tanguay is one of the seven 
acts in vaudeville on either side of 
the ocean to have received $3,000 or 
more in vaudeville, and one of the 
two "single" turns among the seven. 
Harry Lauder is the other "single," 
he receiving $3,500 weekly on his last 
visit to America. , 

The five other acts reaching the 
amount (each with a company), were 
Rejane ($3,500) and Bernhardt ($4,- 
000), (both in London); Gertrude 
Hoffmann and Adeline Genee ($3,000 
each) on this side. The Beecham 
Opera Co., a large organization, lately 
appearing at the Palladium, London, 
received $5,000 weekly, appearing in 
a turn occupying less than thirty min- 
utes. In the third week, the - Com- 
pany was cancelled after a Monday 
matinee. The program at the Palla- 
dium the first week the Beecham com- 
pany appeared cost the management 
$12,000 in salaries. Martin Harvey, 
the English actor, was another feature 
of that program. 



JOE HOWARD IS GONE. 

Joe Howard has gone to England. 
No one knows when he will return. 
Mr. Howard sailed last week, after 
finding he could not dispose of his 
transportation. 

Mr. Howard travelled first-class. 
Byrd Dougherty, who accompanied 
him, went second-class. Mr. Dough- 
erty is a pianist. It is thought by 
their friends at home that the couple 
will appear as a "two-man-piano-act" 
on the other side. It is not improb- 
able, though, according to the friends, 
that Howard and Dougherty will or- 
ganize an around-the-world company, 
perhaps taking two or three years be- 
fore returning to the States. 

Mrs. Howard (Mabel Barrison) is 
in a private sanitarium at Cranford, 
N. J. Before leaving Howard is re- 
ported to have said that England was 
the only place left for him to work in, 
and that he needed money. Howard 
claimed he could obtain nothing to do 
in New York, while he could not well 
attempt locating something in Boston 
or Chicago without calling down a 
horde of creditors upon himself. 



ENGAGED FOR "NO. 3" CO. 

Chicago, June 14. 
Newbold and Gribben, at the Majes- 
tic this week, have been engaged by 
Werba & Luescher to go out with the 
"No. 3" "Spring Maid" company. Mr. 
Newbold will play the principal com- 
edy role in the musical comedy. 



WORKING UNDER THE SCALE. 

St. Louis, June 14. 

Delmar Garden has had three bands 
in a hurry. About a week ago, the 
Musicians' Union alleged Fermi's was 
playing for less than the scale. He was 
fined $1,000 and his thirty-one men 
$50 each. They paid, and Verano's 
band came in Wednesday. Verano was 
suspended on a similar charge. All 
were reinstated, but left town on short 
notice, leaving the garden bandleas. 

Bauffuno's Band was obtained on a 
rush order and since the local union 
men have been on the Job, no trouble 
is reported. 

President Jannoupoulo stated his 
contract was according to scale, but 
the union committee claimed to have 
affidavits to the contrary. 



TINNEY CLOSES ROAD SHOW. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Frank Tinney's Road Show came 
to an abrupt end, after a life of forty- 
nine days, when the comedian last 
week wired Edna Davenport, who 
managed the show for Tinney, to close 
down at Council Bluffs. 

While Tinney did not lose any great 
amount, it did not require a suit case 
for Miss Davenport to bring home the 
profits. 




KATHLEEN CLIFFORD 

At the Follea Bergere. 

VAUDEVILLE AT LONG BRANCH. 

Commencing next Monday, Free- 
man Bernstein will take hold of the 
West End Casino, Long Branch, offer- 
ing the summer colony vaudeville of 
the best Bernstein brand. 

Mr. Bernstein's local venture, the 
exhibition of vaudeville and moving 
pictures at Shanley's old restaurant, 
near the 4 2d street corner, started 
Monday of this week, but was imme- 
diately suspended when Building in- 
spectors appeared. 

Everyone who knew wondered how 
Freeman managed to secure the old 
store from the Astors, without de- 
positing a few guarantees for the 
rental. 

> "WALLINGORD" HAS RECORD. 

"Get Rich Quick Wallingford," the 
George M. Cohan comedy, which is 
holding forth at the Cohan theatre, 
holds the record for the length of 
engagement in New York City for 
the season of '10-'ll. The show has 
been in Gotham forty weeks and has 
been presented for S18 consecutive 
performances. 



PANTAGES* OAKLAND SITE. 

San Francisco, June 14. 

It is announced by Alexander Pan- 
tages that a location in Oakland has 
been secured for an addition to his 
circuit of vaudeville theatres. Work 
is to shortly commence on a house 
which will seat 2,000 people. 

Ground will be broken tomorrow 
on the site of the new Pantages thea- 
tre in San Francisco. 



A MORALITY SKETCH. 

The success of "Everywoman," has 
brought a new morality sketch en- 
titled "Everybody," by Peter G. Piatti 
into the vaudeville limelight and man- 
agers and newspaper men were per- 
mitted to see a dress rehearsal of the 
piece at the New Amsterdam opera 
house Wednesday afternoon. 

The principal characters are: 
Everybody, R. Campbell Travers; 
Work, Frank Sargent; Honesty, Frank 
I. Frayne; Advice, John Saunders; 
Shirk, Hayden Clifford; Future, Mil- 
ton Nobles, Jr.; Sport, Frank Sargent; 
Pleasure, Katherine Scott; Luck, Ade- 
laide Matthews; Fortune, Miss Mat- 
thews. 

The sketch is in three phases, the 
first being a street at the luncheon 
hour, a pool room at the pleasure 
hour, a street again at the darkest 
hour, and an office, the future hour. 
It was staged under the personal di- 
rection of Legal Robinson. 



CHURCH AGAINST NEW HOUSE. 

Norfolk, June 14. 

A peculiar situation has arisen in 
Richmond bearing on the site and 
erection of a new theatre for Jake 
Wells and his associates. 

The church people are the power 
behind the throne in Richmond. When 
Henry S. Wallersteln signed a con- 
tract with Jake Wells for the erection 
of a new theatre at Eighth and Grace 
streets, Richmond, the church people 
rose in arms and endeavored to have 
an injunction issued restraining either 
of the parties to the contract from 
proceeding. 

The situation has been strained to 
the bursting point by the church peo- 
ple falling to secure an injunction. 
They are attempting to have a law 
passed prohibiting the erection of a 
theatre, within 150 feet of any place 
of worship. 

The lease on the proposed theatre 
is for a term of years at $12,000 per 
annum. 

Both Mr. Wallersteln and Mr. Wells 
Intend carrying out their contract, Mr. 
Wallersteln maintaining that upon the 
completion of his building his contract 
with Wells is filled, and it is up to 
him to fight the proposed ordinance, 
while Mr. Wells claims that if the 
building is completed, he can occupy 
it for the specific purpose named in 
his agreement with Wallersteln, name- 
ly, a theatre. 



"COLORED** HOUSE FROST. 

Baltimore, June 14. 

After one week as a negro theatre 
the Savoy closed Saturday night. The 
attendance was poor, with no pros- 
pects. The house is still under lease 
to Basil Jackson, and may open in the 
fall with stock. 



FIRST COASTER VICTIM. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Chicago's first summer park victim 
met his death at "White City" last 
week, when Jacob Hansen was hurled 
to death from the "New Ride." In- 
vestigations were immediately started 
by the Coroner, the Police Department 
and the Building Department. The 
park authorities allege that Hansen 
met his death while standing in the 
car, when he waa struck by a project- 
ing post. 

The "New Ride" is the strongest 
thriller in Chicago, having a seventy- 
foot drop at a sharp angle. 

.— • 
Boston, June 14. 

The Revere Selectmen at a special 
meeting last Friday morning, voted 
to suspend indefinitely the license of 
"The Derby Racer" roller coaster at 
Revere Beach, owing to the probably 
fatal Injury to Oscar F. Young, as- 
sistant manager and treasurer of the 
coasters, who was thrown off of one 
of the cars. The accident is the third 
serious one on the coaster within a 
month. 

On a sharp curve, Young, who had 
taken the place of a guard for one 
trip, turned about to caution a young 
woman behind him. As he did so, the 
train lurched sideways and he was 
pitched head first out of the side of 
the car and fell under the wheels of 
the second car, which passed over his 
legB and abdomen. 

Young was rushed to the Frost 
Hospital in Chelsea. It was found 
that both legs were broken and the 
right leg was so badly crushed that 
immediate amputation was necessary. 



GETS A "TEAM** CHEAP. 

Atlantic City, June 14. 

The Vaudeville Comedy Club has 
rented the theatre at Young's Pier for 
the week of July 24, and will present 
an all-star program. 

Among the features — In fact what 
is believed will be the most import- 
ant feature — is the engagement for 
the sum of one dollar, of George M. 
Cohan and William Collier, as a 
"team." 



SEVEN WEEKS IN VAUDEVILLE. 

Cleveland, June 12. 

Helen Fell, of this city, married 
William Scheer, a vaudeville actor, 
seven weeks ago. He has been noti- 
fied she la going to get a divorce. 
Scheer met Miss Fell at a dancing 
party in Cleveland, when appearing at 
the Grand. At the end of the week 
she eloped with him. Since the elope- 
ment the actor has been booked solid 
at the home of his father-in-law. It 
looked like an indefinite engagement 
until the girl's father cancelled, and 
refused to book a return. 



MORE VAUDEVILLE. 

Lawrence, Mass., June 14. 

The new theatre, opened last fall 
by Mayer ft Morris, has been secured 
by Dr. Alexander L. Siskind who, it 
is understood has leased the property 
to Connolly ft Frankel, Inc., of Lynn, 
Mass. They also control the Central 
theatre in that city. 

Vaudeville is proclaimed as the 
policy of the new proprietors. 



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London, June 4. 
Several attempts have been made 
to persuade Connie Ediss to go into 
vaudeville. Contracts have rained In 
upon her, but she has not been able 
to accept any, as she Is tied for a 
period to George Edwardes who will 
shortly place her in a new musical 
play. The want of such an artiste In 
vaudeville on this side is very badly 
felt. When I asked her if she was 
finished with New York Miss Ediss 
replied "No! No!" By no means; 
Dear Old New York, I am already 
longing to be back there." 



II. G. Knowles was to have opened 
Monday night at the Palladium. Dif- 
ficulties arose as to his position on 
the bill, and because of the fact that 
the management desired to do things 
which Knowles contends were not in 
the contract. The affair culminated 
in a "scene," during which Knowles 
tore up his contract. Singularly 
enough Knowles fixed to open the fol- 
lowing Monday at the Coliseum. 



Harry Houdini leaves in a week 
for home where he will take a very 
considerable rest. His work In the 
Halls has brought him down consider- 
ably in weight. His latest invention 
is a device like a water tank, in which 
he is fixed head-downwards, and his 
feet manacled as In the old fashioned 
stocks. He produced this at South- 
ampton and in order to properly pro- 
tect it from the plagiarists had a little 
play built around it. The presenta- 
tion was a private one, such as is 
given of all copyright performances 
of plays licensed by the Lord Cham- 
berlain. 

Leo Maase has just returned from 
Paris and reports having booked a 
number of American acts in Berlin, 
Vienna, Copenhagen and the French 
capital. He will remain in London 
over the Coronation, keeping a look- 
out for anything suitable for the 
States. There were many interested 
listeners to his account of the suc- 
cess of the cabaret idea in New York, 
but none of the managers is disposed 
to adopt the notion for London, chief- 
ly because the condition of the licens- 
ing laws over here stand in the way. 
The nearest they ever get to the 
Cabaret in London is the impromptu 
concerts arranged in the foreign 
clubs, 

Upon the publication of the newt 
that I was to join the staff of 
Variett letters and telegrams reached 
me from all parts of the coun- 
try. Most of them were of a con- 
gratulatory character, a few took 
the form of surprised Inquiry. I take 
this opportunity of thanking all those 
who wrote or wired and of assuring 
them that they will be welcome al- 
ways at the office. 



A curious proposition was put to 

W. C. Fields a few days ago. One 
of London Hippodrome booking staff 
asked him how he would like a years 
engagement at that hall. Fields says 
if the offer comes in writing he will 
he inclined to accept and make his 
home in England. 



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right with his musical comedy-cum- 
magical show in the theatres. It was 
pretty poor stuff and apart from his 
illusions, the public refused to get 
excited. Goldin is now back in the 
halls with a mixed offering. He has 
been engaged to take the place of 
Lafayette at the Alhambra, Paris, the 
coming fall. This was a date for 
which Lafayette had been angling for 
two years. 

Olga l'etrowa who will appear at 
the Folies Bergere, New York, at the 
end of July is a novelty performer of 
a unique kind. She sings in several 
languages and is strong on mild cari- 
cature. Among other things she 
gives an idea of a French woman sing- 
ing in English for the first time, sug- 
gesting at an early view of Fougere. 
Her big hit, however, is a number 
called "Expressions," in which she 
makes great use of facial contortion. 



When I saw Mosher, Hayes and 
Mosher in Germany I wrote that they 
would make good in England, but 1 
did not expect them to cause such a 
disturbance as happened at the Al- 
hambra the opening night. The Al- 
hambra audience is not noted for its 
warmth, but it let itself loose for 
once when the three boys got busy 
with the combinations on one wheel. 
The cyclists took several bows before 
the curtain fell and the applause was 
so persistent that they had to come 
out and bend some more. Those 
comedy Jumps of the black face 
member onto the shoulders of the 
other were the big scream. 



Horace Goldin has failed to hit It 



Sir Edward Moss is recovering 
splendidly from the effect of the opera- 
tion recently performed on him for 
appendicitis. It would not surprise 
anyone in the inner circle of vaude- 
ville here if the King gave Sir 
Edward a baronetcy (the next high- 
est rank to the one he holds already). 

The situation here in vaudeville is 
at present somewhat uncertain. 
There has been a tremendous over- 
stocking of acts and most of the syn- 
dicates would be glad to unburden 
heavily. On one tour they are using 
a variety of means to cut down the 
number of their liabilities. This is 
practically a new phase of the busi- 
ness here, if we except one circuit. 
The custom Is growing, however, and 
If this summer turns out as hot as it 
promises, we shall see many artists 
cheated out of their just dues. The 
failure to send in bill matter within 
the prescribed period is fatal to all, 
except the money magnates.. Among 
those who recently suffered was T. E. 
Dunville. In justice to the circuit 
managers it should be stated that un- 
der present conditions they cannot 
possibly take enough money to pay 
expenses unless the chief attractions 



be specially big stuff, and big "stuff" 
is getting scarcer all the time. 



The start made by Stoddart and 
Hynes at the Metropolitan, where they 
topped, was good enough to encourage 
them to stay over here a while, but 
they cannot take a big place on the 
principal time. Their act, whilst being 
to some extent artistic, is altogether 
too quiet to be appreciated at its true 
worth by the audiences here. Their 
scenery was not quite what you would 
expect to find at His Majesty's Theatre 
and the small drop seen through the 
transparency at the finish was like a 
weather-beaten Christmas card. Cher- 
ubims are all right in their way, but 
you have to see that they are painted 
the right shape to get the real effect. 



In the reorganization of the Sherek- 
Hraff concern, the latter has taken C. 
M. Ercole for Paris, E. Rottembourg 
and J. Hayman for London, and Clif- 
ford Fischer for New York. 



The failure to discover the will of 
the late Lafayette is causing some 
queer talk. It cannot be credited that 
a man with such extraordinary busi- 
ness acumen as "T. G." undoubtedly 
possessed could have overlooked so 
important a duty. All the places 
where Lafayette was known to have 
stored goods and papers have been 
searched and researched, but nothing 
more than the draft copy of the will 
prepared some months ago has been 
found. Someone has said that Lafay- 
ette undoubtedly did make a will, but 
no evidence In support of this can be 
obtained. The brother, Neuberger, 
took out administration papers and 
journeyed to Edinburgh with William 
Grossman to take possession of the ef- 
fects of the dead actor. 



The survivors of the Lafayette Com- 
pany are at present engaged in a per- 
formance which purports to be the 
Travesty Band section of the perform- 
ance. The only notice which it gets 
from the public is one prompted by 
sympathy. The performance itself 
lacks that ginger and distinction which 
only the originator of the idea could 
put into it. 

Alan Young, who was booking man- 
ager of the MosB-Stoll office just be- 
fore the split came, leaves Wimble- 
don to manage the new hall at Pres- 
ton. 



It is generally believed that "Clas- 
sical" dancing is on the verge of per- 
manent death. It is being killed by 
the introduction of amateurs with 
queer sounding names. Usually the 
harder the name is to pronounce the 
more likely Is an engagement to he 
forthcoming. I suspect that the play- 
ing of some of the recent aspirants to 
"classical" honors at the London Col- 
iseum is the desire on the part of Mr. 



Stoll to give that particular class of 
entertainment its final knockout. No 
one will regret the more than overdue 
demise. 

The Russian Ballet craze has not 
aroused all the interest the promoters 
had hoped. Inevitable comparisons 
are made between the present ballets 
and those which were seen two years 
ago at the Coliseum. Yet we hear 
that at least half a dozen Russian and 
French dancers are about to be en- 
gaged for the West End. 



Brice and King, making their first 
appeal in England at the Tivoll, will 
have no difficulty in getting as much 
time as they want over here. Nothing 
daintier, crisper or cleaner has been 
done in London for some time. Despite 
a little vocal weakness on the part of 
Miss Brlce, the act went home with 
great certainty, and the "Dixie" num- 
ber, in which they both participate, 
aroused the Tivoll audience. They will 
return to New York in the course of 
a few weeks to take up their time on 
that side. But they will surely re- 
turn. 



Marie Fenton did not make a very 
good choice of songs for her opening 
at the Palace, in addition to which she 
was on rather early. Considering this 
Miss Fenton did not do badly. The se- 
lection of songs by American artists 
appearing for the first time on this 
side is a matter of the utmost im- 
portance. 



There is an epidemic of patriotism 
in the London music halls. Nearly 
every house has put on something to 
help make the Coronation season a 
nuisance If all the flag waving that 
is going on in the West End could be 
bunched, it would resemble a rag fair. 
When patriotism runs mad look out 
for a rebound. I fancy Londoners will 
be sick of the sight of the Union Jack 
by the time August arrives. 



George Gregory, for several years 
leading comedian in George Edwardes' 
provincial companies, has been en- 
gaged to play the chief part in the 
Paris production of "Peggy," which 
opens June 19. 

The Tommy Dowe-Ella Retford wed- 
ding was a great occasion. All the big 
folk were there and Tommy looked 
pale and Interesting. The couple have 
gone to Paris. 

The report has gone round here that 
William Morris is to bring over "Get 
Rich Quick Walllngford" for the fall. 



Fred Glnnett Is now on the fair 
road to recovery. 



Mrs. LucaN, who, with hor husband, 
has been successfully portraying Dick- 
ens' characters in the halls, died June 
1, from blood poisoning, caused 
through an accident to her hand 
whilst punting on the Thames. 



The Oxford, Ltd., hold its share- 
holders meeting June 1. A dividend 
of eleven per cent, was declared for 
the past year. Mr. Tozer was again 
elected a director. 



14 



VARIETY 



MONSTER MUSICIANS* BENEFIT. 

Plans are on foot to give a monster 
benefit in Madison Square Garden next 
fall for the benefit of the Musicians' 
I'nlon of America. If the affair oc- 
curs as now outlined, It will be one of 
the biggest musical events ever. 

It is not an idea that blossomed 
yesterday, but has been uppermost in 
the heads of the Musicians' Union for 
several years. The men behind the 
movement have been working quietly, 
and while the plans are now in an 
embryonic state, they will take on a 
more definite shape as the summer 
months pass. 

All the big orchestras of the coun- 
try — those composed of union men — 
will be invited to take part In a pro- 
gram that will lost one day, each con- 
ductor being permitted to direct one 
number to be played by the united 
orchestras. 

Inside the vast Garden enclosure, 
from 800 to 1,500 musicians will be 
massed. Occupying seats of honor will 
be the various conductors. For the 
time being the men will be under one 
wand with each director getting a 
whack at the directing. 

In some places in the west at state 
band tournaments, the brass pieces of 
each organization competing have 
been massed for selections at the 
close, but the idea has never been 
carried out with the string organiza- 
tions. 

It is believed the benefit will take 
place sometime in October and at a 
time when many of the concert organ- 
izations are appearing in eastern ter- 
ritory. 



CHOOSES A CHICAGO ACTOR. 

Chicago, June 14. 
Sydney Stone, a vaudeville artist 
who has been playing around Chicago 
for some time, has been selected to 
create the part of an English Lord 
in Max Spiegl's "Winning Widow" 
show, which will tour the Stair & 
Havlin time next season. 



SECURES A LEHAR OPERA. 

"Endlch Allen," a new opera be- 
ing written by Franz Lehar, has been 
secured by Fred G. Whitney. Lehar 
is also writing "Eva" for the London 
producer, George Edwardes. 



FIRST CLASS HOUSE, ONLY. 

Richmond, Ind., June 14. 

Omer G. Murray, proprietor of the 
vaudeville theatre here bearing his 
name, has secured a five-year lease 
on the Gennett theatre. Mr. Murray 
intends to run the Gennett as a high 
grade theatre, playing one or perhaps 
two first class attractions a week dur- 
ing the season. 

Stock has been playing at the Gen- 
nett. 



FROM FEN TO PICTURES. 

Adeline Leltzbach, who wrote "The 
Copper Kintf," "Wedded But No 
Wife," "The Whirlpool" and "The 
War Correspondent" will lay aside 
her writing equipment and inspira- 
tions for the present, to engage in 
•acting before the camera. 

Miss Leltzbach is negotiating with 
several picture companies for sum- 
mer work. 



CONDEMNED BETWEEN SHOWS. 

Quebec, June 14. 

Through bulging walls, the Audi- 
torium was condemned by the author- 
ities last Saturday, just after the mat- 
inee. 

"Mine. Sherry" was playing at the 
house. About $500 In advance sales 
for the night performance had to be 
returned. 

The Canadian. Theatrical Circuit 
operates the Auditorium. Clark 
Brown, general manager, has sent 
word that the owners of the building 
will make the necessary repairs, and 
the Auditorium will open with the 
season. 



NEW PIECE BY AMATEURS. 

Chicago, June 14. 

"The Turn of the Road," an Irish 
drama by Rutherford Mayne, received 
its initial showing in this country 
last week at the Hull House. The 
cast consisted of pupils of a north- 
side school. 

The showing was considered highly 
successful under the circumstances. 
There is every chance to believe the 
public will be given a chance to look 
it over next season. 



PRIMA DONNA RETIRING. 

St. Louis, June 14. 
A special dispatch to the St. Louis 
Times from Barnhart, Mo., stated that 
Julia Bruer, prima donna of "The Red 
Mill" several seasons ago, and recent- 
ly in the title role of "The Merry 
Widow," will give up her stage career 
to wed C. Carroll Karst. son of Mme. 
Vetta Karst, of St. Louis (Miss 
Brucr's former singing teacher). They 
will wed in the fall. 



WRITING MUSIC IN MICH. 

Gustav Luders has gone to Macki- 
naw, Mich., to complete the score of 
a new comic opera to be produced 
next season by the Shuberts. 

Mr. Luders recently returned from 
a flying trip to Berlin where he con- 
ferred with Mr. Cassard, who is writ- 
ing the libretto of the opera. 



NIRLO'S SHORT STAY. 

M. S. Bentham has succeeded in 
persuading Fred Niblo to listen to the 
overtures of the summer vaudeville 
managers. Mr. Niblo will play at his 
monologistic pastime for two 'weeks 
this summer before looking over the 
rehearsals preliminary to next sea- 
son's tour of Cohan & Harris' "For- 
tune Hunter." Mr. Niblo will again 
head that organization. 

OPENING WITH ENGLISH FARCE. 

Chicago, June 14. 
June 26 at the Whitney Opera 
House will be presented "Dear Old 
Billy," an English farce. If the pros- 
pects come as true as they are painted, 
"Dear Old Bill" will stick around 
y through the sticky season. 

William Hawtrey is to be a prom- 
inent member of the cast. 



MISS ALLEN WON'T PLAY. 

When Joe Gaites presents "The Girl 
of My Dreams" at the Globe theatre 
in- the fall, Nlta Allen, with it this 
season, will not be a member of the 

cast. 



PREDICTS GOOD SEASON. 

Henry Green wall (who is seventy- 
six years old but doesn't look it) is 
in New York on a business and pleas- 
ure trip. He will remain two weeks 
shaping things for the winter season 
at his different theatres in the south. 

Mr. Greenwall, is rounding up 
his forty-fifth year in theatricals, and 
predicts big business next season. He. 
says things look "mighty good" in 
the south. 

Philip W. Greenwall, who owns 
the Byers Opera House, Fort Worth, 
will Join his brother Henry in New 
York next week. 



STILL ANOTHER SHUBERT HOUSE. 

Monday last the Astor Estate closed 
negotiations with the Shuberts for the 
lease of a plot of ground on the north 
side of 45th street, 150 feet west of 
Broadway, for the erection of a new 
playhouse. 

The plot has a frontage of 160 feet 
and is directly opposite the Hotel As- 
tor. It faces the site of the New 
theatre, work on which has already 
commenced. 



MORE STREET WIDENING. 

According to the edict gone forth 
from the City Hall there will soon be 
some cutting and altering of the side- 
walk space in front of Wallack's, 
Daly's, Bijou and Gane's Manhattan 
on Broadway, below Thirty-first street. 

Two feet will be lopped off the 
fronts on each side of the street. The 
work is ordered finished by next Sep- 
tember. Other theatres have com- 
plied with the official mandate pro- 
viding for the enlargement of the 
walks adorning the property. 




A WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS — WHO? 

FRIARS' CLUBHOUSE ASSURED. 

The Friars' Frolic tour netted the 
club $60,000, and assured it of the 
new club house so badly needed. The 
Friars returned from their ten-day ex- 
cursion last Friday, closing the series 
of performances with a second show 
in New York — at the Globe — to a 
packed house. 

Wherever there Is a Friar may be 
heard praise for Friar Abbott John 
W. Rumsey. Mr. Rumsey and his ex- 
cellent aides are given the credit for 
the present high standing of the so- 
ciety, as well as the great success of 
the Friars' Frolic tour. 



BILL BRADY'S JOKELET. 

At last Bill Brady has loomed as a 
practical joker. The butt of his 
maiden effort was none other than 
the rather corpulent publicity produ- 
cer of the Shubert Brothers. 

The joke was perpetrated Friday 
last, the date of the return to Gotham 
of the merry Friars, who had been 
frolicing between New York and St. 
Louis on a two weeks jaunt. 

When the gay crowd of marching 
managers, agents and actors had pass- 
ed up Broadway, headed by blaring 
brass bands, the wily William be- 
thought of a cute and cunning little 
scheme, whereby he «rould manage to 
turn a laugh on one A. Toxin Worm. 

Bill called the Shubert press de- 
partment on the phone, informing the 
Danish Delight of Newspaperdom he 
had learned that certain members of 
the Friars had voiced an intention to 
"Willdavis" the said Worm person 
out of New York. The time set for 
the big doings was Friday afternoon. 
On receiving this information Mr. 
Worm immediately called up several 
of his intimates, one an author of 
plays, and another, his collaborator, 
who furnishes the local color for "un- 
derworld" pieces. 

Both of these gallant gentlemen 
have reputations that would seem to 
indicate private burying grounds. 
They proffered their services to Worm, 
repairing to his office as first aid and 
aides, when the assault of the enemy 
should occur. They waited long he- 
hind a rather hastily constructed bar- 
ricade, but the enemy appeareth not. 

The next day bulletins of the great 
bloodless victory was flaunted by the 
publicity bureau and distributed with 
great gusto by the party most con- 
cerned, until some kindly hearted per- 
son took him to the shelter of a neigh- 
boring subway entrance and told the 
tale of Billy Brady's Jokelet. 



NORDICA'S TOUR BOOKED. 

Frederic Shlpman, the Chicago man- 
ager of musical notables, has com- 
pleted a route for the concert tour of 
Mme. Nordica next season. The prima 
donna on her return to this country 
will make two appearances in Boston 
with the Henry Russell Opera Com- 
pany, singing the roles in "Tristan and 
Isolde" and "The Valkarie." After 
Mme. Nordica will give a concert in 
the Hub and one in New York, start- 
ing westward immediately afterward 
to open her tour under the direction 
of "Mr. Shlpman in Vancouver, B. C, 
Sept. 25. 

Of the twenty-six concerts in all, 
over half will be in Western Canada. 
The route followed will be about the 
same as the one over which Mme. 
Melba traveled last season. 



APOLLO PLANS FILED. 

Plans were filed this week by W. F. 
McElfatrick, architect, for the new 
Apollo theatre to be built by Ed. F. 
Rush on the north side of Forty-sixth 
street, 340 feet west of Broadway, 
work starting within thirty days. 

The new Apollo will have a seat- 
ing capacity of 880 and the dimen- 
sions will he 55x95 feet. 

The Apollo will stand Rush about 
$160,000. There will be stories of 
studios over the front portion. 



VARIETY 



15 



STOCK 



FIGHTING IT OUT IK PATERSON. 

While all the talk was going hither 
and thither about the friction among 
the members of the Paterson (N. J.) 
Opera House stock company, Robert 
p. Glecker, leading man at the house 
for thirty-nine weeks earlier in the 
season, decided to organize a company 
and invade the prosperous Paterson 
stock field. 

Arrangements* had been made to 
close the Goetschius company but the 
Brown-Ried differences are under- 
stood to have been patched up and the 
organization will continue for the 
present. The people of Paterson are 
waiting with much anxiety the out- 
come of the clash between the Glecker 
Players and the Paterson Opera House 
company. 

Glecker was in New York Saturday 
and Monday forming his company and 
will open at the Lyceum, Paterson, 
June 19, the opening play in all likeli- 
hood being "The City." 

Glecker is a big favorite in Pat- 
erson and so is Henriette Brown of 
the opposing company. The fight for 
supremacy promises to be an interest- 
ing one. 



SPOONER STOCK CO. CLOSING. 

The Edna May Spooner Stock Com- 
pany closes its season at the Grand 
Opera House, Brooklyn, June 17. 
Edna May Spooner will rest until the 
middle of August. 



SPECIAL CAST FOR STOCK PIECE. 

The James Clancy agency has en- 
gaged what Is a special cast for the 
production of "The Virginian," which 
is to make a tour of the Poll houses 
beginning at Bridgeport, June 26. 

Among those signed are Ben S. Hig 
gins, Santford Anderson, Chas. Whee- 
lock, D. E. Hanlon, Robert Brandon 
and Harry Halllday. The latter is the 
original "Uncle Howie" of the play, 
and essayed that role for nine years 
under the Kirke La Shelle manage- 
ment. 

For the production of "The Girl of 
The Golden West," to have its initial 
showing on the Poll (stock) circuit 
next week at Meriden, Conn., tlrree 
special additions have been made to 
the regular company. They are Rich- 
ard Webster, Edward Sloman and Wil- 
liam Offerman. Contracts were made 
through the Paul Scott office. 



"THE THIEF*' HY MISTAKE. 

San Francisco, June 14. 

There has been a mix-up between 
the management of the Jose theatre, 
San Jose, and Darcy & Wolfora, who 
handle the rights to "The Thief." It 
seemed that Manager Nichols wired 
Darcy & Wolford for the amount of 
royalty on "The Thief." 

While waiting to hear from them, 
the play was put in rehearsal, and 
produced. 

After a few days Mr. Nichols was 
informed by Chas. Frohman's repre- 
sentative that the play was not avail- 
able for stock. A settlement was 
made with Mr. Frohman. 



CORSE'S CLOSING POSTPONED. 

Inasmuch as wise men change their 
minds, Corse Payton has changed his 
anent the proposed closing of h}s 
summer stock company at the Grand 
Opera House. The organization will 
continue for three weeks longer any- 
way. The decision to keep stock go- 
ing at the Grand comes as a result of 
a noticeable increase in business and 
if it continues the company may re- 
main intact until the cold weather 
sets in. 

There was a rush on the box-office 
when "Three Weeks" was announced 
for this week. Corse immediately 
planned to stick to the ship for three 
more weeks anyway. Corse's rental 
contract is $1,000 weekly for the 
Grand. "Three Weeks" bids fair to 
register the banner week of the en- 
gagement. The first two weeks of 
Mr. Payton's stay on the west side, 
he sunk about $3,000. Last week 
Corse was figuring the summer would 
cost him $25,000 at the rate losses 
were then piling up. 



GLASER CO. MOVING. 

Vaughn Glaser and Co., now play- 
ing In Detroit, are announced to open 
a two weeks' engagement at the Pros- 
pect, June 26. The opening bill will 
be "Brewster's Millions." 

The stay of Glaser in Cleveland 
may likely be prolonged. His com- 
pany includes Fay Courtenay, Fred 
Kerby, James Hester, Charles Carver, 
Edmund Roberts, Herschell Mayall, 
Robert Hill, Martin Woods, Edna Ells- 
more, Constance Kenyon, Temperance 
Reid and Susane MacMurphy. 



STOCK IN SEPTEMBER. 

New Orleans, June 14. 
The Myrtle Harder stock company 
opens the Lyric the second week in 
September. Vaudeville is being of- 
fered at present. The Shuberts con- 
trol the bookings at the Dauphlne, a 
combination house which, now dark, 
will open the second week in Septem- 
ber. 



The Hnldcn Players have closed o long en- 
gagement nt the Cleveland theatre. Cleveland. 
Mtislness was of a satisfactory natwv. 



Florence Hill has Joined the company pre- 
senting stock at the Orpheum, Jersey City. 
Miss Hill will play the principal female role 
in "f.mn Rivers" which will hold forth "over 
on the Jersey side" next week. Engagement 
entered through the Paul Scott agency. 



Laura. Tlntle has been engaged through the 
.lames Clancy agency to piny the leads In the 
1*«>I I stock nt Jacques. Watcrbury. replacing 
F.I. a 11 or Parker. 

Freda Slemmons has been placed through 
l In- Scott agency with the stock company at 
the Richmond theatre, Statcrr Island. She 
h -d the role of "I.lzzlc" In "The Lottery Man" 
hist week. 



The Robinson children (R-lnnea and Con- 
stinci-i will be with the Payton players nt 
the Crand Opera House next week In "For Her 
children's Sake." 



Lottie Hrlscnc. formerly lending woman with 
the Kssanay Picture company, has been en- 
gaged by Grant Lnfferty for the Chestnut 
Street theatre company. Philadelphia, open- 
ing there for a fortnight's engagement June 
i:». In "Arizona." playing "Monsieur Beau- 
calre" the second week 



Tin- Poll Stock Company at Meriden. ft., 
comprises El wood Rostwlck, Albert Macquarrl. 
John Hroderlck. John Flemings. Percy P»ol- 
llriKcr. William A. Howell. Caroline Locke. 
Madeline Delmar, Gloria Gallup. 



LYCEUM AND CONCERT 



NOTED CELLIST DIES. 

New Orleans. June 14. 
Casaer Grisai, the noted cellist, died 
nt his home in this city, June 12. He 
was forty-six years of age. 



SUES FOR LIBEL. 

The United States School of Music, 
225 Fifth avenue, has sued Collier's 
Weekly, for $50,000 for a printed 
statement in which the school presi- 
dent, David F. Kemp, alleges damaged 
his institution. 

The school has Instructed fully 
150,000 pupils by correspondence. 



CHAPIN'S "LINCOLN" RETURNING 

Ben Chapin has left the stage. He 
is going back to Lyceum lecturing be- 
cause his dream is solo work. Mr. 
Chapin formerly offered a monolog on 
"Abe Lincoln." It made such an im- 
pression that he wrote a four-act play 
on the famous president and later 
presented the Lincoln idea in vaude- 
ville. 



Edward Shlppen Van Leer has been engaged 
as tenor soloist during August at the summer 
musical session of the New York Chautauqua. 

William Wade Hlnshaw, baritone of the 
Metropolitan Opera company, married Mabel 
Clyde, a New York heiress and society woman 
June 3. 



Dr. Arthur Mees has been engaged to con- 
duct the concerts of the Cecelia Society In 
Boston next season, succeeding Max Fiedler 
as conductor of the noted chorus. 



Dr. Ludwlg Wullner, the famous German 
lleder singer, sails for America Aug. 19. and 
will appear In the extreme west of the United 
States for thirteen weeks. He will give one 
or two recitals in the east under M. H. Han- 
son's direction. 



Charlotte Herman, pianist, has planned her 
first concert tour of America next season. 



Bella Alton, soprano of the Metropolitan 
Opera Company, has brought suit against Carl 
.Torn, tenor, to recover $4,000 the value of 
bonds which she says she turned over to a 
third person at the Instance of the singer. 
She avers Jorn promised to return the bonds 
to her. 



Julius Hopp of the Wage Earners' League, 
Is arranging for a music festival to be given 
In Madison Square Garden week of June 2. r > 
for the benefit of the worklngmen and school 
children. He Is negotiating with the Russian 
Svmphony Orchestra to give concerts every 
night nt popular prices, playing nn "Inter- 
national program." 



Sibyl Conklln, who studied under Oscar 
Saenger for six years, has been engaged to 
sing the lending contralto roles nt the Stadt 
theatre, Elberfeld. Germany. 



"Isabenu." the new Mascagnl opera, an- 
nounced for orlginnl production In New York, 
but which was taken to South America as n 
result of the action by the- author against his 
Impressnrlo. was successfully produced un-b r 
Mnscngnl's personal direction. Hih-hoh Avr s. 
June 2. 



The Russian Hallet. 110 dancers, now at the 
Thentre du Chatelet, Paris, begins its season 
at Covent Garden. London. June 21. In addi- 
tion to the ballet dancers, 200 people will take 
part. There will be no performance of nny 
kind nt Covent Garden on Cm. in a 1 Ion night 
June 22. nor the following night 



Success crowned the musical festival of the 
Swiss musicians, held nt Vev«y. Switzerland, 
the last of May. and the Casino du Itlvngc 
was packed during each performance. Dur- 
ing the playing of Pnderewski's Symphony. 
the rnmous pianist looked on from a secluded 
corner of the gallery. 



Paul Aron. pianist, who has traveled with 
Tilly Koernen. contralto, on her lours through 
L'ussla and Sweden, has hern engaged for the 
transcontinental tour of America next year. 



Anton Hekklng. the famous German 'cellist. 
Is engaged to tour America n«M season from 
November until April, under the management 
of Eugene K uestcr of New Yorl< 



Herman Well, of the Stutteart Court Opera, 
has signed a contract to sing the German 
baritone roh-s with the Metropolitan Opera 
C«>. next season, succeeding Wolter P».hiiit. 



THE BUSY FRESH AGENT. 

That the press agents of the big 
orchestras are on the job as well as 
the boys who put over the stories for 
the big shows was attested by the 
work of the publicity department of 
the London Symphony Orchestra re- 
cently. 

When it was announced that a suc- 
cessor to the late Gustav Mahler, con- 
ductor of the New York Philharmonic 
orchestra, would be made, it was im- 
mediately cabled broadcast that 
Henry J. Wood, conductor of the Lon- 
don orchestra, had been tendered the 
place. 

Philip Leipels, secretary of the New 
York organization, recently returned 
from a six weeks' trip abroad where 
he saw all the biggest conductors in 
Europe, emphatically denies the re- 
port, and says that no offer of any 
kind was made to Mr. Wood. The 
London orchestra made good press 
use of the situation. 



Mme. Glna Claparelll-Vlafora, prima donna, 
will make her first American concert tour 
next season. 



Vlctorlnla Hayes, a New York girl, has 
gone to Paris, where she sings before Jean 
de Reszke. He will aid her in getting an 
operatic engagement. 



Evangeline Hlltz. the noted Boston cola- 
tura soprano, will appear in concert next year 
under G. Dexter Richardson's management. 

Zlmballlst. the Russian violinist, has been 
announced to appear with the leading orches- 
tras of the United States next season. 



Clarence Eddy, the noted organist, after a 
successful season, will have a much longer 
Itinerary next time over a larger territory. 
Mrs. Eddy, contralto, will accompany him. 



After a several years' retirement, Shanna 
Cummlngs, soprano, has announced her return 
to concert work. 




MARY NO It MAN. 



Hon Fiank J. Cannon, first S. n.itor from 
Ctah. ami son of the First Counselor of the 
Mormon I'liunli, will devote im Lyceum lec- 
tures exclusively to Mormonism this summ.r 



Enrich Oi'lis. of Merlin, a famous musician, 
and at ptes«nt conductor of the Philharmonic 
' 'I'i lii-sti.i of Merlin, is etiiMod to in in;. At- 
ln-.e Mi:!.-r Is. ml: i. I,. ,.f .\|.r:!eii, I'onn. 



liolgi-r MirUero.l. th.- Danish baritom. is 

ann-i.iiM ■. d 'o tour . I •■ t'li.'-d States n \'. s- a - 
son 

Fred Schrader. who wrote the Kng'lsh ]t(>- 
retto for "Huron Trctick." hii written a Cor 
sl«an \eudetta opera which will he |iro.'-.i.-.-,| 
In London hy F C Whitney 



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VARIETY 



HOPES FOR RELEASE. 

Detroit, June 14. 

Mary Mannerlng, recently married 
to F. E. Wadsworth of this city, is 
spending her honeymoon at Orosse 
Pointe Farms, a suburb of Detroit. 

To a Variety-, representative. Miss 
Mannering said, "There really isn't 
very much to discuss, for I shall not 
decide for two weeks as to my future 
plans. I have a contract with the 
Shuberts, running for another season. 
After that I shall positively leave the 
stage forever. 

"If It Is possible to cancel my con- 
tract, I shall not play next season, 
but I am trying to be perfectly fair 
and if I do not obtain a release, I 
shall appear just one season more. 

"We are reading plays, but most 
of the time I am gadding about and 
being happy." 



FRITZI SCHEFF DISPLEASED. 

Although under contract to the Shu- 
berts for a term of years, Fritzl Scheff 
may decline to appear under their 
management next season. ^Her agree- 
ment with the Shuberts calls for a 
salary of $1,750 a week and a per- 
centage of the profits, with a guaran- 
tee of not less than thirty weeks a 
season. 

Owing to the failure of "Mile. 
Rosita" and its early closing, there 
is due Miss Scheff some six weeks 
employment for the current season. 
She threatens to bring suit to collect 
payment for the unemployed period, 
it is said. 

The Shuberts offered her $1,500 a 
week to appear In the revival of 
"Pinafore." This she declined. 

Harry B. Smith has been called in 
by the Shuberts to rewrite the book 
of "Mile. Rosita" for next season's 
travels. 



BOOKED FOR THE HELD SHOW. 

The Anna Held show starting out 
about Oct. 1, next, under the manage- 
ment of F. Ziegfeld, Jr., and with 
Miss Held in the leading role, is 
gathering its principals. This week 
Max Hart placed Bernard and Dorothy 
Granville with the production. 

It is said that were Mr. Ziegfeld 
positive Miss Held would return to 
America for the following season, he 
would present her this year in a new 
production. 



TWO OPERA COS. CLOSED. 

Two of the five Aborn operatic com- 
panies have closed the season. The 
three remaining are at Ford's, Balti- 
more; National, Washington, and 
McVicker's, Chicago. 

In place of the two grand opera or- 
ganlzations are two comic opera 
troupes under the same management. 
One is at Palisades Park, New Jersey, 
the other at Olympic Park, Newark. 



SOME RECORD, BOYS. 

For the first time in thirty-five 
years Jerry and Helen Cohan, the 
parents of George M., were separated. 
The Friars' Frolic did it. 

The Cohans have trouped together 
through all kinds of weather all these 
years and never have been away from 
each other longer than twenty-four 
hours at a single stretch. 



WHERE ACTS CHANGE DAILY. 

San Francisco, June 14. 
The conditions of vaudeville in and 
around San Francisco are in a very 
bad way at the present time. Here 
is what no other city in this country 
has, the continuous house that changes 
its acts every day. A recognized 
act called at one of these "pop" 
vaudeville offices looking for work. 

The conversation: (enter artist): 
"How do you do! I am Mr. Blank. 
Can I see Mr. So So, the booking 
agent." 

He is told that Mr. So So is very 
busy and told to wait. After wait- 
ing for about an hour, the artist is 
ushered into Mr. So So's private of- 
fice. 

"Is this Mr. So So? I am Mr. 
Blank. I am a recognized act and 
have Just finished six weeks on the 
lnterurban time, and would like to 
play some of your time. 

Mr. So So: "Oh, yes, let me see, 
you have never played in the city of 
San Francisco have you?" 

"No." 

"Well, you know I have plenty of 
acts on my list and if I give you any 
of my time I want you to know that 
I am doing you a personal favor. Let 
me see (consults his booking sheet), 
I tell you what, you can open at the 
Mabee theatre, this is a continuous 
house that changes its acts every day. 
I can place you there next Monday." 

Artist: "How much is there in it? 

Agent: "Three dollars and sixty 
cents, less commission." 

Artist: "What? Do you expect me 
to pay for hauling baggage, make a 
rehearsal and do five shows, for 
$3.60?" 

Agent: "I can get all the acts I want 
for that money. And another thing, 
'don't you know if you play this date 
at the Mabee all the managers in town 
will see your act, and if you make 
good, I can fix it for you to play a 
split next week, between Maracopa 
and Colinga." 

Artist: "How much will there be in 
it?" 

Agent: "Oh, I can get you perhaps 
$40." 

Artist: "I never worked for such 
money in my life and I am not going 
to start in now." 

Agent: "Well, if you want any of 
my time you will have to take what I 
offer you." 

Exit the artist. 

There are Just such houses and 
agents doing business in this city. 
Judging from present conditions, San 
Francisco may aptly be called The 
School for Vaudeville. 



TWO NEW "AIR-DRUMS." 

Plans were filed with the building 

department last week which call for 

the buildings of two new "air-drums," 

>or open air theatres as they are now 

being specified, in the Bronx. 

The first is to be built at a cost of 
$700, by May Bird on the west side 
of Hoffman street, just north of 184th 
street. The other, to cost only $500, 
is scheduled to occupy a plot on Web- 
ster avenue, north of Anna place. The 
owners In the latter are named Man- 
derkln Building Co., of this city. 



NEW HOME FOR DUMONT8. 

Philadelphia, June 14. 

Plans have been formulated for the 
new home of Dumont's Minstrels, a 
company of Quakertown merchants 
and theatrical men (including Frank 
Dumont) having secured the site at 
Germantown and Leigh Avenue, where 
an $80,000 theatre will be constructed 
this summer. 

The sale of the old Eleventh Street 
Opera House, where Dumont's Min- 
strels played from 1854 until May 13 
last, caused Dumont to close, a cash 
consideration resulting in immediate 
possession being given, although Du- 
mont had some time left on his lease. 

The new theatre will be about 
twenty minutes' ride from the city 
proper and the principal suburbs of 
Germantown and Richmond. The new 
house will seat 1,800, to the old one's 
680, and will be opened September 15. 
Frank Dumont and John E. Murphy 
will be the interlocutors, and the old 
minstrel favorite — Harry Shunk, Ed- 
die Cassady, Charles Boyden, Billy 
Bowers, and Alfred Gibson. 

Howard M. Evans, manager of the 
company for eleven years, will be on 
the job at the new theatre. 



COMING IN A HURRY. 

June 22, Valeska Suratt's show, 
"The Red Rose," will open for a sum- 
mer run in New York at the Globe 
Theatre. 

Lee Harrison, the manager, and 
Glenmore Davis, the press plugger, 
agree it is necessary the production 
be shown in the big town Immediately, 
although neither cared to bring the 
show to New York just now. 

Mr. Harrison says Broadway must 
see the many novelties at once, or 
from indications, the town will view 
the best parts of the production in 
other companies. 

Miss Suratt started her starring 
season in Philadelphia, then moved to 
Boston, where the show is playing the 
final week of a successful engage- 
ment. 



KRAUS NOT "SEEN." 
A. H. Woods may not have the Cir- 
cle theatre after all. The daily 
papers have announced several times 
that he had signed a lease of the 
house for a term of years from Mar- 
cus Loew, its present tenant. 

Loew holds the premises in the 
name of the Mascot Amusement Co., 
one of his numerous corporations, 
having sublet from Felix I am an, who 
secured the house under an agree- 
ment with George Kraus. 

It was stated in Variett some 
time ago that Kraus alleged an ar- 
rearage in the rental payments on 
dispossess proceedings. Kraus still 
insists that he has not been "seen," 
and until he is, the Mascot Amuse- 
ment Co. cannot deliver to Woods a 
clear rental title to the premises, says 
Kraus. 



Fay Darling, last week, appeared 
before Justice Smith in the New York 
City Court in a suit for damages 
against Louis Glick for alleged breach 
of promise. The plaintiff, a chorus 
girl in De Wolf Hopper's company, 
was given a verdict of six cents. Jacob 
Steifel appeared for the defendant. 



HOT WEATHER MONEY-MAKERS. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Among the attractions that* look 
good for a summer run is "The Heart- 
breakers," now in its third week at 
the Princess. Although the dally 
papers did not treat the piece very 
kindly on its opening, it has been Im- 
proved and business is Increasing. 

Others are "Get Rich Quick Wal- 
lingford, "Little Miss Fix-It," "The 
Seven Sisters," and The Aborn Eng- 
lish Grand Opera Co. "Maggie Pep- 
per," with Rose Stahl, closes its Chi- 
cago stay this week. 

Of the legitimate attractions now 
playing the Windy City, "Get Rich 
Quick Wallingford" is the kingpin 
money-maker. 



CLAIMANTS FOR A "BABY." 

The appearance of Dorothy Rogers 
in "Babies a la Carte" at the Brighton 
Theatre Monday brought two claim- 
ants forward with allegations of own- 
ership of the sketch's plot. 

The first was William A. Brady, 
who notified David Robinson, manager 
of the Brighton, he believed "Babies a 
la Carte" was related to "Baby Mine." 
Emmett Devoy thought he would find 
a resemblance between Miss Rogers' 
playlet and a piece once presented by 
him. 

Mr. Robinson gave no attention to 
the protests, believing that legal pro- 
cedure by the contenders should be 
the proper mode of adjustment. 

All the "Baby" plots in question 
seem to centra around two babies at 
the finale. One of the kids Is colored. 
Of the many "Old Timers" now 
around waiting to renew their youth 
In a weekly vaudeville performance, 
some say that this "baby business" is 
at least twenty-five years old. 



AN EVERYBODY SKETCH. 

Wednesday afternoon at the New 
Amsterdam Theatre, a sketch called 
"Everybody" was produced in dress 
rehearsal. 

The piece was written by Peter G. 
Piattl and Legal Robinson. R. Camp- 
bell Travers was in the title role. 



OBITUARY 

Wilson F. Akarman, of the Musical 
Millers, (an Australian act) died at 
San Antonio, Tex., June 3. The boy 
was 19 years old, a son of the late 
Billy Akarman. 



Thomas H. Davis, one of the best 
known of the "old-time" managers, 
died June 8 at his home at White 
Plains, aged 52. Davis was for years 
a partner of Jacob Lltt and later of 
the firm of Davis & Keogh. He re- 
tired from active theatrical partici- 
pation about ten years ago, but al- 
ways kept posted on current events 
connected with the business. He 
was possessed of many eccentricities, 
one of which was the fear of entrust- 
ing any considerable sum of money in 
any one bank. He had the reputa- 
tion for years of having over a hun- 
dred bank books, showing deposits 
in savings Institutions throughout the 
country. The deceased was buried at 
his birthplace, South Bend, Ind. He 
was a member of the White Plains 
Lodge of Elks,. 



VARIETY 



17 



PARIS NOTES 

BY HOWARD O. KENDREW 



Paris, June 5. 
The Alhanibra was unable to give 
its new show Thursday afternoon, the 
electric light failing after the audi- 
ence had entered. The receipts were 
returned and the public politely dis- 
missed without any sign of trouble. 
The reopening was postponed to June 
4. The contretemps was due to the 
lighting arrangements of the private 
electric company furnishing the cur- 
rent. 



The revue at the Alcazar d»Ete 
(bearing the risky punning title of 
•Ah, les beaux Nichan"), was suc- 
cessfully produced June 1. Several 
people from the Folies Bergere are 
in the show, which is splendidly 
mounted. Dranem, Strack, Chevalier, 
Miles. Dolecey, Printemps, Meg Vil- 
lars, Elynette, Alice Ouerra, Dia- 
mante, Misses Turner, Howe, Brown 
and Wilson are the principals. The 
queen's court In the reign of Louis 
XIII. is a magnificent set. This revue 
will run well into August. 

"V'lan," by Rip and Bousquet, at 
Theatre Femina, is still attracting, 
and has been strengthened by the ad- 
dition of Mile. Lanthelme, the young 
actress, who, like Signoret, thus en- 
ters this class of entertainment for 
the first time. These two legitimate 
artistes may 7 invade the music halls In 
the near future. 



Complaints having been made about 
the licentious character of the per- 
formance at the Casino de Paris, the 
police visited that hall May 30, and 
warned the management. Two girls, 
who were dancing in the nude in a 
side show were arrested, and will be 
prosecuted. 



Jacques Charles intends to make 
some alterations at the Olympia, as 
soon as he enters into possession in 
August. It Is proposed to change the 
orchestra stalls and upholstery 
throughout the hall, while curtains 
will be installed so that the back part 
of the auditorium can be used in the 
afternoon for lectures and chamber 
music, without interfering with re- 
hearsals on the stagu. 



Of all the nonsensical farces pro- 
duced, lately "La Fiance du Major," 
by E. Pont and Mr. Leo, at the The- 
atre Cluny, June 1, is the poorest. 
Before the premiere the posters were 
already out announcing it as an "Im- 
mense success." The situations are 
old and the plot is hardly fresh. A 
boy up to the age of 20 has been at- 
tired in girl's frocks, and has all sorts 
of complications with the military au- 
thorities, even being betrothed to the 
regiment's doctor. It is indifferent 
stuff, even for the Cluny, which is still 
looking for another "Charley's Aunt." 



Pond, died in Paris this week. It 
is said that it was the English bun 
that led to the building up of this 
firm. Pond, while on a visit to Lon- 
don, ate one of the buns. It was so 
bad that when returning home he told 
his partner, Spiers, about it. They 
at once saw a field for their enter- 
prise, went to England and opened 
a refreshment room at Farringdon 
street station. Fifty years ago this 
caused quite a sensation, and when 
they opened their buffet at Ludgate 
Hill station in 1866, Londoners con- 
sidered the last word in catering had 
been said. Dickens even devoted an 
article to the subject in "All the Year 
Round." Pond died in 1882, and 
Spiers turned the concern into a com- 
pany with a capital of $2,500,000, re- 
tiring from business though still hold- 
ing a big Interest in the company. 



At a recent meeting of the Asso- 
ciation of Directors it is rumored that 
one of the questions discussed is a 
proposition to charge a royalty to im- 
presari! and caterers of special mati- 
nees who "borrow" the services of 
artists already under contract with 
any of the managers. The subject 
is merely under discussion. 



At the Cirque de Paris, June 1, an 
acrobat miscalculated a jump and fell 
from a trapeze, 60 feet into the or- 
chestra. He got off with a few bruises. 
The only damage for the musicians 
was a smashed violin. Several peo- 
ple left the circus hurriedly, convinced 
that the trapezist was killed. 



WHITE HEARING SOON. 

The creditors of Edward C. White, 
adjudicated a bankrupt last month 
(after bringing to a close the engage- 
ment of his star, Mildred Holland at 
the Garden theatre) will be held 
June 20. 

The meeting will take place in the 
offices of John J. Townsend, Referee 
in Bankruptcy at 4T» Cedar street. 



A REAL GERMAN GARDEN. 

A German cooked dinner, choice 
seats at the opera, a vaudeville show 
following the operatic doings and a 
taxicab ride home are offered as in- 
ducements to attend the Terrace Gar- 
den entertainments which open June 
26 with the Van den Berg Eustis 
Opera Company as the carded feature. 

The eats, opera, vaudeville and auto 
service will only cost two dollars, but 
the men behind the scheme feel as 
though it will fill a long felt want 
In New York. Dinner starts at six 
and the entire entertainment lasts un- 
til 1.30 the next morning. It's the 
nearest thing to a real German Gar- 
den that New York can boast of, re- 
sembling the Winter Garten, Berlin. 

Will J. Block, who has been identi- 
fied with various amusement enter- 
prises, will look after its manage- 
ment. 

The opera company includes Eddie 
Clark, baritone; Bertha Shalek, Fran- 
cis Motley and Reina Lazar (an Amer- 
ican soprane). The chorus will num- 
ber forty voices. Fred J. Eustis will 
direct the orchestra of thirty pieces. 
Joseph Van den Berg will have charge 
of the company. Richard Carroll will 
be stage director and Signor Abeltie- 
rie, ballet master. 



MISSING GIRL REPORTED. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Word reached here Monday that the 
whereabouts of Adelaide Cope, the 
missing daughter of W. H. Cope, of 
Houston, Tex., vice-president of the 
International Great Northern Railway 
of that state, has been reported to her 
anxious parents. The girl was seen 
last week in Abilene, Tex., where she 
was connected with the Curtis Stock 
Company, playing at a local theatre. 

There is a show by that name play- 
ing an engagement this week at Okla- 
homa City. This information was 
telegraphed Tuesday to the girl's 
father. 

As stated in last week's Varietv, 
Miss Cope left home April 2. Up to 
the present time all efforts to locate 
her had been futile. 



Jolly niul Wild will soon sail for 
Europe. 



Felix William Spiers, founder of the 
famous London caterers Spiers & 




SUMMER HOME FOR AGENTS. 

Johnny Coutts, who handles one of 
Leffler-Bratton'B new shows next sea- 
son, and Harry Pennypacker, another 
New York advance agent, left Thurs- 
day on an extended jaunt through the 
Maine woods. 

They expect to select a camping site 
for a party of New York agents who 
will build thereon for a vacation stay 
next summer. 

"Pink" Hayes, formerly with the 
publicity department of the Barnuni 
and Bailey circus and the "101 Wild 
West/' and last season ahead of "The 
Arcadians," will be with one of "The 
Gamblers" companies next fall. 

Willis Cobb, one of the oldest press 
agents in the country, has become 
publicity promoter for Glen Springs 
Park, Cleveland. 

Claxton Wllstach, one of the Wil- 
stach brothers, almost had a pleasant 
little job for the summer had not 
the Fates "done him wrong." Claxton 
had been engaged to handle the press 
work for "Dreamland," Coney Island, 
and was just beginning to make him- 
self at home with the sea breezes when 
fire broke out and wiped the park 
out of existence. 

The "unexpected" also handed 
Harry A. Guthrie, former manager 
and press agent, a severe blow in the 
cardiac regions. Guthrie had accept- 
ed a position with Pat Powers' picture 
company. The first day that Mr. Gu- 
thrie reported, he got off a car just 
in time to see the flames eat up Pat's 
studio. 



KIRBY PRESSMAN FOR WELLS. 

Norfolk, June 14. 

William T. Klrby, one of the best 
known newspaper and theatrical men 
in the south, is now in charge of the 
general publicity end of the Wells Cir- 
cuit, embracing forty-seven houses. 

Previously Mr. Klrby has been en- 
gaged in newspaper work. For four 
seasons he was manager of the local 
Wllmer & Vincent Colonial theatre. 



GARDEN BOOKING AHEAD. 

Despite the constant wagging of 
Dame Rumor's busy tongue that Madi- 
son Square Garden has been sold, or 
is in immediate danger of being razed 
and turned into a commercial center 
of activity, the management is book- 
ing up various big events for next fall 
and into 1912. 

With the prospect of the gigantic 
benefit there for the Musicians' Union 
in October, the Garden has been rent- 
ed during that month for other af- 
fairs. 

The Garden was transferred for- 
mally by contract June 13 to the F. & 
D. Co., of which Louis Loissevain, the 
Holland banker. 1h i resident, by 
Alwyn Ball, Jr.. who paid the amount 
due on the first payment of the pur- 
chase price of $:*.375.<mh». 

A 25-story mercantile structure will 
be built, the work to start in February 
next 



PRKI>. P. MIIXKR DIVOIU Kl>. 

Chicago. June 1 4 
Pauline Devere has secured a di- 
vorce from Fred. P. Miller, manager 
of the Horn Stock Co. 



NICK KAUFMANN'S ROLLER SKATING GIRLS. 



Vic Williams will sal 
side in Septembor. 



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VARIETY 



Juck Terry, nephew of Ellen Terry, 
has been engaged for the Folles Ber- 
bere for next season by Henry B. 
Harris. 



Loon llogee is at Henderson's, 
Coney Island, this week, where he Is 
substituting for Warren and Brock- 
way. 



The Cromwells, who have played 
in this country for almost a year, will 
leave for England on the St. Paul, 
June 24. 



Harry Leonhardt is displaying a sil- 
ver cup as the trophy he won with 
his motor boat In a race at Clason's 
Point. 



The Princess Rajah returned to 
New York last Sunday, on the Lap- 
land. She will appear at Hammer- 
stein's June 26. 



Kelcey and Shannon, in their new 
play, "The Lady from 5k la ho ma,", 
will open an engagement at the Cort 
theatre, Chicago, July 1. 



"The Defaulter/* Dudley Clem- 
ment's sketch, will reappear July 3, at 
the Brighton Beach Music Hall, with 
Sheridan Block in the lead. 



The Three Kuhns, who have just re- 
turned from an Orpheum trip, have 
been engaged to play at the Folles 
Bergere, opening Sunday night. 



Jim Corbett has been booked to ap- 
pear at the Brighton Beach Music Hall 
June 20. Geo. Evans plays there July 
31. Will Lykens did the fixing. 



Bert and Lottie Walton are going 
to Atlantic City to spend the month 
of July. They are taking along a lit- 
tle baby girl, born last week. 



Stuart ("The Male Patti") will 
spend the summer in Russia, return- 
ing to this country in December. 
M. S. Bentham is looking for dates. 



Eddie Rowley and Ben Ryan are to- 
gether as a team, Ryan and Dlngel 
having dissolved when Tom Dingel 
was elected to the "Follies of 1911." 



Three male quartets have been 
united under the name of the Meister 
Singers, which opens at Keith's, Bos- 
ton, Monday, in a big musical present- 
ment. 



Whiting Allen, one of three press 
agents with the Barnum and Bailey 
circus, is quite ill and unable to attend 
to his publicity work with the "white 
tops." 



IMill White, at present in the cast 
of "The Merry Whirl," has been 
signed by T. Daniel Frawley for the 
Chicago production of Henry \V. Sav- 
age's "Excuse Me." 



Eleanor Kent, now in the cast of 
"A County Girl" at the Herald Square, 
will resume her vaudeville bookings 
in August with her little operetta, 
"Love Via Aeroplane." 




Benjamin F. Boeder, general man- 
ager for David Belasco, will spend his 
summer in Maine; at least that por- 
tion of the heated term that will not 
require his presence in the city. 



Nat Mann, brother of Louis Mann, 
and himself a composer of note, left 
for Chicago last Tuesday, to establish 
a Western agency for the publishing 
house of Jos. W. Stern & Co. 



"Patsy" Morrison is figuring on the 
week of July 24 for an "Old Timers" 
program at his show-shop at Rock- 
away Beach. Buffalo is the latest 
town to decide to try it for a week. 



lien Nathan, the former English 
agent, who lately reassociated him- 
self with the London agency of Somers 
& Warner, is in New York. He will 
return to the other side in about two 
weeks. 



Max Plohn, who had "The Girl From 
Rector's" on the road this season, 
came in from the "one nighters" with 
the announcement that there will be 
two companies playing the piece next 
year. 



"Mickey" Curran, who has an 

Italian dialect that has fooled all the 
managers in town, has been engaged 
by A. H. Woods to support Eddie Foy 
next season in "The Girls from the 
Folles Bergere." 

Charles Edward Wright has been 
signed by Frazee & Lederer for the 
supporting cast of Dick Carle in 
"Jumping Jupiter" next season. The 
Carle troupe will open during the last 
week in July. 



Hetty King, the English male Im- 
personator, has been booked for about 
twelve weeks on the United time 
around New York, to start in January, 
1912. Jenle Jacobs, of the Pat Casey 
office, is handling the act. 



Junie McCree is making an Amer- 
ican adaptation of a French musical 
farce, to be produced this fall by Fra- 
zee & Lederer. Will J. Kennedy is 
under contract to the firm for the lead- 
ing male comedy role. 



For the fifth consecutive season, 
Kirk LaShelle's "The Virginian" will 
trip to the Pacific coast next fall. 
George Kelly, a brother of "Judge" 
Walter C. Kelly, has been re-engaged 
to play the leading role. 



Paul West has been signed by Mess. 
Leffler & Bratton to furnish the lyrics 
'for their forthcoming productions of 
"The Dingbats" and "Let George Do 
It." Nat D. Ayer will furnish the 
scores for both shows. 



John T. Murray, late of "The Mid- 
night Sons," sailed last week on the 
America for a seven weeks' visit with 
the old folks in London. Murray goes 
back to Lew Fields next year, having 
signed a two years' contract. 



Mrs. H. G. DeMlUe, the well-known 
play broker, sailed for London last 
Saturday. She will attend the Coro- 
nation, and, Incidentally, make ar- 
rangements for the presentation of 
several American successes in London. 



"The Panama-Pacific Rag," a com- 
position written by Mike Bernard and 
used by Bernard and Weston on the 
Coast, will be published by Charles K. 
Harris. The Harris firm has Mr. Ber- 
nard under contract for two years. 

The Marinelll New York agency has 
placed the Aurora Troupe and the 
Bell Family, two foreign turns, on the 
United time in vaudeville next season. 
(The Bell Family came from Mexico, 
which is funny enough to be called 
"foreign"). 



The Bondlnl Brothers are juggling 
two off era for next season, one from 
the Orpheum Circuit, and the other 
from the George Evans Minstrel 
Troupe. The latter show may have 
Ben Linn, from "The Pianophiends," 
with it. 



Henry Meyers, once of Yonkers, is 
thinking about going to the Coast for 
an opportunity to invest the money 
made in the New York suburb through 
vaudeville. Mr. Meyers says he want- 
ed to locate around here, with another 
show house, but the conditions do not 
look right to him. 



Jules Ruby had a bad week. Every 
time he told a joke about Keith & 
Proctor's 126th street house someone 
standing nearby said: "That's a pretty 

good story. first sprung it." 

Even the stenographers on the fourth 
floor of the Putnam Building are 
commencing to grow wise to Jules. 



"Scrooge" and the Australian 
Woodchoppers have been routed over 
the Orpheum Circuit. Never weld's 
Monkey opens July 2 on the time. 
Carlton, a foreign palmist, commences 
the trip July 9 at Winnipeg. The 
Great Weiland, a foreign juggler, has 
been engaged to travel the Orpheum 
route In 1913. 



Joe Jackson, the comedy cyclist, 
and Margurite Rialto were married 
June 2. They will leave for the other 
side in August. Mr. Jackson will 
play foreign contracts for four months 
before returning to take up the route 
secured for him over the United Book- 
ing Offices time, by Jenle Jacobs of 
the Casey Agency. 



Anna Marble, playwright, magazine 
writer and press agent, in private life 
the wife of Channlng Pollock, is In 
the Lying-in Hospital, New York, hav- 
ing undergone a serious operation for 
appendicitis and the removal of a 
tumor. At the hospital it was said 
that Miss Marble wa» recovering rap- 
idly, and expected to be removed to 
her summer home on Long Island 
within the next few days. 



The Great Jansen Is at the head of 
a World's Touring Company which 
left San Francisco May 23. The com- 
pany, after playing two weeks in Hon- 
olulu, will visit Japan, China, Manila, 
India, Australia and Africa. The 
company is made up of Great Jansen, 
De Hollis and Valora, Musical Story, 
Daisy Thome, Edna Herr, Six Adairs, 
Guy D. Lundy, Iowa Trio. Vic Hugo 
manages the troupe. Felix Blel is in 
advance of the show. 

**Jo," Barney Myers' private secre- 
tary and. champion green coupon col- 
lector of the Knickerbocker Theatre 
Building, had a birthday last week. 
All that worried Jo was what mother 
was to give her for becoming eighteen 
years of age. Arriving home, mother 
kissed and congratulated Jo. This 
was the moment Jo had waited for. 
Mother said "Go play the piano." Jo 
did. It had been tuned — 'twas mother's 
birthday gift. 

Although the Colonial closes its 
regular season Sunday night, a bene- 
fit performance will be given Monday 
night for the poor of the Fifteenth 
Assembly District under the auspices 
of the Amsterdam Democratic Club 
and Tammany Hall Committee. This 
is an annual event at the Colonial. 
With the departure of Julius Lenz- 
berg from the Colonial the orchestra 
is being conducted during the last 
week by Ernest Thornell. 



Dave Robinson, manager of the New 
Brighton Theatre, stood in front of the 
Putnam building, Wednesday, gazing 
up at the sky, almost totally obscured 
by heavy clouds. He looked about as 
cheerful as Willie Hammersteln does 
under normal conditions. A friend 
approached and said: "Cheer up, Dave, 
it isn't going to rain forever." Dave 
twisted his countenance into a sickly 
semblance of a smile and walked 
away, shaking his head dubiously. 



A couple of wise boys paid a visit to 
the neighborhood of the Putnam build- 
ing on Wednesday and started a dis- 
cussion as to the meaning of the word 
"quire." One contended that it was 
twenty-four sheets of paper, while the 
other insisted that It also meant an 
assemblage of singers. Bets were 
freely made, Sam Ehrlich wagered a 
five spot that "quire" did not mean a 
body of singers. All hands repaired 
to Bentham's office and looked it up 
in the dictionary. Sam lost (and 
Bentham is now looking for the dic- 
tionary). 



Mr. and Mrs. Joe Keaton celebrated 
their seventeenth wedding anniver- 
sary last week. Joe presented his 
wife with a solitaire engagement ring. 
It was a forgotten part of their court- 
ship. When the wedding occurred 
Joe forgot to hand his wife a wedding 
ring. Eleven years afterward Mr. 
Keaton remembered Mrs. Keaton had 
had no gold band, and bought one 
for her. Of the accumulated wealth 
of the marrying couple, amounting to 
four dollars on their date of marriage, 
Joe split it 50-50 with a Wisconsin 
parson who fixed up the Job. Joe 
and mother started out on their 
double travels together with a capi- 
tal of two dollars. 



VARIETY 



19 



TWO-RING CIRCUS PROPOSED 
FOR LONG STAYS I N BIG CITIES 

Movement Reported Afoot to Propel Elaborate Circus 

for Week-Stands. No 44 Hippodrome " Track. 

Capital One Million, with $500,000 Paid 

in. Auto-Trucks Instead of Horses. 




Several old time circus men, among 
whom are said to be some proprietors 
of tent shows in the past, are report- 
ed contemplating, commencing with 
next summer, ' a big two-ring circus, 
to play only in cities capable of turn- 
ing out profitable patronage for a 
week or three days. The route, as 
laid out, is said to include stops at 
New York and Chicago, for two weeks 
each, with a return date at New York 
for the same period, the show open- 
ing in the metropolis the latter part 
of April. 

No stand west of Kansas City has 
been placed on the route sheet. The 
towns as laid out include New York, 
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Brook- 
lyn, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Washing- 
ton, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, In- 
dianapolis, St. Louis, Milwaukee, St. 
Paul, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Detroit, 
Toronto, and Kansas City. 

Some of the cities will be week- 
stands, others three days each. Where 
the jumps may be inconvenient, day- 
stands will be routed to nil in, such 
as Buffalo for the first three days, 
with Rochester, Syracuse and Utica to 
nil in for the connection with the 
Boston date. 

While a menagerie will be carried, 
there will be no hippodrome track. 
Seats will run down to the quarter 
poles, and the interior will be more 
elaborate than has ever been shown in 
a circus. New canvas, waterproofed 
and fireproofed, is to be shortly or- 
dered, according to report. 

The company proposes to have a 
capital stock of $1,000,000, with 
$500,000 paid in. It is said that 
$250,000 of this has been agreed upon 
as the necessary amount to equip the 
week-stand circus, while the other 
quarter of a million will be held as a 
sinking fund. 

The old-time circus men, who have 
interested themselves to the extent 
of subscribing for stock and offering 
to lend their experience, are satisfied 
if it is two years before the circus 
makes money. During this period 
the sinking fund will be relied upon 
to take up the deficits, while the un- 
sold half-million stock in the treasury 
may be sold by resolution of the com- 
pany's stockholders. 

It is planned to offset the possible 
dearth of big features to select a 
strong novelty for the opening sea- 
son, through employing auto-trucks, 
Instead of horses. This will do away 
with the animals and their feed, econ- 
omizing to a large amount in this way. 
Arrangements made with an auto- 
truck concern will permit the circus to 
use its trucks on a low rental basis, 
the auto concern making the cheap fig- 
ure through believing the free adver- 
tising for the trucks will be worth 
enough to cover the profit waived in 
the rental. 



The autos are expected to prove a 
drawing card for the country-ground 
the large cities. With a week-stand, 
it is expected by the promoters that 
the new circus will create so much 
talk the first season, it will at once 
establish itself as a permanent fea- 
ture. As a permanent institution, 
appearing regularly each season, the 
circus men behind the movement for 
the "two-ringed" say they can obtain 
concessions from local merchants 
which will be a big advantage. 

No name for the circus has yet been 
decided upon, but "The Great Ameri- 
can Show" has been suggested. 

As the promoters of the movement 
are proceeding very secretly, it is not 
likely that any public statement will 
be made for some months yet. 



SKLLS-FLOTO COMING EAST. 

In an announcement through the 
trade papers, H. H. Tammen says the 
Sells-Floto Circuit, is coming east in 
August, for the first time. 

The same announcement remarks 
that the Sells-Floto show is making 
money at the 25-cent admission scale, 
which has been employed by the "in- 
dependent" circus for a couple of sea- 
sons past, as against the regular prices 
of tented shows belonging to the Ring- 
lings. 



FRANK' 8 SHOW INCREASING. 

California Frank's wild west show is 
making money, and with the increase 
in receipts comes an increase in the 
cars carrying the show. There were 
ten back and one ahead when the 
season opened, now thirteen are in the 
rear with two on the advance job. 

Joe Rosenthal is managing the "No. 
1" car, while "No. 2" is in charge of 
C. M. Connor. 

The show is now upstate, and is 
headed for Maine. From the Arling- 
ton headquarters on Broadway comes 
word that California Frank will not 
play any part of the New York City 
at present. 



WHAT COULD JAKE SAY? 

.lake Newman, contracting agent for 
the Forepaugh-Sells circus, jumped 
into New York while the show was 
playing Jersey towns. 

Newman reports big business despite 
the opposition offered by the Hagen- 
heck - Wallace, California Frank's 
'Wild West" and the "101 Ranch." 



Jeff Callan is up in St. John. N. IV.. 
looking after a theatre. 



Variety/b baseball team revenged 
itself on the Winter Gardens last Fri- 
day, when the Varietvb took them 
into camp, 11 — 2. The Winter Gar- 
den boys were without their regular 
line-up, while Variety was strength- 
ened by two or three non-regulars. 



The VARiETirUnited Booking Of- 
fice second game, scheduled for last 
Saturday, was called off. It may be 
played to-day or to-morrow. 



The total amount staked with the 
Government betting booths (Paris 
mutuals) at the race tracks around 
Paris and at Cabourg, France, in 1910 
was $72,281,392. From the total 
amount 2 per cent, is deducted for 
charities, 1 per cent, for waterworks 
and 1 per cent, for encouraging horse 
breeding.. A further 5 per cent, is 
taxed from the entire gate money for 
public charities and the expense of 
administering same. 



The Corinthian Football Club of 
England will send a strong team to 
Canada the end of next month to try 
their skill against the Canadians in 
the vastly popular game of football, 
as played in England. The English 
team will go through to the Pacific 
Coast on the trip. The game played 
abVoad is what is known in America 
as "Association Football," which is 
just beginning to gain some popular- 
ity in a small way over here. It will 
gain more favor with the American 
public, if introduced properly, for it 
is a game requiring skill, stamina and 
speed, without containing the risk of 
the football played by our colleges. 
With all the agitation against mod- 
ern American football, it is strange 
that no one suggested the adopting of 
the English Association game. One 
or two of our leading colleges have 
played the game some. 

Capt. Skigie of the Variety. Base- 
ball Team, submitted the following 
resignation, which has been accepted 
with regret: 

"To the members of the Variety 
Baseball Team: It is with much regret 
that I hear hand in my resignation of 
Captain to your team on count of 
going away Thursday. 

(Signed) "Skigie." 



Madge Leasing, who is visiting in 
this country for the first time in seven 
years, may» be seen in a production 
over here before she returns to the 
other side. 



Harry Mock, superintendent of 
Hammersteiu's, at one time had a 
pretty good baseball club. This sea- 
son, though, Harry and his nine are 
just practising pitching high balls to 
the Suffragette Fanners on the Roof. 
If the Suffragettes will get up a nine 
among them, and elect the sheep 
shearer captain, the Vmhhtvs will 
play them. 

Marcus Loew has a nine in train 
ing, the lemonade girls on the Amer- 
ican roof. One of the pirls the other 
evening said she liad done twenty 
eight miles so far that d:iy, running 
up and down stairs. She says she 
wanted to be the best hitter on the 
nine. 



THE NEW HOFFMANN SHOW. 

Headed by Gertrude Hoffmann, a 
troupe of very well known ballet 
dancers presented three lal'ets at the 
Winter Garden Wdnesday evening. 

Baldina, Kosloff and many others 
lamous in Europe take the bulk of 
the work. Miss Hoffmann merely oc- 
cupying the centre of the stage at 
most times while the others dance. 

The audience took to the lively 
parts of the ballets, though this was 
due to the good work of the orches- 
tra. The three ballets presented 
were "Cleopatra," "Les Sylphldes'' 
and "Sheherazade." 

"Cleopatra" probably showed the 
most daring bit of stage work that 
has been seen on this side of the 
water. This is a love scene between 
Cleopatra (Miss Hoffmann) ana 
Amoun (Theodore Kosloff). 

The entertainment is alike to that 
given at the Alhambra and Empire 
in London, only in those English 
halls variety turns vary the ballets. 
However, the ballets at the Winter 
Garden are heavier than those at- 
tempted in London, but the same 
style Is more generally seen in the 
continental cities. 

After the first ballet flowers were 
brought up over the footlights to 
Miss Hoffmann and there was ap- 
plause, some which was genuine and 
some of which was not. The claque, an 
English and Continental institution, 
has long been argued against by 
Americans, but it appears pretty rea- 
sonable now that such things are 
necessary. 

The Winter Garden audience didn't 
know just when to applaud. They 
will have to be thoroughly educated to 
ballets before they do. On the other 
hand, the claque leads the applause 
and they never go wrong. The house 
was full of the regular first-nighters. 

The story of the ballet, "Shehera- 
zade," is nothing more or less than a 
big pantomime, taken from an act ap- 
pearing in vaudeville in England at 
present, called "A Night in a Harem." 
The act was found on the Continent 
by English agents some six months 
ago. There has been some talk of 
bringing it to America. 

"Les Sylphldes," with Mile. Lotou- 
kowa, provoked storms of applause. 
Miss Hoffman did not appear in this 
scene. 

The new venture at the Garden is a 
daring attempt to inoculate the ballet 
habit into New Yorkers. It's a 
gamble. Jt's*. 

.\l E. Guy lord, musical director of 
the Grand Opera House, Brooklyn, lias 
been engaged with his orchestra to 
appear at Steeplechase Park, Rocka- 
way Beach, for tht. summer. The 
Park opens with a benefit for the 
Kockaway Hospital, June i'.°. . 



Police Inspector Walsh strolled up 
Broadway Saturday afternoon and 
s'ood for "ini'e awhile surve\itig the 
actors loin, i. 1 in:: in front of the Put- 
nam buildinu As a result a special 
policeman was «'.••* : i i I • ■ < 1 to that Mot K 
r»ll .!:•> Monda;. 

Pauline, a« com pa uied by hi. wife. 
sails for lair«'pe Satnr.hr. .>?■ i).. .\|i- ; 
ndonka 



40 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK. 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 
or Reappearance In or Around 
New York 
lioehm's Athletic Girls, Hammer- 
stein's. 
Samson Trio, Hammerstein's. 
Claire and West, Hammerstein's. 
Mr. and Mrs. Erwln Connelly, Fifth 

Avenue. 
Belle Oura, Fifth Avenue. 
Abbott and White, Henderson's. 
Musical Forrest**, Henderson's. 



Nellie McCoy. 
Songs and Dances. 
10 Mins.; One. 
Hammerstein's. 

Nellie McCoy slides back into vaude- 
ville with a couple of songs, a change 
of costume, and her nimble feet. Nel- 
lie looks well and Nellie can dance, 
but Nellie has not a vaudeville act. 
Opening in a Quaker looking gown 
that turns out to be a combination 
sheath and harem affair, she sings a 
song about "Father and Mother" with 
seven or eight verses that "have very 
little point. A dance at the finish 
puts it over. The second number is 
the American girl, with a tailored suit 
of white, topped off by a Panama hat. 
The suit looked as though it had Just 
been taken out of the camphor trunk, 
but it allowed Nellie to pull that man- 
nish walk, and also gave her plenty 
of room for a capital dance. The 
act ended with the second number. 
Miss McCoy was received mildly. As 
she doesn't seem capable of putting 
over a "single," perhaps a male part- 
ner might help. Dash. 



Pouchot's Flying Ballet; (6). 
7 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Fifth Avenue. 

There is nothing in this act that has 
not been shown before. No dancing 
is Indulged in — simply the regulation 
posing of the girls in ballet postures, 
both on the floor and in the air. This 
is supplemented by what is now the 
conventional waving of filmy strips of 
material, never operated in unison 
with the rising in the «*ir of the cen- 
tral figure. At the conclusion a vol- 
ume of pigeons are released from the 
gallery and off stage, but they have 
not been trained to alight on all the 
figures. Some of the girls are not 
favored by a single bird, while others 
are swamped with them. An electrical 
illumination serves to further enhance 
the final picture; but, as before stat- 
ed, nothing new is disclosed. The 
management claims that the flight 
over the heads of the audience is new 
to vaudeville. Barring its lack of 
novelty, the act is a graceful and 
dainty offering, but even so, merely 
a "copy" at that of Grigoletto's 
Aerial Ballet. Jolo. 



The Zarnes. 

Trapeze. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstei n's. 

The Zarnes, a man and woman, of- 
fer a trapeze specialty of the usual 
sort. A long routine is gone through 
in rather listless fashion. There are 
several tricks well worth while. The 
listlessness may have been caused 
through their opening the show, when 
not over fifty people were on the roof. 

Dash. 



Dorothy Rogers and Co.; (6). 
"Babies a la Carte**; (Comedy). 
10 Mins.; Four (Parlor). 
New Brighton. 

The sketch "Babies a la Carte," 
which Dorothy Rogers and her little 
company present was evidently writ- 
ten for laughing purposes only. While 
there are any number of good lines 
and situations in the playlet that 
evoke laughter, the biggest laugh 
comes with the introduction of the 
little colored "pick" at the close. 
No particular novelty is in the theme 
employed. The plot hinges about the 
efforts of a son to obtain money from 
his father. The boy is in New York, 
owns a race horse and plays the po- 
nies. Father is in the country and 
has coin. "Bessie" is the name of 
the thoroughbred. The boy frequently 
mentions "Bessie" in his letters ask- 
ing for a "touch." Father believes 
"Bessie" is wife of son. Finally 
father comes to city. Son procures 
wife in a hurry. His sweetheart poses 
as his better half during father's visit. 
"Bessie has a beautiful form, and a 
white stocking on her left forefoot," 
as usual. Father arrives. Then 
comes the question of a baby. The 
hero's negro servant is sent out to 
borrow a child. He returns with 

three, two white and one black. There 
is a quick curtain, leaving the audi- 
ence in doubt as to whether the fa- 
ther cut the boy off or accepted the 
mixture. Sully Guard has the role of 
the son; Billie Betts that of the fa- 
ther, and Carl Statzer that of the 
negro servant. The latter works hard 
and accomplishes much toward the 
comedy of the piece. Miss Rogers is 
charming at all times and makes her 
points tell. Of the babies the "choco- 
late drop" was the best of the trio, 
the kid seemed so bewildered that 
the expression on its face caused laugh 
after laugh, and was fully deserving 
of the lone curtain he or she was per- 
mitted to take. The offering will 
serve for laughing purposes. Fred. 



Milando Duo. 

Singing. 

7 Mins.; One. 

Both the members of this duo have 
splendid voices and their selection of 
repertoire at present seems the only 
thing lacking in class. Still they 
were one of the real hits of the bill 
at the American last half of last week. 
The act is a little short at present 
and could easily stand the addition of 
another number. The man has a 
good idea of comedy and is a strong 
factor in the team. The worn is con- 
fined to high class operatic selections 
and parodies of them. The turn 
should do very well on "small time." 

Fred. 



Edna Farlowe. 

Songs. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Edna Farlowe should have entered 
vaudeville some years ago, as her 
style of singing a "coon" song was 
very popular then. Another thing 
that Kdna should not do is to sing of 
good advice and philosophy. It is 
poor judgment to sing anything with a 
moral to it in houses where stories 
are, to the contrary, shown on the 
screen between the acts. Jess. 



ltose Snow and Co. (%\. 

Comedy Sketch. 

14 Mins.; Four (Parlor). 

Rose Snow is "some" looker, and 
wears two very stunning costumes, 
but otherwise has nothing to do. Two 
men assist her, or, rather are really 
assisted by her in a roughly made-up 
sketch of many ideas long ago for- 
gotten. One is taken from "The Twen- 
tieth Century Burglars," the rest be- 
ing chosen from many pieces. "Gags" 
like "1 didn't know Washington was 
sick" and "Peas roll off my knife," 
were •eleased some years ago. Out- 
side of this, the two do not do badly 
with the vehicle they have chosen. 

Jess. 



Beatrice. 

Violinist. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Henderson's. 

Beatrice is a good looking girl, ra- 
ther up-to-date in her dress, and with 
a fair amount of personality. The 
girl depends mostly on her style of 
handling the violin while playing a 
few of the later day "rag" hits. This 
alone takes her away from the aver- 
age "straight" violinist. Beatrice 
could succeed very well on the smaller 
big time. Jess. 



Nevins and Erwood. 
Singing and Dancing. 
18 Mins.; One. 
Henderson's. 

The pair are remarkable dancers, 
especially the man who works in 
black-face. He is not a half bad black- 
face comedian, but some of the talk 
could be cut, as a faster routine would 
help the act. The girl is a good help 
to her partner. The couple could 
easily become a very big hit with a 
singing and dancing routine of some- 
thing like twelve minutes, finishing 
with the same number they are now 
using. The man's eccentric acrobatic 
dance is a big applause winner. The 
turn is in right at Henderson's this 
week, and ought to easily give a good 
account of itself anywhere. Jess. 



Faber Sisters. 
Songs and Dances. 
14 Mins.; One. 

A rather clever sister team and real 
workers. They are possessed of all 
the qualities that make up a success- 
ful vaudeville turn. They have voices, 
can dance and have no mean idea of 
the value of comedy. At present there 
is but one thing lacking to qualify 
for the bigger time. The quantity 
that they are shy of is stage presence 
and the "frame-up" of their turn. 
When these details are absorbed there 
will be another "sister" team 1 that will 
easily lit in an early spot on a big 
time bill. Fred. 



GrifHs and Doris. 
Singing and Dancing. 
14 Mins.; One. 
Gane's Manhattan. 

These girls land with their dancing. 
Opening with a song they do an eccen- 
tric dance that wins instant favor. 
The taller offers a "cry baby" num- 
ber in pajamas, fairly well received 
and her partner in an exaggerated 
German costume, follows with a song 
and dance. The girls put over a step- 
ping routine at the close that is well 
arranged. They are good dancers and 
the present frameup is bound to score 
in the "pop" houses. Mark. 



Belle Wilton. 

Singing. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Gane's Manhattan. 

A valuable asset in vaudeville is a 
good voice. Belle Wilton has it. She 
opens with "Oh, oh! Callahan!" 
dressed in a spangled green gown, fol- 
lowing it up to good advantage with 
"That Dreamy Italian Waltz." In 
newsboy attire, she sings "If I Was A 
Millionaire," and, making another 
change for her fourth number, ren- 
ders "I Won't Try To Be A Lady Any 
More." Miss Wilton's first numbers 
are her strongest. She should switch 
them around. Mark. 



Alfredo. 

Violinist. 

Mins.; One. 

Alfredo is there forty ways with 
the violin. Though this young mu- 
sician is affecting Rinaldo's makeup 
and style of playing, he is making the 
biggest kind of a hit in the "pop" 
houses. He can play classical pieces 
with technique and feeling, and his 
popular selections are rendered with 
ease and grace. Mark. 



Semon Duo. 

Songs. 

12 Mins.; One. 

A boy and girl have managed to put 
together a pleasing little specialty, 
due mostly to the easy comedy man- 
ner of the young woman. She has a 
good singing voice of the contralto 
kind, and knows how to deliver the 
songs of the day. Jess. 

OUT OF TOWN 



Dolly Connolly. 

Songs. 

13 Mins.; One. 

Young's Pier, Atlantic City. 

Dolly Connolly, well known In 
vaudeville, who formerly appeared 
with Percy Wenrich at the piano, is 
now working alone. Mr. Wenrich, 
however, leads the orchestra. Miss 
Connolly has a clever and original way 
of singing "rag" numbers. Her four 
songs, Monday, all received liberal ap- 
plause. Three are new, and give 
promise of becoming popular. Her 
closing number went very big. Miss 
Connolly also pleased with a short ec- 
centric dance. She is pretty, dresses 
well, and knows how to put songs 
over. Dolly scored nicely here, taking 
four bows at the finish. 

/. li. Pulaski. 



Maude Lambert. 

Hongs. 

12 Mins.; One. 

Young's Pier, Atlantic City. 

Charming Maude Lambert quite ap- 
propriately dipped once more into 
vaudeville here Monday. Miss Lam- 
bert's pleasant voice and her beautiful 
gowns carried her to big applause. 
Miss Lambert wore three dresses, each 
prettier than the other. "Somewhere 
This Summer With You" has a catchy 
melody that won favor. With "Caro- 
lina Rag," however, Miss Lambert 
scored heavily. A graceful, easy 
style and pleasing personality classes 
Miss Lambert as one of the best. She 
is a distinct feature. /. B. Pulaski. 



VARIETY 



21 




A NOTE OF SYMPATHY 



TO THE WHITE KATH ACTORS' UNION OF 
AMERICA: 

We wish through you to extend to Mr. Harry 
Mountford our sincere sympathy in this, his 
hour of suffering. We learn from his com- 
plaint, sworn to under oath by him, in an ac- 
tion to recover from us $250,000 for alleged 
libel, that we have done serious damage to 
his mind and body. 

We had no intention of so doing. We only 
sought to convey to the vaudeville artist who 
is as much interested as we, if not more, what 
we honestly believe to be the truth. 

The truth always hurts. We didn't believe 
it would hurt $250,000 worth In the case of 
Mr. Mountford. In fact, we did not think that 
a man of such stalwart fighting qualities as 
Mountford would feel hurt at anything. 

We thought he was a game lighter— -a good 
loser. But no — he alleges in his complaint 
under oath that our statement of last week has 
caused him great and irreparable "humiliation, 
chagrin, annoyance, distress, physical and men- 
tal suffering." 

When he committed a crime against the 
laws of the State of New York by calling rep- 
utable managers thieves, in an issue of his 
'Player" a few months ago, although that 
statement was grossly criminal, he didn't hear 
any manager whine and howl like a whipped 
cur. 

Mountford is so apt at quotations we dis- 
like to believe he overlooked that one about 
people in glass houses. 

We all like to win in this world, but when 
one loses, especially when he is a leader of 
men, he shouldn't cry and whine, admit de- 
feat, and dishearten his followers. A man 
should not go to war unless he is willing to 
be shot at once in a while; especially so when 
he starts the warfare. He can't expect to do 
all the shooting. 

Mountford makes one important confession 
under oath. It proves all we said in our last 
statement. He swears that he "is dependent 
for a livelihood" upon the White Rats Actors' 
Union of America. The quotation is from his 
own lips under oath. 

There is the reason for Mountford's activity. 
It is unnecessary to add to his own sworn 
statement. 

Again the English gentleman winces be- 
cause we referred to him as he who once 
signed himself "the unpurchaseable." We 
never sa'd Mountford was purehaseable. He 
once said — and mind you, without being ac- 
cused —that he was "the unpurchaseable." and 



so signed himself in his own organ, the 

"Player." How absent-minded of Mr. Mount- 
ford! No, on second thought, it must have 
been that "mental suffering" he complains 
about. 

We can imagine how torrid was that ex- 
pansive English brow when, within thirty-six 
hours after our statement last Friday, he en- 
gaged counsel and had the summons and com- 
plaint in his action printed. We wonder 
whether the White Rats Actors' Union is sup- 
posed to pay for printing the summons and 
complaint in this suit to recover a quarter of 
a million dollars. We hope that Mountford 
will not engage the cabin de-luxe on the Maure- 
tania on the strength of that $250,000. 

We wonder why Mr. Mountford swears that 
he is a resident of the "County of New York," 
when in truth and in fact his address accord- 
ing to the directory and telephone book is 
Johnson Avenue, Richmond Hill, "County of 
Queens." And this reminds us that in his 
complaint he does not deny tliat statement 
about the palatial home on Long Island. Of 
course he couldn't. The records show it is 
owned by Mrs. Maud Walsh Mountford. 

Mountford's suit for a quarter of a million 
is about as big a joke as his "Last Call." We 
would ask the secretary — or should we say 
"International Secretary"? — whether, when he 
took that "correspondence course in the art of 
being a secretary" (which he recommends) 
some of the letters of instruction were not lost 
in the mails. This is the only way we can ac- 
count for his statement to the effect that the 
White Rats have ninety per cent, of the actors 
in the United States and Canada, and they 
don't care a snap about the other ten per cent., 
but in the next line and in the last one he 
begs and implores that other ten per cent, to 
come into the fold. Our little English lion 
must have also taken a correspondence course 
in acting, judging from his success in that art. 

Seriously speaking, we want the artist to 
know that our statements are made in the best 
of good faith for the good of the vaudeville 
business. 

We are and always have been construction- 
ists. We have made vaudeville what it is, with 
the artists' help. Conditions are far letter 
to-day than they ever have been. Ask any 
artist who has worked in this country the past 
fifteen or twenty years. 

Wo are opposed to destructionists. Hence 
our talk to you. If, in our effort to enlighten 
you on matters in which we have a mutual in- 
terest, some agitator is ground down, that is 
his fault, not ours. We repeat what w»» have 
so often said, that a strike or chaotic condi- 



tion of the vaudeville business means loss to 
you and to us. We realize that, bat do you? 

We are good losers. We will take our medi- 
cine, if we have to, like men. We won't lose 
the fight, though we may lose money. You 
will lose both the fight and money. This un- 
settled condition of affairs must be over with 
one way or the other, and the sooner the 
better. 

The showmen who have made the vaudeville 
business what it is have been through one 
strike, and all the trials and troubles of com- 
petition and opposition backed by millions. 
Their experience makes them unafraid of 
threats, etc., but do you realize the number of 
new investors with capital ready to build the- 
atres who are afraid to Invest and build new 
tlieatres on account of the present unsettled 
conditions? Every theatre unbuilt means at 
least (if it be intended as a popular priced 
moving picture theatre) one hundred and fifty 
acts each year deprived of engagement*. 

There are more of these contemplated the- 
atres being held up than the artist has any 
idea of, and every day this chaotic condition 
continues means more capital diverted into 
other channels for investment. 

We want the artist to reason the whole sit- 
uation out for himself, with his fellow artist 
or artists. Let him look a little further than 
his nose, make inquiry, ascertain the facta, 
judge the future somewhat at least .by the past, 
and not run off half-cocked at the first red fire 
speech. We silently tolerated the unwar- 
ranted and criminal abuse heaped upon us by 
Mountford, and only because we were prevailed 
upon by hundreds of artists — White Rats 
among them — to make some statement for the 
benefit of all the artists, did we determine to 
speak at all. 

Up to the time of Mountford's activity in 
America, the manager and the artist were 
friends on a social as well as business equality. 
Since his advent, a feeling of distrust and en- 
mity has arisen. 

How long is it to continue? So far as we 
are concerned, it will continue as long as Mr. 
.Mountford has anything to do with an artists' 
organization. The men who pay the actor, 
who in turn pays Mountford's salary, will never 
deal with any organization with which he is 
connected. 

As we said last week, if this means fight, we 
are ready for it, but It is sickening to hear a 
man who starts a fight cry at the very first 
blow. 

Stand up and fight like a man. Don't throw 
mud week after week, and then cry because 
your hands are stained. 



VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS* PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. 



22 



VARIETY 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

. NEW YORK. 

"A COUNTRY GIRL"— Herald Square (4th 

week )• 
"AS A MAN THINKS" (John Maaon)— Nul- 

mova'i (16th week). 
"EVERTWOMAN"— Lyric (17th week). 
"EXCUSE ME" — Gaiety (19th week). 
FOL1ES BERGERE (9th week). 
"GET RICH QUICK WALLINQPORD" — Co- 
han's (43d week). 
GRAND ITALIAN OPERA— Irvine Place (Id 

week). 
GRAND OPERA— Daly'* (2d week). 
LA SAISON RUSSE — Winter Garden (Id 

week). 
"PINAFORE"— Casino (4th week). 
8TOCK — Academy. 
STOCK (Corse Peyton) — Grand O. ■ H. (7th 

week). 
8POONER STOCK— Metropolis (17th week). 
STOCK— West End (8th week). 
"THE PINK LADY"— New Amsterdam (18th 

week). 
"THE MERRY WHIRL" — Columbia (Id week) 
"THE RED ROSE" (Valeska 8uratt)— Globe 

(opene June II). 
"YOUTH"— BIJou (Id week). 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



CHICAGO 

A BORN OPERA CO.— McVlcker'a (Id week). 

"BOWERY BURLE8QUERS"— Columbia (4th 
week). 

"LITTLE MI8S FIX-IT"— Chicago O. H. (5th 
week). 

"GET RICH QUICK WALL1NOFORD"— 
Olympic. (10th week). 

"SEVEN SISTERS" (Charles Cherry) — Pow- 
ers' (10th week). 

STOCK — Haymarket 

"THE HEART BREAKERS'— Prino* 

HOWE'S LECTURES — Garlicky 



(Id 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

ETHEL BARRYMORE — Colombia. 

"ZAZA" (atock) — Alcasar. 



MONK'S TRAINER ABSENT. 

Although "Consul, the Great" was 
booked and billed for Hammerateln's 
Roof, next week, the monk will not 
be seen atop of the Victoria. "Consul" 
is a Bostock chimp, and was exhibited 
in this country by Alfred Dorwisky 
under the direction of Dr. Buckey. 
The latter is the American represen- 
tative of the animal king. 

Last week the chimpanzee was at 
Keith's, Boston, with Dorwisky as his 
trainer. On the return from the Bean 
City, the trainer is reported to have 
tendered his resignation to Dr. 
Buckey and refused to proceed further 
with "Consul." This is the cause for 
the cancellation of the Victoria en- 
gagement. 

"Consul" was first brought to this 
country under contract to William 
Morris at the time of the "monk" 
craze two summers back. He was 
first shown at the American Roof In 
opposition to "Peter," scheduled 
shortly after for Hammerstein's. Dor- 
wlnsky accompanied the animal from 
Europe. He has been with it ever 
since. 

Several weeks ago Mrs. Dorwinsky 
returned from a trip abroad and 
brought with her several chimpanzees 
including a male and a female. 



A CO-ED NOW REGULAR. 

Chicago, June 14. 

Jean Murdoch, a young Chicago Uni- 
versity co-ed, has been engaged by 
Daniel Krohraan for a part next sea- 
son in "The Seven Sisters." 

Manager Goodfrlend, of the show, 
witnessed a one-act play entitled 
"Gambling," recently produced by uni- 
versity students. Upon the showing 
made by Miss Murdoch he immediate- 
ly engaged her. 

An incident in connection with the 
engagement of Miss Murdoch is that 
she is one of seven sisters by birth 
(press stuff). 



Bird Millman sails for Europe In 
August, returning to open on the Or- 
pheum Circuit, Jan. 22. 



LONDON. 



COLISEUM 
Adeline Qenee 
Alfred Lester A Co. 
Harry Pragaon 
Jose Otero'a Spanish 

Daneera 
Frank Milton A 

Slstera De Long 

(American) 
Donaldson Bros. 
Victoria Troupe 
The Maequea 
Freddie Hackin 
Anartoa 
Pasquali Brae. 
Nora Bmerald 



Dancers 
Mordkln 

Kelly 



PALACE. 

Russian 
(Pavlova, 
A Co.) 

Walter C 
(American) 

Albert Whelan 

Carlton 

La Pla 

Reynolds A Donegan 
(American) 

Harmony Four 
(American) 

Marie Fenton (Amer- 
ican) 

Kitty Dale 

The Mackeys 



NEW YORK. 



HAMMER8TBIN'B 
Belle Blanche 

' Bell Family 
Howard A Howard 
Fougere 

Bedinl A Arthur 
Roehm'a Athletic 

Girls 
Wlnsor McCay 
MarUnnetU A 8yl- 

▼eater 
Alexander A Soott 
Crouch A Welch 
Samson Trio 
Alvln A Kenney 
Claire A Weat 
Gardner Duo 
Lewis A Morton 
(Headline to fill.) 

BRIGHTON BEACH 
MUSIC HALL 
Eva Tanguay 
"High Ufa In Jail" 
Howard 

Hlckey'a Circus 
McKay A Cantwell 
Bam J. Curtis A Co. 
Rem-Brandt 
Dale A Boyle 

FIFTH AVENUE 
Truly 8hattuck 
Mabelle Fonda 

Troupe 
Avon Comedy Four 
Perry A White 
Belle Onra 
Emmett Devoy A Co. 
Brent Hayea 
Mr. A Mrs. Erwln 

Connelly 



HENDERSONS 
"Top O* Th' World 

Daneera 
Harvey-Devora Trio 
Romany Opera 

Troupe 
Bowman Brothers 
Martina Brothers 
Abbott A White 
Bailey A Teare 
Musical Forreata 
(One to fill.) 

BRIGHTON 

THEATRE 
Nat Willa 
Valerie Bergere A 

Co. 
La Tltcomb 
Kate Ellnore A Bam 

Williams 
Bert Coote A Co. 
Dlero 

Barnes A Crawford 
Boxing Kangaroo 
The Dorians 
(Three to fill.) 

orpheum" 

Mclntyre A Heath 
Mrs. Annie Teamans 
James A Bonnie 

Thornton 
Gus Williams 
Lottie Ollson 
Ward A Curran 
Will H. Fox 
Fox A Ward 
John Le Clair 



CHICAGO. 



MAJESTIC 
Louise Dresser 
Edwarda Davis A 

Co. 
Harry Fox A Mlller- 

shlp Slstera 



Four Huntings 
Taylor, Krans A 
White 
Three Eacardos 
Corinne Francis 
Narrow Bros. 



BOSTON. 



KEITH'S 
"The Melsterslng- 

ers" 
Onlta 

Haynea A Vidocq 
Dolan A Lenharr 
Five Plroacoffla 



Snyder A Buckley 

Richards 

Lester, Loralne i 

Qulnn 
Delmore A Onleda 
Plcturea 



PHILADELPHIA. 



KEITH'S 
Lillian Herleln 
Linton A Lawrence 
Frank Tlnney 
Ernest P a n t a e r 
Troupe 



J. Warren Keane 
La Toy Brothers 
Earl A Romano 
Sully Family 
Kajlyama 



Jimmy Rice and Johnny Bell have 
formed a vaudeville partnership. 



TIN PAN ALLEY JINGLES 

By WILLIAM JEROME. 

Edward Harrlgan was the father of 
American popular song writers. 

Harrlgan and Braham were a great 
combination. "Maggie Murphy's 
Home/' "Paddy Duffy's Cart," and 
"When Poverty's Tears Ebb and Flow" 
are songs that will live forever. 



There was a picture in every Har- 
rlgan song that no one but Harrlgan 
could paint 



Ben Collins was the first great par- 
ody writer — then came James Mc- 
Avoy. 

Coronation note: 

Chas. K. Harris is visiting the dif- 
ferent royalty accounts of Europe. 



Louis Bernstein and Tin Pan Alley 
are regular pals again. 

A voice from the woods: 

Vincent Berlin, Irving Bryan, Ted 
Goetz and Ray Snyder are writing the 
songs for the Eddie Foy show. 

Jerome H. Remick, of Detroit, Bos- 
ton and Atlantic City, may be seen at 
the Knickerbocker any day from 12 to 
2 for the next two weeks. The Big 
Fellow is always chaperoned by Fred 
and Mose. 

To spend the summer at Atlantic 
City is the song plngger's fondest 
dream. 



Bank Roll chatter: 

This is the season of the Expense 
Account. All going out — nothing 
coming in — but bills. 



WATCHING THE BABY GROW. 

Bobby North will watch the baby 
grow this summer, not having re-en- 
gaged with "The Follies," or made 
any plans for next season. 

His production-partner (plays) 
Cliff Gordon, has accepted United Of- 
fices bookings. 




ARTISTS AT WARD'S ISLAND 

Among the group above are the artlita who took part In the last performance of the sea- 
eon at Ward's Island. June 1. tendered by Domlnlck Buckley for the entertainment of the 
Inmai.i of the Institution. 

The artiste volunteering services are Slron, Luclanna Lucca, Payne and Lee. Victoria Pour. 
Dr. Will Davis. Kraus and Walters, Jack Drlsner, Pour Fords. Billy Bonner. 

Others in the picture are Joe Sullivan. Aaron Kessler, Jack Drucker, Mrs. Ford. Master Max 
Ford. Jesse Howe, Chas. Eller (the pianist) and the directing surgeon of the institution. 



HERE'S BILLY GOULD 

By WILLIAM GOULD. 

Los Angeles, June 10. 
A critic's girl in a certain town 
liked me very much. That settled me 
as far as he was concerned. I sent 
the critic my contract, and wrote him 
to send me his. He didn't. (I could 
localise this.) 



Another monkey was born yester- 
day. He will be christened 'Kelly, 
the boob." 

By the way, I know of a critic 
named Kelly, in Portland, Ore., whom 
I have never seen, but if he is as 
small In stature as he is in principle, 
he could stand on the ground, flat- 
footed and kiss an ant between the 
eyes without bending his knees. He 
wears a No. 6 hat; a 12 collar; he's 
built like a Rhlnewine bottle; wears 
burlap underwear, and his mother 
buys his ties for him. He received 
his theatrical knowledge in a moving 
picture house, and thinks "Hamlet" 
is an afterpiece. He'll read this. 
He has to read Vajubth and publish 
clippings from it to make believe he is 
earning his salary. I got a dress suit 
and a ride to Seattle and ate in a first 
class hotel all at the manager's ex- 
pense. Now Kelly, your name is 
known and I won't charge you any- 
thing for being your press agent. 



Had an interesting talk with a la- 
bor leader in Oakland. He made a 
remark that put a new angle to the 
actors' affiliation with labor. He said: 
"I think it was a bad move to allow 
the actors in, for labor is underpaid 
and actors are over paid (if they re- 
ceive the fabulous amount they are 
supposed to). 1 know an actor who 
worked with me that couldn't earn |3 
a day. As an actor he gets $360 a 
week. I don't think I should be called 
out to protect his salary. He is not a 
laboring man any more; and has noth- 
ing in common with his old laboring 
friends. In fact I doubt if he could 
earn $3 a day now as a laboring man." 



It takes a long time to find out if 
a man is honest, but you generally 
find out what he is in the long run. 

Some actors have sense. Those 
that have sense have cents also. 

The more money an aetor gets and 
saves, the more conservative he be- 
comes. 



The only time I ever gambled was 
when I was broke. Then I had noth- 
ing to lose, and everything to gain. 
(Paste that in your lid.) 

Show me a discontented actor and 
I'll show you an idle actor. 

Show me an actor actively engaged 
dn vaudeville who is making laws for 
the actor and I'll show you a necklace 
of hen's teeth. 



Franklin Batie, the "tenor robusto" 
of the Jack Wilson Trio, has suffered 
so much of late with throat affection 
that, at the conclusion of next week's 
engagement at Atlantic City, he will 
have his tonsils removed. 



VARIETY 



*3 



THE MERRY WHIRL 



THREE WEEKS 



It's not a new, but a better "Merry 
Whirl" at the Columbia. The Gordon 
& North show opened there Monday 
matinee. Returning for a summer run 
to the Broadway house of the Eastern 
Burlesque Wheel, the prospects are 
promising. 

The production is brand new 
and a meritorious one. With the large 
chorus, principals, besides the stage 
settings and "clothes" "The Merry 
Whirl" becomes a high ranking bur- 
lesque organization going much 
higher than it did a couple of years 
ago, when Messrs. Cliff Gordon and 
Bobby North were strange to the past- 
time of managing. 

Even now, however, a few of the 
faults from the earlier days are still 
in evidence during the performance. 
These mostly are things and dialog 
that do not belong to a classy show — 
and in "The Merry Whirl" Gordon ft 
North have put forward as classy a 
show as burlesque ever held— classier 
even. These things that should not 
be are in the second part. Possibly 
they are there because the second part 
is so much weaker than the first. That 
may be through the matter of arrange- 
ment of numbers particularly. Little 
excuse will remain when the change- 
about process is finished for James C. 
Morton to fondle the dressmaking 
"dummy" as he did Monday evening, 
nor for the "measuring" scene to be 
carried as far, although in neither of 
these particulars were the principals 
involved to the extent gone to at the 
first presentation of this show. 

The principals have been improved 
upon, where changes have occurred. 
This is especially so with Mildred 
Elaine, taking the French soubret role 
in the first part, named "The Magic 
Ring." Miss Elaine makes her debutin 
burlesque, having graduated from the 
Raymond Hitchcock show. She is a 
classy miss, who can dance, sings well, 
handles herself decorously (even in 
the "undressing" bit of the first part), 
and becomes altogether very well 
liked, through work and appearance. 
Miss Elaine comes under the classifica- 
tion of an actress, and this makes it- 
self felt. 

Mr. Morton and Frank F. Moore are 
the other principal principals. Each 
is a favorite in burlesque, and each se- 
cured much applause from the capac- 
ity audience Monday night. Mr. Mor- 
ton is the Clock, Mr. Moore the Snow- 
man, in the first part. In the bur- 
lesque, called "The Merry Whirl," Mr. 
Morton becomes the prize fighter, with 
Mr. Moore his manager. These are 
the characters originated by the cou- 
ple in this show. Later they left it for 
vaudeville. In their return, they are 
introducing as a specialty their vaude- 
ville act. 

The weakest character in the open- 
ing Is that of the Hebrew, played by 
Phil White. Mr. White doesn't seem 
to "get" the character, nor much out 
of it, although the opportunities are 
many. In the second part, he Im- 
proves greatly as a French proprietor 
of a dressmaking establishment. 



The performance had many drags 
to it Monday night, running until 
11:16. These occurred in both parts 
of the show, made more noticeable in 
the opening piece (after a brisk start) 
by the dialog apportioned to Mr. White 
and later, just when a "rag" was about 
due, through a ballad sung by Rita 
Redmond, another newcomer to the 
cast. Miss Redmond is of nice looks, 
lacking any dash in appearance, and 
has a passable soprano. Nervousness 
may have affected her first song. In 
the burlesque she did much better 
when singing a pretty waits number. 
Miss Redmond will likely show consid- 
erable improvement with playing. 

The numbers were quite good 
throughout, well put on, with sixteen 
chorus girls, eight "ponies" and four 
"show" girls, also six -chorus men to 
give them strength. The four show 
girls were used by themselves in two 
of the numbers, and aided both 
greatly. "The Whirl" has a crack 
working group of girls. 

The big song hit of the evening was 
"Alexander's Rag Time Band," sung 
by Morton and Moore, with the chorus 
in for a "Grizzly Bear" dance. The 
"Rag Time Band," arriving near the 
finale of the first part, was so strong 
nothing could follow it. Another 
somewhat similar number in the sec- 
ond part "Paris Push" (from "The 
Deacon and the Lady") seemed mild in 
comparison. Had the places of the 
two numbers been changed, the "Rag 
Band" song would have done much to 
hold up the latter end of the perform- 
ance. 

"Strike Up a Bag-Pipe Tune" in the 
second part, is a lively, nicely staged 
number, with the chorus prettily di- 
vided for much effect in appearance 
and stepping. This was the hit-num- 
ber of the original show. In the firBt 
part "La Belle Francaise," led by Miss 
Elaine, was much liked, as was "Ha- 
vana Bay," sung by Billy Meehan, with 
the girls behind him. 

Mr. Meehan left an undeniable im- 
pression. He's a "straight" or light 
comedian, wears good clothes well, and 
although a trifle handicapped by a 
light voice, is one of the neatest danc- 
ers hereabouts. 

The "clothes" in the show are of the 
handsome description. It can hardly 
be said there is an oversupply of 
dresses, either for the principals or 
choristers. In the first part, from the 
"Havana Bay" number to the finale, 
quite a long stretch, the chorus girls 
did not change, reappearing two or 
three times in the same costume. Nor 
did Miss Elaine attract notice for 
wardrobe, but did wear a handsome 
gown at the opening of the second 
part. Miss Redmond's clothes led the 
principals. As a whole the show girls 
shone the most brightly on the dress 
end. In the waltz number, the chorus 
wore full black gowns, slit up the 
sides, wholly spoiling them. It is the 
only one of the many dressing mis- 
takes of the original production left 
uncorrected. 

Edward Jerome, playing an "acting" 
role in the second part, did it well 
enough to qualify as instructor in a 



From appearance Tuesday night, all 
the roads led to the Grand Opera 
House, where the Corse Payton Stock 
Company is slowly, but nevertheless 
surely, dissecting Elinor Glyn's "Three 
Weeks." 

There Is no class distinction at the 
Grand Opera House in these days. 
Whoever is on the scene first with 
three hard silver "dims" is sure to 
get the best in the house. There was 
even one lone "spec" who worked in- 
side of the front of the house, selling 
lower floor seats at an advance of 
twenty cents over the box office price. 
No one noticed him until the white 
clad guard on the outer rail of box 
office announced in loud tones that 
"Dar ain't no moh seats for tu-nlght, 
get youh advance seats now." Then 
there was a concentrated rush made 
for the lone "spec" by Maggie, Min- 
nie and Mame, who had trailed all the 
way from Greenwich Village (located 
slightly south of Fourteenth street) 
to witness "Three Weeks" at a dime 
a week and who were not going back 
to the village without having seen the 
troupe act out. 

Maggie, Minnie and Mame did final- 
ly get three seats in the last row of 
the balcony, but they were slightly on 
the side of the house and all that they 
could see of the stage was one corner. 
To their dismay they learned later 
that the one tiger skin was spread on 
the side that they could not see. 

From the time that the curtain rose 
on the first act of the authoress's 
own dramatic version of her sensa- 
tional novel, the three girls, one for 
each week in the play, listened and 
looked with rapt attention. There are 
four acts in the piece and an olio. The 
olio consists of two acts an illustrated 
song singer and Corse Payton. The 
latter makes the announcement re- 
garding the coming attractions. This 
alone is worth the expending of these 
three "dims." 

Act I. Prologue. Scene Boudoir of 
the Queen in the Palace at Sardalia: 
This round was rather tame, although 
the Queen (Minna Phillips) had the 
worst of the milling. The King (Jos- 
eph W. Girard), resplendent in much 
gold lace, was "some" King. The 
Queen was seconded by a male and 
female attendant. The former was 
Charles W. Rowan in the role of 
Dmitry, and Grace Fox as Anna. 

Act. II. Lawn in front of the Hotel 
at Lucerne: Queen and attendant 
traveling incog. Mother and father of 
Paul traveling with son, who has 
formed an attachment at home for the 
six-foot daughter of a parson, against 
the wishes of the family. Ma and Pa 
go home, leaving the boy on his own 



school of acting for burlesque princi- 
pals. 

"The Merry Whirl' needs some cut- 
ting to jam the whole piece together 
for best results. Probably fifteen mln- 
rtes will be taken out, or closed up. 

But "The Merry W>hirl" is a regular 
show. If all the Other burlesque 
shows of next season anywhere ap- 
proach it in every way, burlesque will 
receive the greatest boom it has ever 
had. Sime. 



as It were, but with sufficient funds 
furnished by the indulgent Pa to atr 
tract another girl. Queen dines on the 
lawn (nice green prop lawn) and Paul 
sees her (Paul In this case has raven 
tresses, very, very disappointing to 
Mame, Mag and Min). The best speech 
in the act was by Paul. His line, 
"Who are you?" gave the boys a 
chance to "kid" the girls during the 
intermission. Paul also proved to be 
some climber, reaching the balcony 
where the Queen was standing without 
any mishap. This round an even 
break. 

Act. III. The Loggia of the Palace 
at Venice: This is where the tiger 
skin proved it Is some actor. Round 
all in favor of the Queen who admin- 
isters a knockout to Paul and makes 
her escape. 

Act IV. Same as Act I. Queen is at 
home again, and there is an heir to 
the throne of Sardalia. Populace Is 
venting its joy on the streets of the 
city with loud shouts of "Long Live 
the Queen and the Crown Prince." 
Paul baa followed his love to her 
Kingdom. The King is jealous of 
the homage done to his Queen and 
plots against her life. He finally 
succeeds and for a moment it looked 
as though the round would be In his 
favor, but Dmitry, with the aid of a 
six-shooter, puts the finishing wallop 
over on the "Kink" and the show is 
over. (Not in accordance with the 
line of procedure as laid down by the 
gallery censors on Eighth avenue. One 
of those in the upper loft shouted 
after the final curtain, "Aw, w here's 
Paul?") Next week "For Her Chil- 
dren's Sake." Frtd. 



WASHINGTON. 

The Amsterdam avenue seems to do 
the business when the weather Is right. 
It was right Tuesday evening. A wise 
little audience at the Washington. 
When one of the girls In a moving pic- 
ture gave up a good home in the 
country to come to the city to work, 
the crowd In a body decided that she 
was a foolish person. Some said so 
out loud. 

Blake's Animal Circus put one over 
easily. A notice is posted in the lobby 
offering a reward if any one succeeds 
in staying a minute on the back of 
"Maud." One of Blake's men stuck the 
distance and was loudly cheered. The 
act is a bis laugh getter through the 
Rood work of Blake's assistants. 

The Cora Youngblood Corson Sc\- 
tette has found a home in houses of 
this type. The girls finish the act by 
gaving their own cheer. The spirit 
shown is immense. The act remains w 
possibility, until the girls sing. More 
popular musir would be a big help to 
the Sextette. 

Cordon and Kayes appeared quit* 1 
late in the program and the colore i 
team mummed to make good. 

Hose Snow and Co.. Semon Duo and 
Kdna Tarlowe 1 N"w Acts). 

•It's*. 



Cliutics Kendall and Dorothy 
Draper were narriod at Fli\t. Mich.. 
Juue 10. 



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VARIETY 



HAMMERSTEIN'S ROOF 

The procession at Hammerstein's, 
this week, is not quite as long as has 
been the rule since the big programs 
were Inaugurated, but still there Is 
plenty of show. The parade started 
at 8.05 and marched steadily on until 
11.30. It is hard to coldly sit and 
watch a roof show from beginning to 
end. 

Taking this week's bill as it is 
meant, It would probably De consid- 
ered highly satisfactory, but grows 
tiresome. There are fourteen acts, 
nine "dumb," two musical, and the 
other three, two single women and a 
mixed Bong and dance team. 

The Roof is in need of a novelty. 
Monday night It rained. The fun that 
might have been found on the Suf- 
fragette Farm was missing, taking 
away the only feature that the roof 
boasts. 

Emma Carus hove into sight at 
10.40, considered early at Hammer- 
stein's these days, but the audience 
was already a bit wearjg and many 
started to leave. The singer got a 
little fun from the walking out, but it 
didn't hold anyone In. Emma sang 
five songs, two too many. It would 
have been better for everyone con- 
cerned if she had bowed away after 
the "rag" number. 

The Bell Family closed the first 
half, doing very well. The first part of 
the act should be gaited up. It drags, 
until the troupe get the little gingery 
girl out in front doing the quaint 
dances. The singing and dancing put 
it over and is just what the audience 
was looking for, something different. 
The act could also be trimmed at the 
finish by omitting the patriotic airs. 

Hickey's Circus opened after the In- 
termission, receiving a surprising 
number of laughs. The bucking mule 
is well worked by Hickey. The "Ber- 
zac table" got a few laughs also. 

The Auroras did much better than 
in their first week. The act was new 
to most of the house, and scored on 
this alone aside from the very good 
work shown. 

Minnie Amato in "The Slums of 
Paris," carried the "Apache" panto- 
mime through by her own efforts and 
good blonde looks. 

Diero should have been satisfied 
with one selection less. The roof and 
the theatre are two different proposi- 
tions. Acts might behave accordingly. 
There are no riots upstairs. 

Spissel Bros, and Co. struck it right 
when they got to the acrobatics. The 
comedy and pantomime at the open- 
ing did not go over very heavily. Chas- 
sino was on early and pulled out very 
well with his shadow pictures. Tyson 
and Brown were "No. 2." 

". rnes (New Acts) opened, 
i J McCoy (New Acts) had a sweet 
position, but didn't get away with It. 
Robert's Rats and Cats (second week) 
were billed to close, and Bert Levey 
(also held over), was down next to 
closing. Dash. 



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COLONIAL. 

When the "Never Fading Stars of 
Variety" cease to twinkle at the Co- 
lonial Sunday night, the house will 
close for the summer. The "old tim- 
ers" are still making vaudeville his- 
tory in New York by making "fare- 
well week" at the Colonial one long 
to be remembered by the regulars. 

About the time that John LeClair, 
"the human billiard ball," opened the 
bill, it looked like a bad night for 
the "old timers." While the hot wea- 
ther and dark clouds were being blam- 
ed for the empty seats the entire house 
filled up as though by magic, every- 
body getting in when the rain fell in 
torrents. 

. The Colonial regulars recalling that 
the Fifth Avenue audience had given 
the "old timers" two weeks of ap- 
plause, greetings, receptions, ovations 
and all that sort of thing, extended 
the artists a welcome that was on 
a par with the Fifth Avenue demon- 
stration. 

Will H. Fox, "Nature's Little Gentle- 
man," followed LeClair and he joked, 
made facial contortions and tickled 
the Ivories as he had never done be- 
fore, proving a veritable riot. Fox 
and Ward duplicated the Fifth Ave- 
nue success, and Lottie Gilson show- 
ed that she had lost none of her 
former popularity. 

Ward and Curran put over their 
usual laughing hit just before the in- 
termission. After the orchestra had 
played a medley of old-time songs, 
Gus Williams appeared and enter- 
tained 'em with his monolog and 
songs. 

When the gray head and beaming 
countenance of Mrs. Annie Teamans 
came into view, the audience paid 
her a tribute for nearly two minutes 
that caused a lump to come into the 
"grand old lady's" throat, and a tear 
to trickle down her cheek. 

A similar reception was accorded 
James and Bonnie Thornton. And 
how they entertained! Bonnie sang 
the first song she ever sang in public, 
"Mary and John," and followed it 
with Jim's own composition, "My 
Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon." 
While Miss Thornton was making a 
change of dress, Jim reeled off some 
merry patter, and for a finale song 
the chorus of his "When You Were 
Sweet Sixteen" with Bonnie. Mrs. 
Thornton received several huge bou- 
quets across the footlights. 

Will Fox, in his regular street re- 
galia, reappeared and announced that 
Mclntyre and Heath would present an 
old blackfaced skit they presented 
thirty-seven years ago. The come- 
dians rolled up more laughter, despite 
the fact that two burnt cork enter- 
tainers had preceded them. It was 
almost 11.30 before the f unmaking 
ceased. Mark. 



Satanella opens at the Folles Ber- 
gere July 17, for four weeks. Pe- 
trova will open this place June 26. 
The Jackson Troupe of dancers here 
last year in "The Summer Widowers" 
have been booked to open at the Folles 
next fall. 



Blanch Curtis, prima donna; T. Ma- 
sara, soubret, late of "The Queen of 
Bohemia," Vic Royal, J. Francis Get- 
ting, Charles Mills, and six girls, for- 
merly of the Anna Held and Gertrude 
Hoffman companies, have been en- 
gaged by Arthur Vlorwitz to play a new 
musical act in vaudeville, opening out- 
of-town, June 19. If the piece proves 
a go, it will be elaborated and put on 
the road. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The weather of late last, week and 
early this, is getting an awful pan- 
ning around the Loew office. What 
the baseball magnates said about the 
weather was a Sunday school hymn, 
alongside of the rude manner in which 
the American crowd berated the light- 
ning, thunder and rain. 

It is not solely because it keeps the 
multitude away from the roof either. 
No indeed, that is only a minor ca- 
lamity alongside of what happened 
last Saturday night. Ed. Bloom des- 
patched one of the ushers for ten 
pounds of sugar, to sweeten the lem- 
onade. The usher made the going- 
out trip without mishap, hut return- 
ing the storm broke and also the bag 
which contained the sugar. Soon 
there waa a long string of wet sugar 
trailing behind the hurrying usher. 
By the time he reached the theatre, 
the little sugar left was wet and so 
the poor lemonade got none. 

Now Isn't that enough to make any- 
one sore, for what is a roof garden 
without lemonade? It is not a bad 
show that they are giving out with 
each glass of lemonade on the roof 
this week. There is plenty of enter- 
tainment bound up in the nine acts — 
billed as twelve. 

Julie Ring and Co. are the head- 
liners. Julie is playing the old col- 
lege sketch and getting quite some- 
thing out of it, although the sketch is 
lacking in many points. It requires 
a good deal of imagination to think 
that plump Julie is a boy just because 
she has a hat drawn over her eyes. 
It requires a bit more to think that 
Scotch whiskey is red, and still more 
when the morning and night are jug- 
gled about carelessly. 

Richards and Montrose have turned 
their specialty about a bit, improving 
it greatly. If the couple will turn 
their finish about to bring the best 
results, the act will be able to hit the 
big time anytime. Miss Montrose is 
singing three character songs very 
well, while Richards acts as a stupid 
card boy, simply changing the cards 
for each number. His acrobatic dance 
should be saved for the finish. 

Franklyn Ardell and Co. have a suf- 
fragette sketch that will travel no fur- 
ther than the "small time." It has 
some fun in it and is *ell played, but 
the meat is not there. The girl play- 
ing the wife does extremely well easily 
sharing the honors with Ardell. The 
couple are capable of handling farci- 
cal material, and the proper vehicle 
should land them right. 

Watkins and Williams Sisters show 
a very neat turn in their line, al- 
though the absence of some dancing 
handicaps. The girls look pretty and 
dress nicely, while the male end sings 
and works easily. It is a smooth 
turn that should be able to fit well 
into the small big time. 

Mareena, and Delton Bros, are prob- 
ably a new combination of Mareena, 
Nevaro and Mareena, and the three 
Deltons. It is a very good acrobatic 
offering, with the comedy coming 
from the contortions of Mareena. 

Cadleux did well on the bounding 
wire, fitting In nicely just after in- 
termission. 

Kelly and Rio, and Braun Sisters 
were "2" and "1" respectively. Nei- 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

Without the assistance of any great 
stars the Fifth Avenue is this week of- 
fering one of the best all-around work- 
ing bills ever shown at that house. 
From the cornet solo of A. Liberati of 
the regular theatre orchestra, which 
was a welcome deviation from the reg- 
ulation overture, through to the finish, 
without an intermission, there was 
but one moment when the show 
lagged. 

This was the act of the headliner, 
Lillian Herlein, an excellent artist, 
wno sings four songs, all too lengthy 
and which do not differentiate suffi- 
ciently to avoid monotony. She has 
all the mannerisms of a foreign music 
hall artist, but when resorted to in 
four songs, all with innumerable 
verses, the act lets down. Vaudeville 
audiences always have, and probably 
always will, appreciate good singing. 
They are fond of the gems of grand 
opera and such things, but it will be 
found that they are content with mere 
snatches, not lengthy passages. 

The Field Brothers were the open- 
ing number and acquitted themselves 
creditably. Their main hold exists in 
the excellent time they keep in their 
double work. The Fifth Avenue is a 
late house, it was in consequence im- 
possible for them to score heavily. 
Inge and Farrell, two girls, sing and 
cavort coquettishly in "one." They 
have some excellent songs but their 
strides are measured and stilted, indi- 
cating more or less amateurishness. 
They have the advantage of tne fresh- 
ness of youth, always a strong bid for 
favor. Meyers, Warren and Lyon fol- 
lowed. As an encore Miss Warren 
sings a song with a piano accompani- 
ment off stage. It is very effective. 
They make a high class trio, and if 
Miss Meyers could be persuaded to 
conceal a portion of the personal grat- 
ification she apparently enjoys over 
the exhibition of her talents, there 
would be little or no fault to find. 

May Tully In the original comedy of 
divorce life in Reno, entitled "The 
Battle Cry of Freedom," was a series 
of screams of laughter. The sketch 
is a classic, and the cast well nigh per- 
fect. All of the slang is original, with 
the exception of "Many are called, but 
few get up." Miss Herlein followed. 
Her last number was marred by the 
constant dropping of the wires in prep- 
aration for the Flying Ballet, which 
diverted the attention of the audience 
from the prima donna. Pouchot's Fly- 
ing Ballet (New Acts) was next, cre- 
ating a hard spot for Bert Fitzglbbon, 
who had been moved down from an 
early position. Bert was a genuine 
"riot." 

The Four Londons closed the show 
with their good casting act. Join. 



ther aroused any great amount of in- 
terest. 

"The Georgia Campers" were also 
there, quietly received. 

But it was a wet night, Tuesday, 
and lemonade — even at the bargain 
price of ten cents — is never exhilarat- 
ing on a damp roof. Oh; you Marcus 
Loew kid, with the soft-drink bar! 

Dash. 



VARIETY 



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BRIGHTON THEATRE. 

There is "some" show down at the 
Brighton this week. No, there aren't 
any great big two-thousand-dollar- 
names on the bill, but the program 
plfiys In such fashion that there Isn't 
a dull moment In the entire three 
hours of entertainment. 

Judging of the manner in which the 
show was received by an audience that 
filled about three-quarters of the 
house Monday night, in spite of the 
threatening aspect of the weather, 
there were nothing but "hits." 

The running order had been chang- 
ed considerably from the afternoon 
performance and there wasn't a hitch 
In the evening. 

The opening position was allotted to 
the Angean Duo, presenting a Juggling 
novelty. They were followed by the 
Williams Brothers, with dancing. They 
gained considerable applause. Miss St. 
Elmo, in the third spot, 1b singing four 
songs this week. She was liked by 
those at the beach, her closing num- 
ber "Put Your Arms Around Me" be- 
ing the best applause getter. 

Sammy Watson's Farmyard, "No. 
4", was one of the real hits in the 
early portion. Just before closing 
intermission, Lyons and Yosco prov- 
ed themselves the hit of the first half. 
Rose Coghlan and Co., in "Between 
Matinee and Night," closed before the 
intermission, with a half dozen quick 
curtains resulting. 

Opening the Intermission Lee White 
and George Perry caught the popular 
fancy from the start and "had 'em" 
all the way. Dorothy Rogers and Co. 
(New Acts) followed. 

The next position was allotted to 
Juliet? The little Impersonator has 
practically the same repertoire as last 
season. There was the usual contin- 
gent present in the upper loft, this 
time under the guidance of "Issy" Fe- 
lix, ofA^ix and Caire, as "cheer lead- 
er." with all his efforts and those 
of his henchmen they forced the ap- 
plause to an extent where the effort 
became noticeable. Juliet? does not 
need the aid of a "claque," and would 
be better off without it. 

Howard and Howard were on in the 
spot next to closing, pulling down the 
real hit of the entire show. The boys 
were a riot and then some, with laugh 
following laugh for the twenty-four 
minutes they held the stage. The 
Aerial Smiths in the closing position 
held the audience to the last. The 
pictures were on at 11.35. Fred. 



CLOSING FOR ALTERATIONS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, June 14. 
MfJXj among the profession are In- 
timating that the closing down of 
in X *f the halls throughout the 
c&injrtrjhn this, the quiet season, pre- 

8 f n( fP ' or & lt era tl° n8 > is simply a 
fA-o^yba playing a great number of 
a&s tonon are cancelled according to 
a "twb-X^bnths' clause In a contract, 
M^ert m tiouse closes. 

SNils clause has always been known 
a flaw in the contract drawn up at 
arbitration of a few years ago. 
t tice ami Cohen are playing at 
shea's, Buffalo, this week. They re- 
placed Bert Coote and Co. Mr. Coote 
felt Indisposed. 



HENDERSON'S. 

The two busiest men in Coney Isl- 
and at eleven Monday evening were in 
a booth. Just opposite what was the 
entrance to "Dreamland." They had 
closed up shop and were playing a 
quiet game of pinocle. 

However, earlier In the evening, the 
weather was a little better, and the 
balcony of Henderson's almost full. 
About one-third of the downstairs was 
occupied. 

The show was slow moving, due to 
two long acts as headline™, Odlva and 
the Rlgoletto Bros. A strong act 
moved up to about "No. 3" would have 
helped this program. 

Weston, Fields and Carroll pulled 
down the pleasing hit of the evening. 
Everything In the act gets over. The 
fast work of the three helps things 
along Immensely. The little piano man 
has a style all of his own, and the two 
others are good singers of popular 
songs. While the three do well with 
"Yiddlsha Rag" for a closing number, 
the act could use a newer song. 

Odlva, as the headliner, closed the 
show. Too many were thinking of 
home about the time she appeared, 
and as the swimmer is not at all new 
around the Island, there were few who 
remained to see this very Interesting 
act. The addition of the fish Is attrac- 
tive. 

The Rlgoletto Bros., second from 
closing, startled the natives with their 
novelty specialty. The ladder finish 
was a big winner In the applause line. 

Havlland and Thornton, with their 
comedy offering, had some trouble at 
first In convincing, but after the audi- 
ence was convinced, the act got plenty 
of laughs. Havlland Is a corking fast 
talking comedian and Is well played up 
to by the girl In the act. 

Johnny Small and Sisters were on 
rather early, but helped things along 
considerably. This Johnny Is one reg- 
ular dancer and the girls with him are 
nice looking little persons. One more 
number and less talk might help a lit- 
tle. 

Rem Brandt has a novelty that 
should have placed him better than 
opening the show. The Henderson au- 
dience liked the paint shooter very 
much. 

Warren and Brockway though pro- 
gramed did not appear. Beatrice, and 
Nevins and Erwood (New Acts). 

Je*8. 



MANHATTAN. 

The hit of the bill at Oane's Man- 
hattan this week was the Essanay film 
showing the International 500-Mile 
Motor Race at Indianapolis. The pic- 
ture Is one of the most Interesting 
and thrilling shown here In many 
moons. 

Every important detail of the big 
race, the like of which may never be 
repeated owing to the great strain on 
the drivers and cars, is realistically 
reproduced by the camera. The film 
Is unusually clear and distinct, and 
the various turns In the track are 
shown. There are excellent views of 
the grandstands and scenes, showing 
the crowd of 100,000 people who wit- 
nessed the race, a good picture of 
"Wild Bob" Burman being crowned 
speed king, the introduction of the 
drivers and cars at the grandstand, 



and the start of the race. There Is 
a spectacular feature when an acci- 
dent occurs in front of the main 
grandstand, a man falling from a 
disabled machine, and another ma- 
chine to keep from running over the 
prostrate form is sent flying into a 
wrecked auto with two others careen- 
ing across the track into a car pass- 
ing the repair pit. 

Much confusion follows, but all Is 
cameraed. The picture is the most 
complete of the American "specials" 
turned out by any of the picture mak- 
ers. There are some good views of 
the winner, Harroun, in the Marmon 
Wasp car, No. 32. 

As to the show Andriette Brown 
showed versatility in singing and re- 
citing a dramatic piece that appealed 
to the Manhattan regulars. Allen and 
Clark, who were on the Fifth Avenue 



"old timers' " bill, received attention 
and applause with Jokes and music. 
Sam Golden, from a season on the 
Western Burlesque Wheel, presented 
a singing act that for some reason 
didn't bring the desired results. 

The pictures proved entertaining 
with the auto special the leader. Grlf- 
fls and Doris, and Belle Wilton (New 
Acts) . Mark. 



Zelda Seguin, one of the well-known 
contraltos of the operatic stage in the 
day when grand opera held forth In 
the Academy of Music, has returned to 
New York from Indianapolis, where 
she has made her home for about fif- 
teen years. Miss Seguin was the wife 
of David Wallace, lately deceased. She 
will take up her residence with her 
son, Edward, in New York. 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Uoless otherwise .toted, the foDewng reports art I or the cwraft week. 



JOHN J. O'CONNOR 

(WTNN) 



CHICAGO 



VABIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICBi 

35 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET 
4401 






MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.; agent. 
Orpheum Circuit). — The Majestic bill for this 
week la strictly a comedy one. More through 
that than anything else, the ahow turns out 
to be one of the best the house has carried In 
some time. Seven of the nine acts depend on 
the laughs they bring, the exceptions being 
Mile. Hlancl Froellch and the Berlin Madcaps. 
Eddie Foy might be numbered among the 
exceptions, but the headliner succeeded In 
landing two distinct giggles, sufficient to pro- 
mote him to the comedy division. For a fin- 
ish his comedy Interpretation of "Hamlet" 
sufficed. However, Foy must have had the 
right dope, for the house gave him a great 
send off. The unquestionable hit of the even- 
ing was none other than Will Rogers and his 
lasso. Rogers never missed an oportunlty to 
get his point over. Throughout the turn he 
had his audience just where he wanted them. 
Another big laughing hit was Harry Tate's 
"Motoring." A few slight changes In the 
routine were noticeable, but the piece went 
over In splendid fashion. Bernard and Dor- 
othy Granville, Just returning from their short 
visit to musical comedy with "Marriage a la 
Carte," presented a clever comedy turn In 
"one." which could be better arranged with- 
out cutting any. Granville's eccentric dance 
proved to be the life of the offering. His 
partner could be given a little more oppor- 
tunity to display her talent, for what she at- 
tempted was well done. Her appearance 
nlone gained something for the pair. New- 
bold and Grlbben were on rather early, consid- 
ering they were one of the best numbers pro- 
gramed. Impersonations of different musical 
comedy stars made up the offering. Mr. New- 
bold is exceptionally clever, while Miss Grlb- 
ben depends more on her voice to pass. In 
second position they went quite as well as 
anything else on the bill. Campbell and Yates 
have a good sketch In "Two Hundred Miles 
From Broadway," and one containing some 
good material, although the theme Is rather 
old. Mile. Bland Froellch, assisted by a 
Russian spinner, presented her repertoire of 
classic dances, each one scoring big. Mile. 
Froellch has discontinued her Oriental finish, 
shortening the act some, but without damage. 
The dancer added a little variety to the bill, 
and was well rewarded. The Madcaps closed 
the show with acrobatic dancing. Le Roy and 
Paul opened with a comedy bar act that con- 
tains some corking good comedy falls. 

WTNN. 



The Majestic, South Bend, will be booked 
through the Frank Doyle office hereafter. 

The Thirty-first Street theatre (on that 
street) will hereafter be called the Monarch. 
Jim Matthews will attend to the rech listen- 
ing. 



A farewell dinner and ball will be given at 
the Coliseum, 20, In honor of Tommy Quigley. 
who will leave for New York the following 
day to establish headquarters there for the 
Laemmle Music Co. 



Thlbeau's Band, until recently the feature 
attraction at White City, has accepted a route 
of Lyceum time, which will keep them out 
of Chicago for several weeks. 



One of the two companies of "The Deep 
Turple" will be seen at McVlcker's, Aug. 9. 
where it Is scheduled to remain for ten 
weeks. 



It is understood that all legitimate theatres 
here will cut their gallery price to twenty- 
five cents in an endeavor to bring back the 
old-time "gallery god." who has abandoned 
the better class of houses for the picture 
shows where he can occupy a front seat for 
one-tenth the price of a gallery seat In the 
better theatres. 



The Chicago Costume Co. has received the 
contract for the decorating of the Old Style 
Lager show to be given here In October, by 
the Hell I man Brewing Co 



(Seorge ' Everett, formerly with Dumonti 
Minstrels and "The County Chairman," is now 
a "single" In vaudeville. 



Johnny Hand and his band will replace 
Bellman's Band at Forest Park next week. 
Ballman going to Blaamrck Garden, where 
he will be the attraction for several weeks. 



Violet Hemlng. formerly of "The Fox." will 
he with "Pomander Walk," when that piece 
opens here In the fall. 



Chas. B. Colby, formerly of Colby and May. 
has returned to vaudeville with Georgle Gard- 
ner, whom he recently married. 



Myrtle Vlctorlne has left for her home In 
San Francisco where she will spend the sum- 
mer. While In the west Miss Vlctorlne will 
rejoin Irene Zolar, her former partner. The 
team will rehearse a new spectacular novelty 
for next season. 



The F. A H. Amusement Co. Is building a 
new Orpheum theatre In Madison Wis., to be 
booked through the W. V. M. A. office. 



Minnie Palmer, a Chicago producer, has 
staged a new net with Marx nml (iordon. 
Leonard Marx Is a song writer tind was for 
some time connected with "Shapiro" 



W. B. Lawrence, the Winnipeg manager, 
has left that town with his family to spend 
the summer In Detroit. 



Mrs. Wilbur, of the Moneta Klve. was pre- 
sented with an eleven-pound h:ihy girl last 
week. She expects to rejoin the act In a few- 
weeks. 



Norman Frledenwald lias appealed the CHse 
recently derided aKalnst him In Joe Welch's 
favor, whin he mied t M( . latter for several 
hundred dollars, said to he due on commis- 
sion 



The Primrose Four have been routed ov< r 
the United and Orpheum t Inn- up to Inn-. 
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(irin'i' Chlldcrs will !••• seen n>\t ncnon In 
•'■■■ stair A Havlln production of "School 
Days " 



The Three K eat oris arrived In Muskegon. 
Tuesday, where they will spend the summer 
A score of artists have pulled mil of Chicago 
for the same place to spend the stimmei 
teaching the vnrlmiK kinds i>f halt how u< 
swim In Lake .Michigan 



Billy Itohinsiui. until latelv one »»r the prlii- 
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CHICAGO O. H. (George Kingsbury, mgr.; 
K. ft B.).— "Little Miss Fix-It" is still draw- 
ing them in and seems good for a healthy 
summer run. 

GARRICK (W. W. Freeman, mgr.; Shu- 
berts). — Lyman H. Howe and his travel fes- 
tival, second week. With prlsfep 15-50, at- 
traction seems to be drawing. 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, mgr.; K. ft E.).— - 
This week will witness the closing of Rose 
Stahl and "Maggie Pepper." Miss Stahl has 
had an unusually successful run and could 
draw for several weeks more, but her Euro- 
pean vacation seems too tempting. 

OLYMPIC (Sam Lederer. mgr.; K. ft E.). — 
"Get Rich Quick Walllngford" continues to 
play to big business, despite the excessive 
heat. The piece is after the Chicago record 
run for non-musical pla>s. and will soon pass 
the mark set by "The Fortune Hunter" at the 
same house. It looks as though the show will 
remain for the summer. 

POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.; K. ft E.). — 
"The Seven Sisters" in its third successful 
month at Powers. This week the manage- 
ment announces a cut in balcony and gallery 
prices. It is doubtful if the piece will close 
down before late in the) summer. 

McVICKER'S (George Warren, mgr.; K. ft 
E. ). — The Aborn Opera Co., in Jules Masse- 
net's "Thais" in English. 

PRINCESS (Mort H. Singer, mgr.; Shubert). 
— Third week of "The Heart breakers." Busi- 
ness on the Increase. Some doctoring has Im- 
proved the piece considerably, and while It 
could stand further Improvement, the show 
looks good enough for a summer run. 

HAYMARKET (Col. Ed. Roche, mgr.; K. ft 
E. ). — Jeanne Towlcr and a summer stock com- 
pany. Business good. 

COLUMBIA (Woods Columbia Amusement 
Co., mgr.). — "The Bowery Burlesquers" here 
to stay. The show has pleased, the patron- 
age seems satisfactory, and it looks good for 
a successful summer run. 

RIVERVIEW EXPOSITION.— Arthur Pryor 
and his augmented band, for two more weeka 
Business big. 

WHITE CITY.— Liberates Grand Opera Co.. 
with a chorus of thirty, the attraction. 

FOREST PARK. — Ballmann's band and 
"pop" vaudeville. 

SAN SOUCI. — Free vaudeville. 

KEDZIE AIRDOME (Wm. Malcolm, mgr.; 
agent. W. V. M. A.).— Welch, Mealy ft Mont- 
rose; Bessie Doyle; Ma zone ft Masone; Crack- 
er Jack Four. 

STAR AND GARTER (agent. W. V. M. A.). 
— John West ft Co.; Valorle Major; Guero ft 
Carmen; Abe Goldman; Jack Taylor; Dallas 
Romans; Redwood ft Gordon; Rogers ft Ev- 
ans. 

SAN SOUCI PARK (agent, W. V. M. A.).— 
Kelcey Sisters; Mareena, Nevaro ft Mareena; 
Toona's Indians; Haydn, Borden ft Haydn; 
Bristol's Ponies. 

ASHLAND (Al. Wledner, mgr.; agent, W. 

V. M. A.). — Martha Russell A Co.; Delmar ft 

Delmar; Lucy Tonge; Van Avery; The Gee 

-Jays; Casmus ft Lamar; Rudolph ft Lena; 

Tint Welch. 

RIVKRVIEW PARK (Col. Thompson, mgr.; 
aKont. J. ('. Matthews). — Ted Stover; Ruby 
La Pearl; Four Dancing Belles; Caucaslon 
Itunsian Troupe; LaBouff Bros. 

I'OItKST PARK (Frod Hartman. mgr.; 
MEi'iit. .1 <'■ Matthews). — George II. Turner; 
• 'harllo H:iy; Gannon & Tracy; Flavlo Bros.; 
The Hassniuns; Waddell; Paul Bowens. 



WITH DEEPEST APPRECIATION 

Of the loving thoughts and messages of sympathy- 
Sent from all parts of the world 
By the legion of loyal friends of the late 

MAURICE SHAPIRO 

WE, HIS WIFE AND SON 

Recognizing the Impossibility of Individual response 
Take this means of acknowledgment to all — 
With profound gratitude In our great sorrow 

FANNY AND ELLIOTT SHAPIRO 

J. BURLES 

(All Alone) (All A Cohan) 

Mr. Sam Compere. President of the American Federation of Labor, after witnessing a 
performance of Clarke's Co. at Washington, D. C, lately, remarked, "When I see a ball game, 
I see the player only as the player. 1st baseman, short-stop. etc.. and not as the individual, 
whom I am perhaps well acquainted with." 

"The same at the theatre; I see the player In the character he Is portraying and not as 
the Individual. I SAW J. B. DTLLTN. AND I COULD 8BE THE PLATER AND THE 
INDIVIDUAL. His personality would penetrate the make-up of any character he might 
portray." < A Try-her) Rat No. ISvO. 



VAUDETTE (Chaa New, mgr.; agent, J. C. 
Matthews). — Frank ft Flo Whitman; The 
Hassmans, Moore ft Browning; Flavlo Bros. 

WILLARD (Jones, Llnlck ft Bchaefer. 
mgrs. ; agent, Frank Q. Doyle).— David Hlg- 
glns ft Co.; Al. Harrington; Stanley Edwards 
ft Co.; Grace Leonard; Baplro ft Jonea 

WILSON AV. (Jones. Llnlck ft Schaefer, 
mgrs.; agent, Frank Q. Doyle). — Murray ft 
Mack; Arthur LaVIne ft Co.; Attrldge ft 
Schwartz; Italian Trio; Lola Milton ft Co. 

VIRGINIA (W. B. Heaney, mgr.; agent, 
Frank Q. Doyle). — Five Musical Lassies; Mo- 
rle ft Scome; Earl Kern; Reed ft Earl. 

WHITE CITY VAUDEVILLE THEATRE 
(Ludwlg Llnlck, mgr.; agent, Frank Q. Doyle) 
— Stross ft Becker; Mortis Jones; Bender ft 
Bender. 

GEM (Chas. Schaefer, mgr.; agent. Frank 
Q. Doyle). — Great Charcot t ft Pauline; Anna 
St. Claire; The Ratelles; Pauline Harice; 
Miller ft Green; Copeland ft Pierce. 

PREMIER (Chaa Schaefer, mgr.; agent, 
Frank Q. Doyle). — The Sutphans; Myrtle Nel- 
son; Williams 81sters; Dalbeanle; Love A 
Love; Susie Carsello; Jim Raimund; Hart ft 
Bender. 

BIJOU DREAM (Slgmund Faller, mgr.; 
ajfcnt, Frank Q. Doyle). — Melville ft Whitney; 
Clifton Wooldrldge; Charles ft Emma Musser; 
Chris ft Vern; Jack Korbell ft Mantell Sisters. 

MONOGRAM (M. Klein, mgr.; agent, Frank 

Q. Doyle). — Shelton Brooks; Warfleld & 

camplcbb; The Four 8pades; Frankle Le- 
Marche. 

IOLA (George E. Powell, mgr.; agent. 
Frank J. Doyle). — Edna Rupert; Paul Bau- 
wens; Polskl Stock Co. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

By J. K. MeCLELLAN. 

VARIETY'S San Francisco Offlce, 

SOS Market St. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.; agent, 
Orpheum Circuit). — Joa Hart's "A Night In a 
Turkish Bath," down In the closing position, 
turned out the hit of the program; Farrell- 
Taylor Trio, big success; Belle Adair, In hard 
position, won hard, up-hill battle, finishing 
strong; James H. Cullen, thirteenth annual 
trip over the Orpheum circuit, stronger than 
ever. Holdovers are: Master Gabriel ft Co., 
easy going and got away nicely.; George Aus- 
tin Moore ft Cordelia Haager, several encores; 
Namba Japs gave show very swift opening. 
Isabelle D'Armond, assisted by George Moore, 
repeated their classy and entertaining spe- 
cialty. 



The American theatre closes 17 for two 
weeks to permit the management to give the 
house a thorough renovation. The Jack Gold- 
en company will finish its engagement at the 
American the day of closing. 



A schoolday romance culminated at the 
altar a few days ago. when Agustus Volmer, 
chief of police of Berkeley, married Lydla 
Sturtovant. a former operatic star, at the 
home of the bride's sister. After the cere- 
mony the happy bride and groom departed 
on their honeymoon trip to the South, where 
they will remain for a few weeka Volmer Is 
one of the best known police chiefs on the 



Coast as well as the youngest, and Is presi- 
dent of the Federation of California Police 
Chiefs. Mrs. Volmer wss formerly a member 
of the Royal Opera company of Milan, Italy 
The Musicians' Union of San Francisco has 
decided that hereafter members of other 
unions applying for membership will be 
barred. Members of other trades have joined 
the Musicians' Union to compete with mem- 
bers who followed muslo as a" means of live- 
lihood. The regular musicians feel that was 
unjust and demanded that this step be taken 
to protect them. 

The Chutes opened I with pictures and a 
couple of singers. The work of clearing the 
ruins has been completed. In a short time 
the new Chutes will blossom forth. 



Mr. Ackerman of the Western States 
Vaudeville Association, states that business 
Is very good and that they are adding more 
houses to their time every day. Commenolng 
this week the Jose theatre will play vaude- 
ville booked by the W. 8. V. A. The Jose 
has been playing dramatic stock. Drama is 
not the thing for 8an Jose, judging from the 
business. 



The Princess opened recently with vaude- 
ville and pictures and seems to be holding Its 
own. The .Princess Is next door to the Gar- 
riok, which has been running as a picture 
house. The Garrlck did a land offlce busi- 
ness up to the advent of the Princess open- 
ing. Now, neither house gets ths play the 
Gaiick had previously. In five-cent vaudeville 
and pictures It will be the survival of the 
fittest. 



The agitation by the White Rats against 
agents and managers Is still fermenting. Some 
of the small time agents here have signed the 
agreement submitted. 



Nellie 8trong, who came here and Joined 
the Belasco forces at the Alcasar, has left 
that theatre to go with the Nance O'Nell 
company, taking Ethel Grey Terry's place. 
Miss 8trong will go on to New York and Join 
the David Belasco forces for next season. 



Walter Perry Is framing a new act with 
(Miss) Del St Claire. 



Harry Earl, stage manager at the Belasco 
theatre, was in San Francisco, on his wsy to 
Seattle. He stayed here a few days and vis- 
ited with some of his old pals. 



The Bismarck Cafe has gone, snd in its 
place the Cafeteria has come! Now, In place 
of the classy orchestra and vaudeville tarns, 
one may see his friend or friends desllng to 
himself off the arm. 



One of the classiest vaudeville and dram- 
atic shows ever pulled off, was presented by 
the Oakland lodge of Elks at the McDonoUgh 
theatre one night last week. The dramatic 
part of the bill was entitled "The Curse of 
Gold, or the Farmer's Revenge." and was 
participated in by the members of One Seven 
One Stock Co.. of the Oakland lodge of Elks 
An added feature of the program was a 
planolog, donated by Tom Waters, in Oak- 
land at the Orpheum. One of the members 
of the Elks stock company worthy of special 
mention is Arthur Morgansteln, who played a 
Germany comedy part in a manner worthy of 
a professional. Max Horwlnskl wrote the 
"Farmer's Revenge." and directed the produc- 
tion. 






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Each fish and worm begins to twist and squirm, 

The ship starts in to dip and does a cork screw turn; 

Just see that smoke so black, sneak from that old smoke-stack! 

It's floatin* right to heaven and it won't come back; 

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Geo. L. Baker, manager of the ohaln of 
ock homes up 'Portland and Seattle way, la 
Hanging the policy of hla houses. He will 
ereafter play vaudeville. Seven acts weekly. 
no of the first acts to go north for Baker Is 
hroso. 

The Majestic Air Dome at Fresno closed I. 
pveral of the acts on the bill were left 
randed there. One of the fortunate per- 
>rmers who happened to have the price to 
[>t out of town was Elsa Doerlng. The acts 
ere unable to get their money, but steps are 
»w being taken to force the manager, "P. A. 
lies," to come through. 

Tommy Toner and Sol Carter opened as 
rinclpal comedians with the Frank Rich 
Dmpany. at the Grand, San Diego. The 
prnlng piece was "The Gay Widow." 

The Portola Music Hall (old Louvre Cafe) 
pens 17. It has been announced that the 
r. R. V. A. will book, but the proprietor of 
its cafe has again changed his mind. In- 

cad of Ed. Levey, formerly of the Chutes. 
i amusement manager, a Mr. Resch will 
reside In that responsible position. 

Reports of a San Francisco wedding as an 
rtormnth to the divorce suit Instituted here 
/ Mrs. Madge Melxell, wife of a professional 
ick bicycle rider, are Interesting the pro- 
sslon. Mrs. Melxell Is an accomplished vo- 
illst. She says that although her husband 
'rolvod a salary of over $100 a week It did 
:>t do her much good. The gentleman she 
ns picked to succeed her former husband. 



la aald to be an Insurance man with a very 
lucrative business, and as he haa promlaed to 
honor and obey, things look bright for Mrs. 
Madge. 



The Jack Golden company at the American 
Is no doubt there to stay a long time. 



At Oakland good attendance Is the rule at 
every house, and flourishing business Is the 
report all down the line. Nance O'Nell, In 
"The Lily," did a good business at the He- 
Donough, and at "Ye Liberty" (the stock 
house of Oakland), "Arlsona" proved a big 
card. 



The engagement of La Maja, the petite lit- 
tle Spanish dancer and singer, has been 
lengthened at the Portola-Louvre Indefinitely. 



PORTOLA-LOUVRE. — La Maja; Elsa 

Ward; Frank King and Perl Lovell; Maud 
Rockwell; La Salle & Starr. 



Mra. Fiske Is again making a tour of the 
Western country Instead of visiting Europe 
or resting. She Is giving the west a view 
of "Mrs. Bumpstead-Lelgh." Mrs. Flske will 
be at the Columbia next month. 



Bert La Blanck haa given up his act and 
Joined the Frank Rich company at San Diego. 



Maurice Barham of Seattle, who has been 
visiting at the summer home of Earnest Ship- 
man, at Delcardo Bay, near Coeur de Alene. 
has received word from England that he and 
his sister, Helen Barham, leading lady of the 
Barrier company, which Shlpman has on the 
road this seaaon, has been left $300,000 by 
the death of a relative In England. Miss 
Barham will continue with the company for 
the present, but whether permanently Is not 
known. 



Ernest Howell has leased a site on Market 
street near the American theatre, and plans 
In the near futuro to erect a Class A theatre 
to play vaudeville. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By GEORGE M. YOUNG. 

KEITHS (H. T. Jordan, mgr. ; agent. U. B. 
O. ). — There was as much applause distrib- 
uted through the show on Tuesday afternoon 
as Is generally heard when the thermometer 
Is not trying Its best to beat records. A light 
show with plenty of life and action to It usu- 
ally hits the mark, and this week's bill ran 
very close to the right line. Irene Franklin 
picked off her share of the blossoms, doing 
about forty minutes, going some on a hot 
afternoon. Miss Franklin keeps right on Im- 
proving with every visit. The new "kid" 
song "I Want to Be a Janitor Child" ought 
to be Just as big a hit as "Red Head." Burt 
Green's contribution at the piano added a lib- 
eral share In making the act go with a rush. 
Alexander and Scott were next to closing and 
gave those In front a chance for comparison 
on styles of female Impersonation. On early 
In the show was Richards. It was not a good 
show for Richards. He was forced to follow 
the comedy dancing act of Rosa Crouch and 



George Welch, which landed a big hit and 
had the house applauding until after Richards 
came on the stage. This made It rather hard 
for the Impersonator, although his dancing Is 
not like any of that done by Crouch and 
Welch. Pretty dressing and ataglng helps 
Richards, placed to better advantage he would 
have received all he deserved. It might help 
him to hold his disclosure until the final or 
cut out the stereoptlcon number. Alexander 
and Scott were far enough separated from 
Richards not to conflict a great deal, and the 
classy blackface pair scored heavily. They 
have a good selection of songs and alng them 
well. It la doubtful If many guessed what 
was coming at the finish, for It cauaed a reg- 
ular chatter throughout the house, particu- 
larly among the women, who marveled at the 
get-up of the "girl." That headdress Is cer- 
tainly a work of art. Thurber and Madison 
did very well with "On a Shopping Tour." a 
sketch which they have Improved upon con- 
conslderably since last seen. Miss Thurber 
wore a handsome Jet gown which suited her 
splendidly. Pongo and Leo opened with their 
gymnastics and pole act. Hrent Hayes re- 
ceived liberal honors for his banjo playing. 
Hayes gets considerably more music out of the 
Instrument than many others, and his "rug' 
number at the finish was wisely selected. Hill 
and Sylvlany closed the show with their fa- 
miliar cycling act. It Is still a showy num- 
ber and put a nice finish to the performance 
VICTORIA (Jay Masthaum. mgr.; agent 
H. Bart McHugh). — The bargain-counter devo- 
tees of the Mnrket street esplanade are strong 
for the display stuff and grab at the raw ma- 
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Two weeks ago Manager Mastbaum offered the 
first diving act. It was a big hit. This week 
he has Zulda aa the headlines There is no 
telling Just who Zulda la, for fkere are three 
In the act, two women and a man. The latter 
does the talking and then brings the women 
out of a tank of water. It's the old Dlda 
trick, but goea well here. -The man picked a 
couple of ahapely women for the act. That's 
why It's a hit. The remainder of the show 
didn't hit any high marka. but on the aver- 
age moved along at a good pace, two or three 
acta helping a lot for the othera. The Bed- 
fords offered a good-looking ahootlng act, 
which the woman opena with aome warbling 
and then doea the beat of the rifle work. 
8he's a nice, healthy-looking girl, and can 
ahoot. The man doea noe trick worth while 
and playa the chorua of her aong with a rifle, 
ahootlng at diaka of bella. Connora and Fox 
have a nice net. held up principally by the 
girl, who la pretty and can alng. They do 
aome dancing at the finish which could be 
Improved upon. The man doea atepplng ear- 
lier which geta over. Morrell and Calhoun 
are a couple of fellowa who entertain each 
other as well aa the audience. They have a 
lot of mlxed-up talk, much "gagging" which 
few In any of the "pop" houaea will get. and 
flnlah with the old envelope "notice" stuff. 
They alao uae one gag about "reaching up for 
a $7 pair" which belonga In an "Old Timers' 
Week." Each alnga a aong and makes good 
In this way. Rother and Kelgard offer aonga. 
the man playing the piano for all. It la prob- 
ably a new net. Mlaa Rother formerly worked 
with I^ena Bruce. They have good songs, but 
dlaplay no knowledge of how to sing them. 
Mlaa Rother'a opening number places her at 
a disadvantage from the atart. Franklin and 
Hanvard have n singing and talking turn and 
Sclde and De Lane try to affect humor In a 
sketch. The woman haa ft pleaalng voice, but 
should dlacard "Dearie." The man la not 
funny. 

PALACE (Jules E. Aronaon. mgr.; agent. H. 
Bart McHugh). — Manager Aronaon alao had a 
"dlaplay" number heading hla bill thla week. 
Wolfhclm's Models being In line with the hot 
weather. The bronze continue have aomethlng 
on anything In the wearing apparel line 
viewed on Market street. The vnrloua poaea 
brought the models liberal applauae. The 
show reached pretty well up to the top point 
of excellence at the prices. McClaln and 
Mack put over their comedy musical act In 
good ahape. McClaln Is holding on to one 
or two "gaga" which he might eliminate but 
he la a good musician and handles the com- 
edy pleasingly. Comlque la a comedy Juggler 
and la strong on both ends of the classifica- 
tion. He la a whole lot better Juggler than 
many who are featured and has a routine 
which Includes about the best ball and plate 
Juggling seen. The Erwtn Trio do atnglng 
and dancing. One of the girls haa grabbed 
herself a husband since doing a "alater act." 
He works In the act now. the trio getting 
cloae to a copy of something like Harry Fox 
and the Mlllershlp Slaters, but the girls have a 
couple of dancing numbers which hold the act 
up. If they want to get to the front, they 
need to study up aomethlng along a new lln*. 
All they are doing now has been done a long 
time. Mae Francla scored with a alnglo sing- 
ing turn. She la a nice-looking girl, drensea 
attractively and can alng. Ono ballad is 
enough, however. She will find It easier send- 
ing over the populnr kind of songs. Miss 
Francis has everything else In her favor. 
Glngraa, ft Higgler and balancer of hea^y 
weight, proved one of the beat liked acta on i 
the bill. He 1 n» a novelty In balancing four I 
and Ave obj^ctc at a time Crainer'a Cut I'ns 
are three voungsters broking Into the sing- 
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thnt will claim n place for novelt-/ ->,it show 
promise of development In the stepping line 

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PHILADELPHIA 



'Welch: Carroll-Olllette Troupe; plcturea. 

I'AltK (F. G Nlxon-Nlidllnger. mgr.; agent. 
N'lxon-Nlrdllngen. — Rnnaelle Trio; Johnny 
Kckert ft (V: Itnnd Morse; Blanche Latellc; 
.lor Demlng ft Co.: ]>icturea. 

NIXON < V «;. Nlxnn-Nlrdllngcr. mgr; 
agent. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger). — Mil.-. Omega; Lu- 
cille Alnley: Davis ft Murks: Mexican Mlrim- 
ba Maud: Id x Circus; fill ton ft Eldon; pic- 
l uri-s. 

I*i:< iri.l-VS (F ('. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger. mgr.; 
iiK'-ni. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger) --K.-1 7. Earlv ft 
Lclght; Zclla Ruaaell; Davis ft Marvcll. ■; 
Qulnn Trio: Warti<nherg Tiros; pictures 

GRAND O. II (W. Dayton Wegefarth. mgr. ; 
hooked direct) --Stella Moroslnl's Animals: 
Kelley ft Judge; Ahholl ft White: Allor ft 
Harrington; Hylnnd ft Farmer; plcturea. 



PLAZA (Chaa. E. Oelachlager, mgr.; agent, 
II Hart McHugh).— Hedder ft Son; Horner 
Harnett : Thoae Four Olrla; Arman ft Arman; 
Charles & Nelllna; Arman ft Arman. 

LINCOLN (D. Bader, mgr.; agent. H. Bart 
McHugh). — 15-17. LeRoy; Tierce ft Dunham; 
Eddie, Green. 

c.l.OHE (Ren Israel, mgr.: agent, II. Hart 
Mi-Hugh). — 1 .1 - 1 7 . LcRoy ft Johnson; Warren 
A: Goodwin; Mud Duly & Co.; Caroline Pul- 
Mam. 

CHEAT NORTHERN (M. Gicnwahl. mgr; 
agent. II Hart Mr Hugh 1 . --1 r.- 1 7. Ursonn; 
Mysterious Mnnrc; The CiIIhs.'iihIos: Mermaldn 

AIDI'IORUM fW. C Herelmnrehler. mgr.; 
agent. It Hart McHugh). If.- 1 7. The Shorts; 
Dottle Earner; Smith ft Smith 

FOREIWUGH'S (Miller ft Kaufman, mgrs. ; 



agents, Taylor ft Kaufman). — Helen Stuart ft 
Fred Hall; Glllando; Lea Modernlstos Pletro; 
Long Hroa. ; Three Kohera; pictures. 

GIRAHD (Kaufman ft Miller, mgrs.; agents. 
Taylor ft Kaufman). — 15-17. Woodford' a 
Monkeys; Laypo ft Benjamin; Hlunchc Balrd; 
Frledland & Clark; pictures. 

DIXIE (D. Labell. mgr.; agents. Taylor ft 
Kaufman). — 1j-17, Lea Hoses; Orma Crosby's 
Klnkles; Kimball uml Donovan; Dave Coston: 
pictures. 

MANHEIM (Fuhrman Hroa.. nigra.; agents, 
Taylor ft Kaufman). — 15-17. Green ft Green; 
Great Burns; Van Leer ft Heecher; plcturea. 

CRYSTAL PALACE (D. Hayllnaon, mgr.; 
agents, Stein ft Leonard. Inc. I — Four Grovl- 
noura; Three Trents; Teeds ft Homer; Maud 
Prior; Emalinc & Horse; Ward Sisters; Daly's 
Flvo Jolly Belles. 

COLISEUM (M. Henn. mgr: agents. Stein 
ft Leonard. Inc. >.— Gray & Travera; Tom 
Kane; Davis ft Thorndvke. \V. Davis. 

CRYSTAL PALACE. 7TH ft MORRIS (S. 
Morris, mgr: agents. Stein ft Leonard). — 
Nellie Tapper; The Shorts. 

FA I UH ILL PALACE (M. Ptangler. mgr.; 
agents. Stein & Leonard. Inc.). — Lyric Four; 
Burk ft Rurk: Frances Howard. 

ALEXANDER (Ceo. Alexander. mgr.; 
agents. Stein ft Leonard. Inc.). — Kllgallon ft 
Dean: Hendell ft Kelfer; Levan ft Curran; 
Stone ft Gilbert ; Shaw ft Shaw. 

MAJESTIC. Camden ( N. J. William Feltz. 
mgr.; agents. Stein ft Leonard). — Davis ft 
Thorndyke; Annie Owens; Warwjcka; Joseph- 
ine Kennedy; Goodb-ys; Harris ft Smith. 

BOSTON 

lly J. GOOI.TZ. 

80 Summer Street. 
KEITH'S (Harry R GuBtln, mgr.; agent. 
U. H. O. ». — A surprise hill was put on this 
week. Every number was fine. High honors 
were divided between Eddie Leonard and 
Mabel Kuaacll, and Charlea ft Fanny Van ft 
Co. Both acta worked the limit. DeVole 
Trio, dressy and clever ring work; Frank 
Gordon ft Rose Klnley. pleased; Merrill ft 
Hilton, good; Arthur Whltelaw. pleased; Lin- 
Ion ft Lawrence, scored; Gordon Bros, ft Box- 
ing Kangaroo, hit: Martlnettl ft Sylveater, 
clever acrobats: plcturea. 

ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; agent. 
Loew). — Tweedy ft Roberts; Foley Broa. ; Ro- 
ble Gordone; Dean ft Price; McCormlck ft 
Irving; La Velloa: Carleton Slatera; Pepplno. 
The Gibson Girl Co.; Kelley ft Rio; Gordon ft 
Oordon; others to fill; plcturea. 

HUB (Joaeph Mack, mgr.; agent, Fred 
Mardo). — "Maid of Myatery"; Ward ft Cul- 
hane; Young Slaters; Dick ft Alice McAvoy; 
De Witt ft. Francla; Billy ft The Drew Bisters; 
Elsie Levadare; The Newmans; pictures. 

GAIETY (Ralph Rlple, mgr.; agent. Fred 
Mardo).— Trocadero Trio; The Blacks; Isabella 
Bosaras; Whlatler; plcturea 

BOWDOIN SQUARE (J. E. Commerford. 
mgr.; agent, National). — Gypalnla; Bob Don 
Trio; Anvil Trio; May Belmont; Hanson ft 
Brown; plcturea. 

BEACON (Jacob Laurie, mgr.; agent, Na- 
tional). — Roxle ft Wayne; LaToy ft Touhey; 
Tereae Miller; Bill Jonea; Hatch Bros.; That 
Comedy Quartet; pictures. 

P\STIME (Frank Allen, mgr.; agent, Na- 
tional). — Hanlon Bros.; Dan Ahearn; L. Hasel 
Chllds; Al. Copeland; plcturea. 

OLD SOUTH (Nat Burgeaa. mgr.; agent. 
National).— Douglas ft Douglaa; Harry Bara- 
beau; Lavarnle ft France; Jolly Lulkena; The 
Steelea; Brown A Taylor: Savaatas ft Co.: 
.McLaughlin ft Stewart; plcturea. 

WASHINGTON (Nat Burgeaa. mgr.; agent. 
National). — Amlottea: Lee J. Klein; The De- 
raunda Frederick Elmore; Lillian Barent; 
Anderaon A Reynolda; Brennan ft Carroll: 
Rube Whipple; plcturea 

SUPREME. Jamaica Plain (J Levev. mgr.; 
agent. National).— Randy Russell; Fern ft 
Fern; Chief Wolf Wanna; Lew Harris; pic- 
tures. 

OLYMIM \. South Boston (Frank Wood- 
ward, mgr.; agent. National ).- -Jack Kelley; 
Alton: Kern ft Fern; Alice Craft. 

NORFOLK HALL (agent. Na tlonnl ).— Har- 
ry Roae: Fay Raker; Prevett A Morrill; Mae 
King; pictures. 

NIPMCC PARK (D. J. Pprague. mgr • 
agent, Fred Mardo).— Hallen ft Havea; Mara- 
thon Quartet; Julia Raymond; Tracy; The 
Schllllnga; pictures. 

WALNUT, Wobum (John Finn, mgr.; agent. 



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Fred Mardo). — DeWItt 6 Stuart; Emma Bell; 
The Tempo Trio; Millard Bros.; pictures. 

ORPHEUM, Qulncy (T. M. Murray, mgr. ; 
agent, Fred Mardo). — Billy A- Drew Sisters; 
I. Amlco; Dow & Lavan; pictures. 

PARAGON PARK (William H. Hill, mgr.; 
agent, Fred Mardo). — Trocadero Trio; Ward & 
Raymond; Millard Bros.; Three Perry Sisters; 
Powers Trio; plcturea 

SCENIC. Boston (M. F. O'Brien, mgr.).— 
Vascolll Bros.; H. B. Fltxgerald; pictures. 

8CENIC. Cambridge (M. F. O'Brien, mgr.). 
— Simpson & Smith; Marlon & Vera Rial; 
Martin; Blanche Aldrlch; pictures. 

GLOBE (R. Janette. mgr.; agent. Sheedy, 
Davis & Flynn). — Meade & Trow Trio; Kllnt 
& West; Blondle Robinson & Bessetter; Eddie 
Badger; pictures. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.; 
agent, direct). — Stock, "Little Lord Fauntle- 
roy." 

MAJESTIC (Lindsay Morlson, mgr.; agent, 
direct). — Stock, "The Chorus Lady." Mrs. 
Hibbard, wife of late Mayor Hlbbard, fea- 
tured. S. R. O. sign out. 



ST. LOUIS 



TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel. mgr.; K. 
& E). — "The Red Rose,'' with Valeska Su- 
ratt. Good Business. Fourth and last week.. 

COLONIAL (Thomas Lothian, mgr.; K. & 
E. ) — "Dr. De Luxe,'' with Ralph Herz. 
Billed to close last Saturday night, but ar- 
ranged for a stay until the heat cuts busi- 
ness. 



Some hot baseball gamrs are promised for 
the near future. The T. M. A. Local No. 11 
has formed a team and the first challenge 
Issued was to the "White Rats." They are 
commenting about each other's team and 
when they get together, there will be some- 
thing doing for sure. 



By FRANK E. ANFENGER. 

HIGHLANDS (D. E. Russell, mgr.).— Marco 
Twins; Mr. A Mrs. Frederick Allen; Arling- 
ton Four; Burnham ft Greenwood; Foley Mil- 
ler. 

DELMAR (Dan S. Flshell, mgr.). — George 
Thatcher succeeded Sophia Brandt as star 
and appeared In his old darkey role In 
"George Washington, Jr." Billy McDermott 
has the Cohan role. 

SUBURBAN (Brothers Oppenhelmer, mgrs. ) 
— Amelia Bingham In "The Bishop's Carriage" 
third week of her engagement. 

WEST END HEIGHTS (Harry Wallace, 
mgr.). — Jossey stock In "Heidelberg." 

MANNION'S (Mannlon Bros. ).— Fred Glad- 
dish and Mary Cranston; Minstrel Four; Yak- 
ko Egawa; Al. Lawrence ft Bill Dunn. 

The St. Louis Billboard ordinance, recently 
declared constitutional In the state courts, Is 
to be appealed to the United States Supreme 
Court by the defendants. 

J. J. Brady, the new manager of the Olym- 
pic and Century theatres, is hero preparing 
for next season. In leuslng to K. & E.. 
Charles Spaulding specified that the members 
of the staffs who had been a number of years 
under the late Pat Short be retained, lirady 
said ho was sure he could not Improve on 
the Short management. Tills forethought of 
Spaulding assurer! the Jobs of William Cave 
and "Bud" Manlz at the Century and Olym- 
pic, treasurers, respectively, and some of the 
other employes. 



Sophia Brandt will go abroad to study grand 
opera, according to announcement. 



CINCINNATI 



The Fred Mardo office Is booking the West- 
minster, Providence; Bates Opera House. At- 
tleboro. Mass.; and Gem Theatre, Wlnchen- 
don, Mass. These houses have Just been 
added to the list. 



Fred Hennlng, a vaudeville performer, was 
attacked by three men, on Howard street, last 
Friday night and was robbed of $530. Wil- 
liam Breen. of 8outh Boston, was arrested by 
an officer from the Court Square station, aa 
one of Hennlng's assailants. He was ar- 
raigned In the Municipal Court. The other 
two men escaped with the money. 



By HARRY HESS. 

CONEY ISLAND — Curtis & La Van; Les- 
sick & Anita; Ferguson & Mack; Billy Falls; 
Eleanor Klssell; Great Fussncr. 

LAGOON (M. A. Neff. mgr). — George Aus- 
tin ft Co.; Bud Farnum; Gulda Sherman; 
Helen May Butler's Ladles' Band. 

AMERICAN (Harry Hurt, mgr.; agent. Con- 
solidated; rehearsal Monday !)).- Irme Leslie; 
Collins & Symans; Prlncens Regina : Howard 
K- Hoyd; Rose Stanley. 



Tho White Rats held a memorial service 
last Sunday, at the Scenic Temple, which was 
attended by scores of other members of the 
profession, not affiliated with the Actors' 
Union. Rev. William H. Van Allen preached 
the sermon, In which he praised actors and 
their work. Tony Williams delivered tho 
eulogy. Rabbi Elchler also spoke. This was 
the first service held here by the organization 
and It Is planned to make it an annual affair. 
The musical program Included Mendelssohn's 
"Priests' March." Chopin's "Funeral March." 
"The Rosary." and "Nearer, My God. to 
Thee." 



NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. M. 8AMIFI 

GREENWALL (Arthur Leopold, mgr.) — 
Whltefield ft Ireland, liked Immensely; Rol- 
lins ft Hunter, pleased; Geo. Kvers. fine recep- 
tion; Violet Curtis, hit; Paddock * Paddock, 
neat opening turn. 

LYRIC ( L. E. Sawyer, mgr.) — Aeroplane 
Girl, riot; Vades, mystified; Eddy A Tiillman, 
In favor; O. L. Fultz, scant apprei l.iMon 



Mrs. Alice fl. Davenport of Hobeken, former 
wife of Harry O. B. Davenport, an actor, has 
brought suit In the Suffolk Sup lor court to 
recover f 1,125 arrears of alimony which ho 
was ordered b., Hie Si: reine court of New 
York to pay. to support h^r and a minor child 
The divorce was granted In 1901. She hud 
him arrested upon the ground that he In- 
tended to leave the state, and he gave a 
bond. She obtained a precept from the ^ourt 
attaching his salary. 



WEST END PARK (Jules F. Blstes. mgr.; 
agent, W. V. M. A.; rehearsal Sunday 2.). — 
Regular show this week with Polly Moran 
carrying the banner; Nad.le, cl l«-ltf <i admira- 
tion and applause; Parshluy, did nicely Mintz 
ft Palmer. 

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week of subscription* for the next French 
opera season. 



derson * Evans, won laughs; Bookman A 
Gross, excellent; Jean Irwin, good; Flying 
Caros, pleased; Ray Snow, clever; Zanora 
Bros., amused. 

ACADEMY (Harry Henkle. mgr. ; agent. 
Nlxon-Nlrdlinger; rehearsal Monday 10).— 
Pour Cloverly Girls, hit; Roth & Roeal. liked; 
Lussier Sisters, fair; Rae Eleanor Balls, 
clever; The Barbler Trio, pleased; Princess 
Zulelki. hit. 

WILSON (M. J. Schalbeley. mgr.).— Pic- 
tures, Hi. songs and orchestra; business gen- 
erally good. 

RIVER VIEW PARK (William Oahan, 
mgr.). — Royal Italian Band; miscellaneous 
thronged nightly. 

SUBURBAN (Fred. Halsted, mgr.). — Prince 
A Virginia; Edith Ellison; A. Fuller Bauer; 
Wills & Ramsey; Bennle Franklin A Tots; 
excellent business. 

GWYNN OAK PARK (Jahn Farson. mgr.; 
James Pratt, director). — Prof. Rehlander's 
Educated Pigs; May Penman; Charlea Banks. 
Crowded. 

BAY SHORE PARK (J. Duncan Ross, mgr.) 
. — Bostonla Ladles' Orchestra. Large crowds 

GREATER HOLLYWOOD PARK (Joseph 
Goeller, director). — Guy Johnson Musical 
Comedy Co. Big business. 

FLOOD'S PARK (W. H. Truhart, mgr.; 
rehearsal Monday 1; agent, Tanner tt Co.). — 
Stock burlesque. Business good. 

VICTORIA (C. B. Lewis, mgr.; agent. Loew; 
rehearsal Monday 10). — 12-14, Nellie Brewster 
A Amsterdam Quartet, excellent; Kernan A 
Hill, pleased; Harry Finnerty, liked; Robert- 
son Sisters, fair; Guatemala Band, well liked. 
16-17, George Lane; Madeline Shone; Nixon 
Trio; Madu Banks 



honey, scored; Mile. Martha A OUle, reiy 
elever; Two Mullers, very good; Lester A 
Kellet, well liked; May Duryeo A Co., good; 
Armstrong A Fern, good. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER (J. L. Young A 
Kennedy Crossan, mgrs.; agent, Jos. Dawson, 
dlreet). — Rice Elmer Trio; Kit Ksrson; Tho 
Four Aders; Spellman's Bears; Henderson A 
Thomas; California Boy Scouts; plo'urca 

STEEPLECHASE PIER (R. Morgan A W. 
H. Fennan, mgra). — Plotures; Pavilion of 
Fun. 

CRITERION (J. Child A C. Daly, mgrs.).— 
Plotures 

STEEL PIER (J. Bothwell, mgr.).— Mur- 
pity's American Minstrels; pictures 

EXPOSITION (Purchase A Talt, mgra).— 
Plcturea 

APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.; agent. K. A 
E.).— William Hawtrey. In "Dear Old Billy." 
12-16, Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, In "Camilla." 

Murphy's American Minstrels opened at the 
Steel Pier for the seventh consecutive season. 
They have been a summer attraction ever 
since the pier was built. Most of- the original 
circle have returned, Including Eddie Cassldy 
and Clarence Marks, both local favorites 
Well-known also are Chaa Turner and Jaa 
B. Bradley. In the show Is a one-aot farce, 
the central figure In which Is Casper Nor- 
walk, the little comedian. 



A new arcade has been placed in front of 
the Shubert theatre. e 

The Audubon building is the scene of a 
new vaudeville agency. J. T. Benedict has It. 



Removal of the "For Rent" sign from the 
Winter Garden brought Custodian Chase many 
Inquiries He aald that the place had not 
been leased — they were painting a larger sign. 



BALTIMORE 



A steel and concrete theatre will be erected 
at Spanish Fort. It will be ready In 1912. 

Pictures discontinue at the Crescent SO. 



By ARTHUR L. ROBB. 

FORD'S (Charles E. Ford, mgr.; K. A E.). 
— The Aborn English Grand Opera Co. 

NEW (Charles E. Whitehurst, Pres.; J. EL 
Beerbower, mgr.; agenta, Felber A Shea; re- 
hearsal Monday 10). — Enoch, well liked; An- 



ATLANTIC CITY 

By L B. PULASKI. 

YOUNG'S PIER (Jack D. Flynn. mgr.; 
agent, U. B. O. ). — Maude Lambert (New 
Acts); Samuel J. Curtis A Co., well liked; 
Mabel le Fonda Troupe, excellent; Dolly Con- 
nolly (New Acts); Dale A Boyle, very clever; 
Luce A Luce, well liked; Anderson A Golnes, 
very funny; L. A. Street A Partner, clever. 

SAVOY (Harry Brown, mgr.; agent, Louis 
Wesley).— Nat Fields. In "The Otrl Behind 
the Counter," headlined; Tom Jack Trio, 
clever; Morris A Kramer, well liked; Tom Ma 



An Innovation In cafe diversion and amuse- 
ment here la to be found at the Dunlop Cafe, 
where there la In addition to the singers, a 
cracker jack orchestra of twelva That the 
mualc given la excellent and pleasing Is at- 
tested by the hearty applause. The orchestra 
has a playing leader In the person of Walter 
Davidson. Mr. Davidson la without doubt the 
beat violinist ever heard In the cafes la this 
city and there is a great future In store for 
him. He conducts the orchestra at the Wal- 
nut 8treet theatre, Philadelphia There Is 
another member of the Dunlop orchestra who 
standa out, the trap drummer. He shines 
with class. 



Bart McHugh. the Philadelphia agent, was 
here again seeking sleep. This is the second 
trip on the same mission. Out of three nights 
here he says that he got two good sleeps. 
With his wife he has taken an aparment for 
the summer. They will move In July 1. 



Will 



ELIZABETH ML MURRAY 

Play Three Weeks in Vaudeville this Summers by Permission of 

Messrs. Woods, Frazee & Lederer 



AT ONE OF THE LARGEST SALARIES EVER PAID A SINGLE WOMAN 



OPENING 



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"SINGOLOGIST"— is "PUTTING OVER" one of Will Rossiter's NEW "HITS" 

THAT CAROLINA RAG 



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VA.RIETY 



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WILLIS 



ORPHEUM, BROOKLYN, THIS WEEK (June 12) Sail for Europe June 28, Per S. S. "Campania" 

Opening Hippodrome, Portsmouth, July 11, for Summer Tour in England 
BOOKED 80LID BY THE UNITED BOOKING OFFICE, SEASON *l I-»I2 



THE GREAT ALVIN 



MAN 



IN/IY 



I will give $5000 for a new sensation. 

SAM EDWARDS, you long, lean, skinny boy with the sweet 

voice, when are we going to Europe ? 
FOR OPEN TIME. Address 

CHRIS JAGO or WALTER PLIMMER, Gaiety Theatre 
Building, New York. 



Wilfred Clarke 



Direction Max Hart 



DEAS, REED and DEAS 



Some Singing 



Soma Comedy 



Clothes 



BOM 

12-14, Keeney's Empire, Bridgeport. 



■ CLASS 

16-17, Keeney's Third Ave., New York. 



RAWSON and CLARE 

IN "KIDS OF YESTERDAY" (A delightful ttory of youth) 
Exclusive Management, CH R IS O. BROWN 

JACK GOLDEN 

AND HIS COMPANY OF 30 PEOPLE 

AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCO. INDEFINITE 
Beautiful Costumes — Clean Comedy 





amily 



Permanent Address, 200 Claremont Are., New York City 

Genevieve Warner 

"THE HARPIST IN BONO." 
NEXT WEEK (June 19), PROCTOR'S, NEWARK. JIL.E8 Rl BY, Representative. 

Baby Helen 

THE BIOOE8T DRAWING CARD IN VAUDEVILLE. 
FEATURED WITH THE FORDYCE TRIO 

Balling 1 for England June 17. 



RlnglLng Bros, circus played to capacity two 
■hows, 9. HOWARD. 



BUTTE, MONT. 

FAMILY (D. P. Sutton, mgr.).— Delia 
Prlngle, stock; business fair. 
The Empire closed 3 for two montha 

SAMUEL ADEL8TTNE. 



The Savoy has installed electric fans and 
has been redecorated. 



Sol Harris, a well-known manager on the 
Inter-State time Is here for a stay. 



The Criterion, running a straight moving 
picture show, Is doing excellent business. 
Since it was converted into a theatre this Is 
the first time the house has been associated 
with success, except last fall, when the pres- 
ent policy was tried and found to pay. The 
house Is under the management of two young 
men, Messrs. Child and Daly. Last year Wal- 
ter Rosenberg tried "pop-vaude" there, but 
■oon passed It up as a lemon. The Criterion 
has fooled everybody. 



Merediths, good; Van ft Davis, ordinary; Es- 
telle Wordette ft Co., entertaining; Blanche 
Mead ft Sparkle, novelty; Keller Mack, big 
laugh; Adelaide Herrmann, takes well. 

HORNE'S AIRDOME (E. M. Stanley, mgr.) 
—Stock. TOM HARRIS. 



CHARLOTTE, N. C. 

ORPHEUM.— Llnwood, good; Lester * 
Thomas, clever; Jack Western ft Co., winners. 

LAKEWOOD PARK AIRDOME.— C. O. 
Thackery ft Co House packed. O. H. W. 



AKRON, O. 

LAKESIDE CASINO (Harry A. Hawn. mgr.; 
agent, direct; rehearsal Monday 10.30). — The 



BANGOR, ME. 

BIJOU (Steven Bogrett, mgr.; agent, U. B. 
O. ; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 10.10). — 
12-14. Fields A Hanson, hit; Tremont Quartet, 
excellent; Leonard ft Pierce, very good. 16- 
17, Montgomery A Healey Sisters; The Lang- 
dons; Jack ft Clara Roof. 

NICKEL (H. F. Atkinson, mgr.). — Grace 
Hartnett; Napoleon Richards; plcturea 

GRAPHIC (Grant ft Burns, mgrs.). — Pic- 
tures. 

The Opera House closed stock season 10. 

Riverside Park opens with vaudeville 26. 



CLEVELAND, O. 

EUCLID GARDEN (Max Faetkenheuer, 
mgr.). — Double bill: condensed version "Car- 
men," well liked. Adelaide Norwood, Ottley 
Cranston and Thos. E. Greene, principals. 
Second half, "The Marriage of Kitty." very 
pood comedy given by Edwin Arden ft Co. 

OPERA HOUSE (J. H. Mlchels. mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10).— Wlllard 
Hutchinson ft Co.. headlines; Caroline Dixon, 
pleased; James R. Waters, hit; Golden ft 
Mead, good; Excella ft Frank, clever; Klu- 
ting's Cats, for the children. 

GRAND (J. H. Mlchels, mgr.; agent, U. B. 
O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Ed. Eustls, good; 
Louise Elliott, won favor; Armstrong ft 
Clark, hit; Joslc Flynn, pleased; Allen ft Hall, 
very good, Peloqulns, novelty. 



BRIGHTON BEACH MUSIC HALL 

OPENS MONDAY. JUNE 19. 

EVA TANGUAY 

And GREAT ALL-STAR VAUDEVILLE. 
Matinees Dally 3.46. Evea, 8.30. 



LUNA PARK. — Eugenlo Sorrentino and 
Banda Rossa, large crowds. 

STAR (Drew ft Campbell, mgrs.; rehearsal 
Monday 10).— "Parisian Bellea" 

WALTER D. HOLCOMB. 



COLUMBUS, O. 

KEITH'S (W. W. Prosser, mgr.; agent, IT. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10.30). — Holden & 
Le Claire. Interesting; Leah Stanley, fine; 
Coyle ft Morrell, well liked; John F. Clark, 
hit; Five Musical Smiths, excellent. 

COLUMBUS (Thompson Bros., mgra ; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 10). — Fullen ft 
Fullen , good; Max Owen, amused; Crawford 
ft Capman, hit. 

PRINCESS (Hart Bros., mgra).— Musical 
Comedy stock. 

OLENTANOY PARK (J. W. Dusenberry. 
mgr.). — Free attract Ion : (ireat Carver showr 
Theatre: Stock. 



IIMVI 



Billy 




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Elmore 



"Not a Rathskeller Act" 



HENDERSON'S, CONEY ISLAND, NEXT WEEK (June 19) 



Direction of MABEL de YOUNG 



When answering advertisements kindly mention TARTKTY. 



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VARIETY 



ANDERSON-GOINES 



D COMEDIAN 



THIS WEEK (Jm 12) 

YOUNGS PIIR 
ATLANTIC CITY 

Direction, 

JAMES E. PLUNKETT 



CROMWELL8' Pictorial Report 

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THERES 
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LTHE CROMWELL8, Novelty. Skillful. JmiliM ft W — hiswt 

Permanent Addreta, care VARIETY. New York 

BANJOPHIENDS 

SINGERS. DANCERS AND EXPERTS ON THE BANJOS 
Season 1911-1*. Geo. Evana Mtnatrele. Next Week (June 19). Britannla-on-the-Bay. Ottawa. Can. 
Management GENE HUGHES. CHA8. CRQ88MAN. Mgr. 



Willa Holt Wakefield 



IN 



Sam Chip ami Mary Marble 



in Vaudeville 
Direction JOHN W. DUNNE 






Offering DR. WILMAR8 "SPIRIT PAINTINC8" 



This week (June IS). RAMONA PARK. Grand Raplda. Mich. Sailing- for ENGLAND. 
Juno 26th. Buaineas Inquiries Invited. 
P. T. 8ELBIT, 84 Buahwood Road. Kew. London. 8. W.. or 

7S0 So. Aahland Boulevard. Chicago, 111. 



INDIANOLA PARK (C. E Ml lea. mgr.).— 
Free attraction: Clrlclllo'a Bend; Five Jug- 
gling Jewels. Theatre: Mualcal Stock Co. 

"LITTLE CHARLEY." 



DES MODOC8, IA. 

INGERSOLL PARK (G. W. MacCartney. 
mgr.; 8. * C. ). — Week S. Chas. Lederer, 
good; Hallle Leslie Hassan, clever; Three 
Alex, pleased; Chas. Sweet, good; The Napa- 
neea. feature; good business. 

MAJESTIC (Elbert A Getchell. nigra.; 8. A 
C.).— 6-7, Nip A Tack, pleased; David School- 
er, good: Powers A Lambert, clever; Ralph 
Allen, original; 8tanley Sextet, pleased. 8, 
Harry Schiller, fair; Barnett A Bayne, good; 
Emmett A Emmett, good; Alberto, fair; Or- 
pheus Comedy Four, good. JOE 



Relsner A Gores, fair; McCauley A Corn well, 
fair. 

FAMILY (Dave Markowltx. mgr.).— Chris- 
tine Hill A Co.; R. W. Policy A Co.; Fox A 
De May; Bert A Irene Vaughn; Bredau A 
Cooper; Bonnet A Sterling; Jen! A La Vern 
Heally; Rand's Dogs. 

LYCEUM (Charles Warner, mgr.). — Stock. 

IS. Barnum A Bailey circus; packed both 
performances. 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.). — 8tock. bur- 
lesque. 

WAYNE HOTEL GARDENS (James W. 
Hayes, mgr.). — Irwin A Hersog; Ruth Addlng- 
ton; Walman; Five Musical McLarena. 



RORICK'S (George Lyding, mgr.).— 18-17. 
Manhattan Opera Co.. In "Princess Chic." 
large and well -pleased houses. 

MOZART (O. W. Mlddleton. mgr.). — 18-17. 
pictures. J- M. BEERS. 



DETROIT, MICH. 

TEMPLE (C. G. Will lama, mgr; agent. U. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Stone A Kal- 
lss. headllner; Jarrow, funny; Swor A Mack, 
■cored; Leo Carrlllo, pleasing; Boynton A 
Davis, refined; Ergotti Lllllputlana, good; The 
Grazers, well received; Stlckney's Dogs. good. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.; agent, T. B. C. ; 
rehearsal Monday 10). — Happy Jack Gardner, 
headllner; Frank Kirk, hit; Grand Opera 
Quartet, big hit; Madeline Sack, pleasing; 



ELGIN, OX. 
GRAND (Thielan A Prtchett. nigra). — 
Closed Its vaudeville season. Will keep open 
during summer with pictures. 

STAR (Thielan A Prlchett. mgra). — Closed 
S. Sherman Stock Co. going to Terre Haute. 
Will return for permanent atock Sept 1. 

H. F. BARTLETT. 



FA. 

WALDAMERR (E. H 8uerkln. mgr.; agent, 
U. B O). — Kalma A Lafarlon. good; 8pencer 
A Williams, big; "Olde Home Choir." good; 
George Reeves, went well; Cycling Brunettes, 
excellent. 

FOUR MILE CREEK PARK (H T. Foster, 
mgr.; agent, direct) — Adams A Guhl Mu- 
sical Comedy Co., big hit; Adams A Gnhl, 
big; Louise Palmer, excellent; Fern Melrose, 
fine; Guhl A Jerome, clever; Alden 81stsrs. 
good. M H. MIZENER. 



HAJUUSBURG, PA. 

IS. Miller Bros. 101 Ranch drew large 
crowds in afternoon; heavy storm in the early 
evening hurt business. However, there was 
quite a large crowd in attendance 

Victoria moving picture house opened on 
Saturday evening, June 10 (seating over 800). 

ORPHEUM (Wllmer A Vincent, owners).— 
After the close of a successful series of com- 
edies by 'he stock company, which had been 
brought here at the close of the vaudeville 
season by Wllmer A Vincent and Nathan 
Appell, the members of the company took 
upon themselves, beginning Thursday, to con- 
tinue playing stock until the opening of the 
regular vaudeville season. They are drawing 
good housea J. P. J. 



ELMIRA, N. Y. 

MAJESTIC (G. H. Ven Demark. mgr.; 
agents. U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 13.80). — 
12-14, Armlta A Burke, good; Green A Par- 
ker, well received. 15-17, Four Nolaa; El- 
d ridge. 



FALL RIVER, MASS. 

BIJOU (Chas. Benson, mgr. ; agent. Loew). 
rehearsal Monday 10). — 18-14. Gibson Girl, 
good; Hetty Urma, very good; Sbiiner A 
Wills, excellent 16-17, McCormack A Ir- 
ving; Dean A Price; The Le Vcllos; pictures. 

PREMIER (Chaa Benson, mgr.; agent. 
Loew; rehearsal Monday 10). — 13-14, Carlton 
81sters, very good; Rlpon, excellent 16-17, 
Tweedy A Roberts; Austin Walsh. 

Rlngllng Broa exhibits here June 81. 

EDW. RAFFERTY. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 

HARTFORD (Fred P. Dean, mgr; agent. 
James Clancy; rehearsal Monday and Thurs- 
day 11). — 18-14. Three Comlques. clever; 
Brownie Carroll, good; Dale A Pearson, funny; 
Bell A Richards, went good; Symphony Four, 
hit; pictures. 16-17, Aviator Girl; Chester A 
Jones; Murry J. Simons; Frank Sisters; Mil- 
ler A Russell; pictures. 

PARSONS' (H. C. Parsons, mgr.).— Stock; 
exceedingly good. 

POLrs (O. C. Edwards, mgr.). — Stock; 
good show; big business. 

R W. OLMSTED. 



Mr. EDWARD JOLLY 

of JOLLY, WILD and CO. 

begs to announce that hereafter the above act will be UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR* EDW. S. KELLER 

Sailing: June 25th on the Olympic for England. Returning Aug. 15th. Address communications to EDW. S. KELLER, Putnam Bldg., New York. 



Joe Sullivan Presents "A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE" With 



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FRANK SPISSELL 



AND 
CO. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S THIS WEEK (Jane 12) 

SAME BIG ACT AS EVER 

Just finished a successful tour on the 
Orpheum Circuit 

Direction. EDW. S. KELLER 



Whin m»w9 rt *g adv*rti**m0nt$ MtufJy **e*Mow TAMIMTY. 



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Sammy Watson's Farmyard Circus 

BIG SUCCESS THIS WEEK (June 12) NEW BRIGHTON THEATRE 
July 3rd, Henderson's, Coney Island Five Weeks' Open After Henderson's 

Direction, JENIE JACOBS (Pat Casey Agency) 
Re-Engaged for Lew Fields' Success, "THE HEN-PECKS" for Next Season (' 1 1 -' 1 2) 

Permanent Address, 333 St. Paul's Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. 



F-F-| 



IN 



IN ! 



DAVIS and POLAK 



In "The 
Baseball Fiends" 



NOW PLAYING UNITED TIME 



Direction, GENE HUGHES 



HIT8 COUNT-THAT'8 U8-8EE IT 



HARRY TATE'S (?. 

FISHIHG "MDTQRING 



New York 
England 
Australia 
Africa 



BESSIE WYNN 



IN VAUDEVILLE 



JUST 



JEAN IRWIN 



BUTLER 



ALICE 



HAVILAND 
•» THORNTON 

This Week (June It), Henderson's Coney 

Island. 



McKISSICH 
ahdSHADNEY 

THOSE EBONY ENTERTAINERS 

Comedy character change artists. 

8peclal Scenery. 

NEXT WEEK (June 19). Century CHICAGO 



PREMIER MUSICAL 




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ANDERSON. McNEIL AND 8AUCEDO 

A NEW WESTERN ACT NOW PLAYING ORPHEUM TIME 

Would like to hear from a good Agent, 
Address Care VARIETY, 908 Market St., San Francisco 



LEWIBTON, MB. 

MUSIC HALL (A. P. Bibber, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 11). 
— 12-14, Jack A Clara Roof, good; Montgom- 
ery A Healy Sisters, excellent; The Langdons, 
riot. 

Rlngllng Bros, circus 10. 

HORACE F. GOODWIN. 



LINCOLN, NEB. 

OLIVER (F. C. Zebrung. mgr.).— «, Min- 
strels (local) packed house. 9, Mrs. Flske, 
good business. 

LYRIC (L. M. Gorman, mgr.). — 8tock; busi- 
ness good. 



Oliver will present moving pictures and 
vaudeville during summer, starting 10. 

Capital Beach opened Decoration Day, but 
has not hit Its attendance gait yet. Vaude- 
ville will be Installed later. 

W. Edward Poulter A Ruth Pearson Gates, 
members of the Lyric Stock Co., were mar- 
ried June 1. 

LEE J. LOGAN. 



LOS ANGELES. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 10). — Week 6, excel- 
lent program. Murphy, Nichols * Co., big 
laugh producers; Jones * Deely, very funny; 
Dooley A Sales, big; M. Golden' s Russian 
Troubadours, entertaining. The holdovers: 
Chip A Marble; Clark A Bergman; Clarice 
Vance; Marvelous Millers. 

LOS ANGELES (E. J. Donnellan, mgr.; 
S-C. ; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 6. Salam- 
bos. original and pleasing; Bruce Morgan A 
Johnnies, good; Monroe A Mack, comical; 
Barnes A Robinson, took well; Violet Mac- 
Mlllan, winsome; Nat Nasarro A Co., excel- 
lent; Claude Ranf, dexterous. 

PANTAGB8 (Carl Walker, mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 11).— Week 6, Five 
Musical Lunds, favorites; Billy Link, capital; 
O'RIMa Barbee & Co., snappy: Blossom Rob- 
inson, cute; Held A Sloan, fair; Lulgi Plcaro 
Trio. fast. 

MAJESTIC (Oliver Morosco, mgr.; Cort).— 
Idora Opera Company week 6, "The Jewel of 
Asia." business Indifferent. 



MASON (W. T. Wyatt. mgr.; Shubert). — 
Week May 29. Blllle Burke, big houses. Week 
June 6. John Drew, In "8mlth." big. 

EDWIN F. O'MALLEY. 



LOriSVILLE. KY. 

MART ANDERSON (Harry Bllger. mgr.: 
agents. Orpheum Circuit). — Van Hoven. well 
received; Taylor. Krans A White, hit; Faye. 
Miller A Weston, good; Wm. Flernen A Co.. 
good: Four Vanls. good; large crowds. 

HOPKINS (I. Simons, mgr.).— Gelger A 
Walters, very good; Hill A Ackerman. re- 
ceived well; Florence Hughes, good; Tom 
Kuma. very pleasing: Cy Relnhart. always 
welcomed; plcturea. 

RIVERVIEW PARK— J J. Oarrlty. mgr.). 
— Adele Blood A Co. In stock: very good: se- 
lection suited well to cast: doing fair business. 
Slrlgnsno Band, soloists. Wllmlna Hamman 
and Mme. Arnold. 

AVENUE (Mr. Ward, mgr; agent, Qus 
Sun). — Vaudeville. 

MAJESTIC (Mr. Dlttmler. mgr. ).— Pictures; 
"soloists, Robert Lurty and Miss Fair. 

J. M. OPPENHEIMER. 



LOWELL. MASS. 
MERRIMACK SQUARE (J. Carroll, mgr.: 
rehearsal Monday 10.30). — Kendall Weston, 
good: "The Wee McGregors." amusing: De- 
laney A Wohlam. big hit: Gruce Usher, good. 
LAKEVIEW (Jos. J. Flynn. mgr >— "The 
Man of the Hour." 

June 14. Rlngllng Bros. 

JOHN J. DAWSON 



A E. ) — 



MERIDEN, CONN. 

POLI'8 (Tom Kirby. mgr.; K. 
Stock: good business. 

CRYSTAL (Ftndar & Rudloff. mgra) — Pic- 
tures: good business. 

AIRDOME (Pln.lar & Rudloff) -Picture.; 
fine business. 

STAR (R. T. Halllwell. mgr. >.— Pictures: 
good business. 

STAR AIRDOME (K T Halllwell. mgr.).— 
Pictures: fine business. 



NOTE: Hanover Park Theatre ch;irig.-a 
from vaudeville to summer stock June u 

\v. r. s. 








Direction 



PAT CASEY 



FAm answering adverti$ement§ kindly mention VAKtKTY. 



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MILFOBD, MASS. 
LAKE NIPMUO PARK (Den J. Sprague. 
mgr; agent. Fred Mardo). — The Schilling!, 
clever; Hallen A Hayes, fine; Julia Raymond 
Tracy, fine; Marathon Comedy Quartet, hit; 
Kaldee Rogers, excellent; Daylight pictures, 
very good. CHAB. E. LACKBT. 

MUNCIE, IND. 

8TAR (Ray Andrewa. mgr.). — Charlie Eden- 
burg, pleased; Powell A Wllaon, good; Bobby 
Van Horn, good. 

Lorna Doone Jackaon with Rah! Rah! 
Boya. big hit. GEO. PIFER. 

NEWARK. N. J. 

PROCTOR'S (R- C. Stewart, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 9.). — Mildred Hol- 
land A Franklyn Pangborn A Co.. In the 
"Power Behind the Throne." capably acted; 
the Bam-Bama Girls, pleased; Clifford A 
Burke, entertained; Mayme Gehrue A Co.. 
clever; Julia Rooney. went well; Five Banjo 
Flenda, nicely; Hart A Tracy, novel; Valentine 
A Bell, good. 

COURT (Harold Jacoby, mgr.; agent, Loew; 
rehearsal Monday 9). — Marlon A Moore, took 
well; Jim Reynolds, good; Menther A Davis, 
clever; Perry A Elliott, good; Cooper Bros., 
did well; Ahrendall Broa A Dutton. fine. 16- 
17. Frankle Drew A Co.; Watktns A Williams 
ulsters; "Prl»cl!la"; Jones A Evans; Tom 
Moore; Kipp A Klppy. 

ARCADE (L. O. Mumford, mgr.). — Stock. 

NEWARK.— Slock; houses packed. 

OLYMPIC PARK (James Beldon. mgr.). — 
A born Opera Co. On the open stage are a 
number of flrat-claas circus and vaudeville 
acts. 

HILLSIDE PARK (W. E. Thaller, mgr.).— 
Lucille Mulhall A Wild West 8how; Tom 
Moore, with Balloon; Fred Owens and Diri- 
gible Airship. 

ELECTRIC PARK (C. A. Dunlap, mgr.).— 
Kemp's Wild West Show. "Calvo" on the 
high wire. J4?E O'BRYAN. 

NORFOLK, VA. 

With John L. Sullivan at the Academy of 
Music, playing with old Jake Kllraln. these 
two old-timers are setting a pace for the 
other acts at the local theatres that Is hard 
to equal. 

The local summer resorts all report favor- 
able business, while the theatres now open 
for the entire summer state that buslneaa Is 
better than ever before, but with the four 
new theatres now under construction, the 
wise ones are still shaking a little In their 
boots, not knowing what the next move made 
will be. 



NORTHAMPTON, MA88. 
ACADEMY (B. L. Potter, mgr.; Ind). — It, 
Bernhardt, In "L'Alglon." 

COOK'8 (W. R. Cook, mgr.).— Vaudeville 
and plcturea 

MOUNTAIN PARK CASINO (Robt. Kane, 
mgr.). — Stock; fine business. 

MILTON STONE. 

ONEONTA, N. T. 

ONEONTA (Fred Follett. mgr.; agent. 
Prudential; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 
1). — 12-14, Ten Brooke. Mueller A Ten 
Brooke, pleased; Farnlelll A La Savllle. fair. 
15-17. Jack Dempsey; Mason A Pierce; excel- 
lent buainesa 



16 — Young Buffalo's Wild West. 

Sager A Leventhall opened pictures under 
canvas this week. Vaudeville added later If 
business warrants. DeLONO. 



PITT8FIELD, MASS. 
EMPIRE (J. H. Tebbetts. mgr.; agent, U. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 10). — 
8-11. Leon Rogee. very good; The Halklngs, 
good; Davis A Pollock, pleased. 12-14. Clark 
A Parker, went well; Barney First, well re- 
ceived; Fred Hurd A Co., very good. 

FRANKLIN. 



PITTSBURG, PA. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr.) — Stock. 

FAMILY (John P. Harris, mgr.; agent, Mor- 
ganstern). — Careno Trio, featured; Lef Raxers, 
good; Wheeler Four, applause; Holt A Rex 
won favor; Sam Glider, went well; Vssla 
Wallace, well received; motion pictures very 
Interesting. 

NIXON (Thos. F. Kirk, mgr.) --Lyman 
Howe pictures. M. S. KAUL 

PORTLAND. ME. 

PORTLAND (J. W. Greeley, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O. : rehearsal Monday and Thursday 
10. SO). — Five Musical Lovelands. featured; 
Charles A. Loder A Co., excellent: Alfrlda A 
Pearl, clever: Irish American Trio, laughing 
hit; Kathleen Schmidt, pleased. 

PORTSMOUTH, O. 

COLUMBIA (Fred Tynes. mgr). — Pictures. 
MILLBROOK PARK RINK (Ed. Trlmer, 
mgr. >. — 8katlng and dancing; big crowda 
Mlllbrook Stock Co. opens June 19. 

DOC. 



RENOVO. PA. 

FAMILY (AlbrlKht A McCarthy, mgrs. : 
agent. Walter J. Pllmmer).— 12-14. Bean A 
Hamilton, excellent; Gertrude Maxwell, very 
good: Frederick A Klrkwood. Interesting; 
Thos. Piatt, clever. 

WM. E. ALBRIGHT. < 



SAVANNAH, GA. 

LIBERTY (Frank A Hubert Bandy, mgrs . V 
— Stock; good attendance. 

BIJOU (Charles W. Rex. m:cr. : agent. Welle' 
Circuit: rehearsal Monday and Thursday 2). — 
Capacity attendance. 8-l<V Anna Gould, very 
good; Rome A Ferguson, hit; Fred Griffith, 
scored. The LaCrolx. big. 12-14. Annetta 
Link, entertaining: Bobby Hoyle A Co.. very 
good; Jack Franks, went well; Church A 
Church, hit. 1 r. - 1 7 . Rogers & Dorman; La- 
llan De Luc. Turpln * lb-lirens: Murphy A 
Thomas. 

Alice Bracken has been engaged os vocalist 
for Van Ostens Band at The Casino. Thun- 



derbolt. The regular summer season at this 
resort opened June 11 to Immense crowda 

R. M. ARTHUR. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 

PANTAGE8 (Ales Pantages, mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 11).— Week 7, Mal- 
comls Duo, good; Coe A Boyd, pleased; Fred 
Ward, applauded; Ouyer-Valle Co., laughter; 
Rush Toy Co., mystifying; The Ahmears. poor 
headllner. 

MOORE (Carl Reed, mgr.; agent, Cort). — 
6-10, Sothern and Marlowe, record business 

GRAND (Eugene Levey, mgr. and lessee). — 
eWek 4, Betty Bruce; Bailey's Dogs; Cole Sis- 
ters; plcturea 

SEATTLE, Ed. Drew, mgr.). — Stock. 

LOIS (D. Inverarlty, mgr.). — Stock. 

Ed. Drew, formerly manager of the A) ham- 
bra, has succeeded Harry Cort at the 8eattle. 
The Prlngle 8tock Co. open Sunday for an 
Indefinite stay at the house. 

Manager E. Kellle of the Lois theatre, will 
disband his company at the end of the week. 
The Keatlng^Flood Musical Comedy company 
will open there Monday or Tuesday. 

ARCHIMEDES. 



AMERICAN (T. M. Mom. mgr.).— It-It. 
Wlnnlfred Greenwood, for two years leading 
lady with Indiana Stock Co.. In this olty, will 
appear In motion plcturea 

Hagenbeck-Wallace circus It; Rlngllng 
Broa 17. H. 8. COHEN. 



SHBEVEPORT. LA. 

MAJE8TIC (Ehrllch A Coleman Co., mgrs.; 
agent, Hodklns; rehearsal Sunday l.tO). — 
Fred Doss, fair; Smith A Barnet, good; Car- 
bone A Williams, big hand; Ilea, Burk A Dav- 
enport, good. Excellent buslneaa. 

PALACE (C. L. Montvllle. mgr.; agent, di- 
rect). — Baldwin Musical Comedy Co.. fair 
performance to good buslneaa 

GLADSTONE PARK (Nelson A Tomlln). 
mgra). — The Whltakera. open-air act. 

PARK (Nelson A Tomlln, mgra; agent, di- 
rect). — Jewel Musical Comedy Co., pleasing 
performance to excellent buslnesa 

HOWARD T. DIMICK. 



ST. PAIL. 

METROPOLITAN. — Nelll Stock Co., good 
buslnesa 

GRAND— Lewis Oliver's stock company; 
good buslnesa 

8HUBERT. — 12. Blanche Ring, capaolty. 

EMPRE88. — Alblnl. good; "The Commer- 
cial Man" (sketch), pleased; Morosco A Co.. 
good; Heeley A Meeley. good; Ward A Cullen, 
good: Kaufman A Sawtelle, good. 

ALHAMBRA.— Miss De Winters, pleases; 
Murlce Gordof Gordon, good; Comic Opera 
Players, please. 

TORONTO, ONT. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville and plcturea 

PRINCE88 (O. B. 8heppard, mgr.).— Stock 

ROYAL ALEXANDRIA (L. Solman, mgr.). 
— The Percy Haswell Playera 

STAR (Dan F. Pierce, mgr.) — 8tock; bur- 
lesque. 

8CARBORO BEACH (Geo. H. W. Moran, 
attraction mgr.). — Sixty-Fifth Regiment Band 
of Buffalo, big deserving feature; Mme. May- 
belle Barnum In the Globe of Death; Deren- 
xo A Ladue; Leona Lemar. 

HARTLEY. 



SOUTH BEND, IND. 

ORPHEUM (C. J. Allardt. mgr.; agent. W. 
V. M. A.; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 
lt.tO). — 11-14, Cavana, very good; Grace 
Orma. scored; Chicago Grand Opera Quintet, 
big hit; Mumford A Thompson, excellent; 
Frank Tlnney. riot. 16-18. Grimes A Dunbar 
Sisters; Lucy Tonge; Pat Rellly A Co.; Worlds 
Comedy Four; Bottonley Troupe. 

MAJE8TIC (T. M. Moss, mgr.; agent. 8-C; 
rehearsal Monday 12.10). — Castle A Castle, 
very good; R. N. Bailey, good. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

NATIONAL (W. H. Rapley, mgr.); — Aborn 
Opera Co. 

COLUMBIA (E. Berger, mgr.).— Stock. 

BELA8CO (W. 8. Taylor, mgr.). — Stock. 

COSMOS (A. J. Brylawskl, mgr.; agent, 
Jefferles; rehearsal Monday 10). — O'Dowd A 
O'Dowd, decided hit; Felton, pleased; Geo. 
Morton, well received; Mr. A Mra Thomas, 
clever; Majestic Trio, good; Davis, Deas A 
Davis; second honors. 

WM. K. BOWMAN. 



WILMINGTON, DEL. 

GRAND (Chaa I. Beckett, mgr.). — Edgar 
Akin and plcturea 

SHELLPOT PARK (Jaa Henry, mgr.).— 
Friendly A Jordan: Harry Wade; Kathaleen 
Cotter; Emmet A McNeal; Henry Comedy Co. 

BRANDYWINE SPRINGS.— 8tock : opera. 
HOWARD W. BURTON. 



VARIETY ARTISTS' ROUTES 

FOR WEEK JUNE 19 

WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED. 

The routes are given from JUNE 18 to JUNE 25. inclusive, dependent upon the open- 
ing and closing days of engsgement In different parts of the country. All addr es s — 
are furnished VARIETY by art lata Addresses care newspapers, managers, or agents 
will not be printed. 

ROUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK MUST REACH THIS OFFICE NOT 
LATER THAN WEDNESDAY MORNING TO IN8URE PUBLICATION. 

TEMPORARY ADDRE88E8 WILL BE CARRIED WHEN ACT IS "LATINO OFT." 



Abeles Edward Orpheum San Franclaco 

Adair Belle Orpheum San Francisco 

Adair Art 1141 Van Buren Chicago 

Adams Edward B Keiths Phlla 

Adams Billy •• Mllford Boston 

Adams A Lewis 10* W Dakar Atlanta 

Admont Mltaal tilt Broadway N Y 

Adonis Columbia St Louis 

Altken Jaa A Edna 107 Park ay N T 

Altken Broa It4 Bedford Fall River 

Altkens Great lilt Gravler Now Orleans 

Albanl 16tt Broadway N T 

Alburtua A Millar Watervllle Can 

Aldlnea The 111! Cottage Grove Chicago 

All Sldi to* Spring Pittsburg 

Allen Leon A Bertie 111 Central av Oahkoah 

Alllnel Joseph 411 Bloomfleld Hoboken N J 

Alpine Troupe Forepangh A Sells C R 

Alqulat A Clayton 141 Borgsn Brooklyn 

Alrona Zoeller Troops III Hemlock Brooklyn 

Altus Broa 111 Cottage Auburn N T 

Alvaradoo Goata HIS N Main Decatur III 

American Newsboys Miles Detroit 

Anderson A Anderson lit Dearborn Chicago 

Andrewa A Abbott Co IMI Morgan St Louis 

Antrim Harry 1 Glenwood av Wyncote Pa 

Apdales Circus Academy Chicago 

Apollos 104 W 40 N T 

Araki Troupe Bun Broa C R 

Arberg A Wagner 111 E 71 N T 

Ardelle A Leslie It Brosasl Roehester 

Armanis Five Orpheum Los Angeles 

Armstrong A Verne Royal Wellington N Z 

Arthur Mae II Unity PI Boston 

Asaki Brothers 

Direction PAT CABEY^ 

Asplnall Nan J Falls City Neb 
Atkinson Harry II ■ 10 N T 
Atlantis A Flak 1111 1 av Billings Mont 
Atwood Warren 111 W II N T 
Atwood Vera IT W It N T 
Austin A Klumker 111* ■ Phlla 
Australian Four III W 41 N T 



Baader La Vails Trio 110 N Christiana Chic 
Baehen A Desmond 1147 N 11 Philadelphia 
Baker Elsie 1114 Newport av Chicago 
Baker Harry SI4I Rsnow W Philadelphia 
Baldwins Players Star Memphis Indef 
Baraban Troups 1104 Fifth av N T 
Barber A Palmer Los Angelas Indef 



Barnes A Robinson Garrlck San Diego 
Barron Geo 1001 Fifth av N Y 
Barry A Black lilt Fairmount av Phlla 
Bartell A Garfield 1691 B It Cleveland 
Bart let t Harmon A Erngif III W It N T 
Barto A Clark till E Cumberland Phlla 
Bates A Neville 17 Gregory New Haven 
Baum Will H A Co 07 Wolcott New Haven 
Bauman A Ralph 160 Howard av New Haven 
Baxter 8ldney A Co 1711 41 av Melroee Cal 
Beaman Fred J Hudaon Heights N J 
Be Ano Duo 141! Charlton Chicago 
Beardsley Sisters Union Hotel Chicago 
Bees Two KOI Bryant av N Y 
Behrsn Musical II Springfield av Newark N J 
Bell Arthur H 411 It av Newark N J 
Bell Boys Trio Empress Winnipeg 
Bell Boys Quartet Bijou Battle Creek 
Bella Italia Troupe Box 711 Brookfleld 111 
Belmont Joe 70 Brook London 
Belaao Irving lit W lit N T 
Benn A Leon 128 W It N Y 
Bennett A Marcello 100 W 17 New York 
Bentley Musical 111 Clipper 8an Francisco 
Benton A McGowan 10 Western av Muskegon 
Berg Bros Palace Derby Eng 
Beverly Sisters 6711 Springfield av Phlla 
Beyer Ben A Bro 1411 Bryant av N Y 
Blcknell A Olbney 441 Marlon Oak Park III 
Bimbos 171 Lawe Appleton Wis 
Blsaet A 8hady 141 W IT N Y 
Black A Leslie 1711 Bberly av Chicago 
Blamphln A Hehr Beacon Boston 
Bloomquest A Co 1110 Chicago av Minneapolis 
Booth Trio 141 Lincoln Johnstown Pa 
Borella Arthur 114 Stanton Breenaburg Pa 
Bornscheln John F 1410 Sangamon Chicago 
Boulden A Qulnn 111 W 41 N T 
Boutin A TUIson 11 Myrtle Springfield Mass 
Bouton Harry A Co lift E II Chicago 
Bowers Walters A Crooker Orpheum Los Ang 
Bowman Fred 14 Webster Medford Mass 
Boyd A Allen 1700 Howard Kansas City 
Bradley A Ward Barnum A Bailey C R 
Bradleys The 1114 Rash Birmingham 
Brand Laura M 117 Main Buffalo 
Brennan Samuel N III! Tulip Phlla 
Breton Ted A Coiinns 114 W 44 N Y 
Bretonns May A Co 141 W 41 N T 
Brlnkleya The 414 W It N T 
Brltton Nellie 14* Morris Philadelphia 
Brixton A Brixton 701 Lexington Brooklyn 
Broe A Maxim 1140 Wabash av Chicago 
Brookes A Carlisle It Glenwood av Buffalo 
Brooks A Jennings 161 West Bronx N Y 
Browder A Brswder 610 I N B Minneapolis 
Brown A Brown II W HI NY 
Brown Harris A Brown Riverside R I 
Brown A Wllmot 71 Glen Maiden Mass 
Bruno Max C 110 Baldwin Elmlra N Y 
Brydon A Hanlon 16 Cottage Newark 



Bunco Jack till 11 Philadelphia 

Burbank A Denforth Berlin N H 

Burgaaa Harvey J 617 Trsnton av Pittsburgh 

Barks Jos 144 W 14 H T 

Burks A Farlow 4017 Harrison Chicago 

Burnell Lillian till North av Chicago 

Burns Jack 117 Balabrldga Brooklyn 

Burns Sisters Pantages Denver 

Burrowa Lillian N60 North av Chicago 

Burt Wm P A Daughter HI W 46 N Y 

Burton Sydney 116 t av N T 

Butlers Musical 411 S I Phlla 

Buttersworth Charley 160 Treat San Francisco 

Byers A Hermann Grand Knoxvllle 

Byrne Blllle Matlnes Girl Co 

Byron Gleta 107 Bins Hill av Roxbury Mass 



Cahill and Woodbury 

Comedy In Bong. 

Playing the United lima 

Permanent Address, 111 W. 104th St. 

New York. 



Cahill Wm 106-7 Brooklyn 

Campbell Al 1711 Bway N Y 

Cantway Fred R 6411 Woodlawn av Chicago 

Cardownle Sisters 411 N Liberty Alliance O 

Carey A 8tampo 114 41 Brooklyn 

Carle Irving 4101 N 41 Chicago 

Carmen Frank 461 W 161 N Y 

Carmen Beatrice 71 Cedar Brooklyn 

Carroll Nettle Troups Barnum A Bailey C R 

Carrol Iton A Van 1411 MontsVlsta Los Angeles 

Carson Bros 1061 II Brooklyn 

Carson A Deveraaux 410 Line Bvansvllle 

Carters The Ava Mo 

Casad Irvin A Caaad Darllngotn Wis 

Cssad A Da Verne 111 Vallsy Dayton O 

Casburn A Murphy Wichita Kan 

Case Paul II 8 Clark Chicago 

Casey A Smith 114 Franklin Allston Mass 

Caamus A La Mar Box 147 Montgomery Ala 

Caulflald A Driver Normandle Hotel N T 

Celaat 74 Grove Rd Clapham Pk London 

Chameroya 1441 41 Brooklyn 

Chan troll A Schuyler lit Prospect av Bklyn 

Chapman Bisters 1611 Mllburn Indianapolis 

Chaos Davs to Birch Lynn Mass 

Chass Carma 1611 So Halstoad Chicago 

Chatham Slstsrs 101 Grant Pittsburg 

Cheers A Jones 111 W It N T 

Chubb Ray 107 Sprues Bcranton Pa 

Church City Four lilt Decatur Brooklyn 

Clalrmont Josephine A Co 141 W ill N T 

Clarke Wilfred 110 W 44 Now York 

Clark Floretta 10 Lambert Boston 

Clark A Duncan 1111 Prospect Indianapolis 

Ciark A Fsrguson 111 Phslps Bnglewood 

Claton Bisters 111% I av Nashville Tenn 

Claus Radcllffe A Claue 1640 Dayton av St Paul 

Clear Chaa 460 W HI N Y 

Clermonto A Miner It W tt New York 

Clever Trio lilt Arch Philadelphia 

Cliff A Cliff 4106 Artesian Chicago 

Cllto A 8ylvester III Winter Philadelphia 

Close Bros O H Laconla N H 

Cole Billy 11-4 av Bklyn 

Collins Eddie I Reed Jersey City N J 

Collins A Hart Hip Brighton Eng 

Compton A Plumb 1110 Emerson av Mlnneap 

Comrades Four 114 Trinity av New York 

Conn Richard 101 W 100 N Y 

Connolly Bros H00 N 14 Philadelphia 

Cook Geraldlne 676 Jackson av New York 

Cooke A Rothert Casino Valparaiso 

Corbett A Forrester 71 Emmet Newark N J 

Cornish Wm A 1101 Broadway Seattle 

Coetello A La Croix lit Ewolng Kansas City 

Cotter A Boulden 1816 Vineyard Philadelphia 

Coyle A Murrell 1117 Vernon av Chicago 

Crawford Glenn 14 It Baxter Toledo 

Crosby Ana 161 B I Peru Ind 

Cross A Mays Hit Huron Toledo 

Cullen Bros 1116 Ellsworth Philadelphia 

Cunningham BAD 111 Wash'ton Champaign 

Cunningham A Marlon 166 E 16 N Y 

Curson Bisters 117 Adele av Jackson Miss 

Cycling Brunettes 111 Cross Lowell Mass 



D. 



Dale A Harris 1610 Madison av New York 
Daley Wm J 101 N 10 Philadelphia 
Dalton Harry Fen 171 Irving av Brooklyn 
Daly A O'Brien National Sydney Indef 
Dougherty Peggy 661 ft 10 Portland Ore 
Davidson Dott 1106 Michigan av Niagara Falls 
Davis Hasel M 1611 La Sails Chicago 
Davis A Cooper 1910 Dayton Chicago 
Dawson Ell A Gillette Sisters 144 HINT 
De Clalnvllle Bid lilt Douglas Omaha 
De Costa Duo 966 N Randolph Phlla 
De Frankle Sylvia Saratoga Htl Chicago 
De Grace A Gordon tit Liberty Brooklyn 
De Lo John B 711 Jaekson Milwaukee 
De Mar Rose 107 W 17 PI Chicago 
De Mario Wllhelm Danxlg Germany 
De Milt Gertrude 111 Sterling PI Brooklyn 
De Oesch Mile M III 8 10 Saginaw 
De Veldo A Zelda HI HINT 
De Vere A Roth 140 Beldon av Chicago 
De Verne A Van 4171 Tatss Dsnvsr 
De Witt Bursa Torrance Stoll Circuit Eng 
De Witt Hugo 141 W 41 N T 
De Young Tom 111 B HI New York 
De Young Mabel 160 E 111 Now York 
Dean Lew 461 I Niagara Falls 
Dean A Sibley 461 Columbua av Boaton 
Deery Frank 104 West End av New York 
Dclmar A Delmar Ashland Lafayette Ind 
, Del ton Broa 161 W II New York 
Demacos Palata D'ata Bruaeella Belgium 
Bemonlo A Belle Bnglewood N J 
Denton G Francis 411 W 44 Nsw Tork 
Deveau Hubert 164 Prospect pi Bklyn 
Dlolaa The 161 B I Mansfield O 
Dlston Madeline III Kelly Bronx 
Dixon A Hanson 4406 Prairie av Chicago 
Dodd Emily A Jessie 101 Division av Bklyn 
Doherty A Harlowe 411 Union Brooklyn 
Dolan A Lenharr 1460 7 av Now York 
Dolce Slaters 141 W 14 N Y 
Donaghy G Francis lit II Brooklyn 
Donald A Carson 111 W 101 Now York 
Donner Doris 141 Lincoln Johnstown Pa 
Dooleys Three 1961 Charlea Chicago 
Doss Billy 101 High Columbus Tsnn 



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Dooglss ft Burn* It! W4IKT 

now A Lavaa III Caoldwall av New York 

Downer Leilto T Majestic Cedar Rapids 

Davie * Field* t!4l W Taylor Chloago 

Drew Dorothy 177 • at New York 

Brew Lowell B Stratford N J 

Drew Virginia Itll Mlohlgaa av Chloago 

Date Leo III Btowo av Troy 

Da Bole Great A Co 10 N Waeh ev Bridgeport 

Dulsell Paul Orpbeum Loe Angeles 

Duncan A O 141 ■ t Brooklyn 

Dunn Arthur F 117 B Laoook Pittsburg 

Dupres Fred III Qulncy Bklyn 

Dwyer Lottie Trio II No Waeh Wllkee-Barre 



Eddy ft Tallman 140 Lincoln Bird Chicago 
Bdgardo * Barle Hip Grafton W Va 
Bdman ft Oaylor Box II Rlobmond Ind 
Bane Ruth 411 W Green Olean N Y 
Edward* Goo Grant Htl Chloago 
Edwards Shorty 111 Carroll Allegheny 
Bdrtbe Corlnne III 8 Robey Chloago 
Bmridge Preea 101 W 144 N Y 



ELLIS and McKENNA 

Finishing Orpheum Circuit. 



KATE ELINORE 

AND 

SAM WILLIAMS 

In "The Irregular Army" 
Commander-in-Chief, M. S. BBNTHAM. 



Blion Arthur 411 B 141 N Y 

Elton Jane 144 W 111 N Y 

■lwood Perry * Downing 114 Harlem av Balto 

Bmelle Troupe 104 B Taylor Bloomtngton III 

Emerald Connie 41 Holland Rd Brixton Lond 

Emerald * Dupree Orpheum Vancouver B C 

■mereon ft Le Clear II Beaoh Grand Raplda 

Empire State Quartet 114 B 117 N Y 

■nglebreth O W till Highland av Cincinnati 

Bsmann H T 1114 Putnam av Brooklyn 

Bene ft Roth 1711 Welle Chicago 

Brans Beaele 1701 Cottage Grove av Chicago 

Brans Bmlta ft Evans 1141 7 av N Y 

Brans ft Lloyd III B II Brooklyn 

Brers Geo 110 Losoya San Antonio 

Swing Charlie 114 W Oconee Fltsgerald Ga 



Felrchlld Sletere 110 Dlzwell av New Haven 

Palrchlld Mr ft lire 1811 Vernon Harrleburg 

Palis Billy A 481 Lyell av Rochester 

Panta Trio I Union eq N Y 

Fantona Athletes Fischers Pasadena Cal 

Fenney & Fox Star Joplln Mo 

Ferguson Frank 704 W 180 N Y 

Ferguson Jos 187 W 17 New York 

Fernandas May Duo 807 B 17 N Y 

Ferrard Grace 1716 Warsaw av Chicago 

Ferrell Bros Majestic Seattle 

Ferry Wm Palate Dete Brussells Belgium 

Plelde ft La Adella 1401 W Ravenewood Chic 

Fields & Hanson Portland Me 

Field Bros 140 Lenox av N Y 

Finn ft Ford 880 Revere Wlnthrop Mass 

Fltsslmmons ft Cameron 8609 8 Green Chicago 

Fletcher Ted 470 Warren Brooklyn 

Fletchers 88 Rondell PI San Francisco 

Florence O W 88 Bennett Buffalo 

Flynn Frank D 61 W ltl N Y 

Follette ft Wicks 1114 Getes av Brooklyn 

Forbes ft Bowman 801 W 118 N Y 

Force Johnny 800 Bdmondson Baltimore 



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Ford ft Co 800 Fenton Flint Mich 

Ford ft Louise 188 8 Broad Mankato Mich 

Fonnby Geo Walthew House Wlgan Eng 

Foster Harry ft Sallle 1886 E 18 Philadelphia 

Foster Billy 8816 Centre Pittsburg 

Fowlar Kate 884 W 16 N Y 

Foi A Bummers 617 10 Saginaw Mich 

Fox Florence 178 Fllmore Rocheeter 

Foyer Eddie 1980 Plerpont Cleveland 

Frances ft Coleman 8147 N Broad Phlla 

Francis Wlllard 67 W 188 New York 

Franclscos 848 N Clark Chicago 

Fredericks Musical Union Dubuque la 

Freed Jack 86 W 116 N Y 

French Henri Gerard Hotel New York 

French ft Williams 881 W Blaine Seattle 

Frobel ft Rugs 814 W 88 New York 



Oaffney 8lsters 1407 Madison Chicago 
Oaffney Al 898 Vernon Brooklyn N Y 
Oage Chas 171 White Springfield Mase 
Gale Ernie 168 Eastern av Toronto 
Gardiner Family 1911 N I Philadelphia 



WILLIE GARDNER 

Moss and Stoll Tours, England. 
Returns to America In August. 



Gardner Georgia 4646 Kenmore av Chicago 
Oarrlty Harry Princess Los Angeles Indef 
Oath Karl ft Emma 608 Caee Chicago 
Oaylor Chae 768 17 Detroit 



Germane Anna T II Arnold Revere Mass 
Geyer Bert Palase Hotel Chloago 
Gllden Bisters 816 Schuylkill av Pottsvllle Pa 
Glrard Marie 41 Howard Boston 
Gladstone ft Talmage 146 W 41 N Y 
Gleason Violet 481 Lexington Waltham Mass 
Glover Edna 111 Bmporta av Wlohlta 
Godfrey ft Henderson 1801 B 14 Kansas City 
Ooforth ft Doyle 111 Halsey Brooklyn 



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Golden Claude Crescent Syracuse 
Golden Max I Alden Boston 
Goodall ft Craig 146 W 16 N Y 
Goodman Joe 1011 N 8 Philadelphia 
Gordo El III W 48 New York 
Gordon Ed M 6116 Drexel av Chicago 
Gordon Paul L 114 W II Los Angeles 
Gordon Dan 1777 Atlantic av Brooklyn 
Gordon ft Barber 16 So Locust Hagerstown Md 
Goes John II Sawyer Haverhill Mass 
Gossans Bobby 400 Bo 6 Columbus O 
Gottlob Amy 600 N Clark Chicago 
Gould ft Rice III Smith Providence R I 
Gould Wm ft Co Orpheum Loe Angeles 
Goyt Trio III Willow Akron O 
Grace Lew 1144 Penn av Baltimore 
Grannon Ha Melrose Park Pa 
Grant Burt ft Martha till Dearborn Chicago 
Gray Trio 1401 Woodlawn av Indianapolis 
Gray ft Gray 111! Birch Joplln Mo 
Gremmer ft Melton 14IT 8 6 Louisville 
Grieves John ft Co Columbia Boston Indef 
Griffith Myrtle B III! Klrkwood av Pittsburg 
Griffith Marvelous Elkhart Ind 
Griffs ft Hoot lit! Cambria Philadelphia 
Grimes Tom ft Co Orpheum 8 Bend Ind 
Grimm A Satchell 866 Rldgewood av Bklyn 
Groom Sisters 101 N Hermitage Trenton N J 
Grossman Al III North Rochester 
Gruber ft Kew 401 Av B Flint Mich 
Gullfoyle ft Charlton 101 Harrison Detroit 



Halklns Lewlston Me 

Hall Geo F Warrington Eng 

Hall B Clayton Elmhurst Pa 

Hall ft Pray 10 Columbia Swampscott Msss 

Hall ft Briscoe II Orchard Norwich Conn 

Halle Dogs 111 Walnut Revere Mass 

Hslpern Nan 1611 B 17 av Denver 

Halson Boys 81 E 98 N Y 

Halsted Wllllard 1141 Tyrtanla New Orleane 

Hamilton Estelle Miles Detroit 

Hamilton H L Cllffslde Park Aebland Ky 

Hemline The 61 Scoval PI Detroit 

Hampton ft Basset 4866 Wlnthrop av Chlcego 

Hanes G 8cott 818 Rltner Phlla 

Haney Edith 8884 Harrison Kansas City 

Hannon Billy 1688 No Hamlin av Chlcego 

Hansons ft Co 1087 Tremont Boston 

Hanvey Lou 668 Lenox av New York 

Harney Ben National Sydney Australia 

Harris A Randall Orpheum Fargo 

Hart Bros Barnum ft Bailey C R 

Hart Stanley Ward 8446 Pine St Louie 

Hart Maurice 166 Lenox av New York 

Hartman Qretchen 681 W 186 N Y 

Harvey ft Welch 7 E 119 N Y 

Haydcn Jack Orpheum San Francisco 

Harveys 807 Western Moundevllie W Va 

Hatches 47 B 188 New York 

E. F. HAWLEY *"<» CO. 

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Next Week (June 19). Young's Pier, Atlantic 

City. 
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Hayden Virginia Alcasar Denver Indef 
Heelow Chae ft Marie 806 Donaldson Columbus 
Held ft La Rue llll Vine Philadelphia 
Henderson ft Thomas 187 W 40 New York 
Henella A Howard 646 N Clark Chicago 
Henry Dick 807 Palmetto Brooklyn 
Henry Girls 8886 So 17 Philadelphia 
Henrys 428 B 168 N Y 
Herbert Barnum A Bailey C R 
Herberts The 47 Washington Lynn Mase 
Herleln Lilian Keiths Phlla 
Herman A Rice 8S2 W 86 N Y 
Herr Noadle Box 66 Wltmer Pa 
Hers Geo 888 Btone ev 8cranton 
Hessle National Sydney Australia Indef 
Heverley Grace 801 Deemond 8ayre Pa 
Hill Mile Los Angeles 

Hill Edmunds Trio 868 Nelson New Brunswick 
Hlllman ft Roberts 616 8 11 8aglnaw Mich 
Hlllman Geo Victoria Charleston S C 
Hlllyers 198 Bay 86 Bensonhurst N Y 
Hlnee ft Fenton 161 W 68 New York 
Hoffman Dave 8841 E Clearfield Phlla 
Holman Broa 614 Lake Cadlllao Mlcb 
Holmee Ben 114 W Montana Allalne Neb 
Holmes Wells A Flnlay Bijou Battle Creek 
Holt Alf 8ydney Australia 
Honan A Helm 128 Lockwood Buffalo 
Hood Sam 781 Florence Mobile Ala 
Hoover Lillian 488 W 84 New York 
Hopp Fred 886 Littleton av Newark N J 
Horter Katheryn 861 Halsey Bklyn 
Horton A La Triska Hip Devenport Eng 
Hotallng Edwards 667 S Division Grand Rap 
House Carl C 198 Glover Detroit 
Howard Broe 889 W 88 N Y 
Howard Emily 644 N Clark Chicago 
Howard Comedy Four 988 8 av Brooklyn 
Howard Harry ft Mae 888 8 Peoria Chicago 
Howard Bernlce 8009 Calumet av Chicago 
Hoyt Edward N 166 W 47 N Y 
Hoyt ft Btarks 14 Bancroft pi Bklyn 
Huegel A Qulnn 686 Rush Chicago 
Hulbert A De Long 4416 Madleon Chlcego 
Hunter Ethel 4089 Trooet Kansas City 
Runter A Ross 880 Bo Senate av Indianapolis 
Hurley F J 168 Magnolia av Elisabeth N J 
Hutchinson Al 810 B 14 New York 
Hyatt A Le Nore 1618 W Lanvale Baltimore 
Hylands 23 Cherry Danbury Conn 
Hynde Bessie 618 Peer! Buffalo 



Inge Clara 800 W 49 N Y 

Inglts A Reading 199a Bower Jersey City 



Ingrams Two 1804 8tory Boone la 
Irwin Flo 887 W 46 New York 
Irving Pearl Indian Lane Canton Maae 

J. 

Jackson H'ry A Kate 806 Buena Vista Yonkere 

Jackson Alfred 10 B Tupper Buffalo 

Jackson Cyclists Hip South End Eng 

Jeffries Tom III Bridge Bklyn 

Jennings Jewell ft Barlows 1168 Arll'gt'n St L 

Jess ft Dell 1808 N I St Louis 

Jewell Mildred I Alden Boston 

Johnson Groat 817 W 87 N Y 

Johnson Honey II Tremont Camsrldge Mass 

Johnson Kid Sequin Tour South America 

Johnson Bros ft Johnson 6141 Callowhlll Phlla 

Johnstons Chester B 41 Lexington av N Y 

Johnstons Musical Empire Edinburgh Scot 

Jonas ft Rogers llll Psrk av New York 

Jonas Maud 10 W ltl N Y 

Jones ft Gaines 418 W II N Y 

Jones ft Moore II Kendal Boston 

Jones ft Whitehead II Boyden Newark N J 

Juno ft Wells 111 B 71 New York 



Karno Co Bell Oakland 

Kartello Bros Peterson N J 

Kaufmanns 140 B II Chicago 

Keating ft Murray Blakers Wlldwood N J Ind 

Keaton ft Barry 74 Boyleton Boeton 

Keeley ft Parks 281 W 160 N Y 

Kelly Bros Empire Hackney Eng 

Kelfe ft Zona 110 W 44 N Y 

Kell Jack 1168 16 Milwaukee 

Kelly ft Wentworth 1114 8 14 St Joe Mo 

Kelsey Sisters 4118 Chrtstlanla av Chicago 

Keltners 188 Colonial PI Dallas 

Kendall Chae ft Maldle 188 Alfred Detroit 

Kenna Chas Pantages Denver 

Kennedy Joe 1181 N 8 Knoxvllle 

Kenton Dorothy Felix Portland Htl N Y 

Keough Edwin Continental Hotel 8an Fran 

Keesner Rose 488 W 164 New York 

Kldders Bert ft Dorothy 1874 Clay San Fran 

King Bros 811 4 sv Schenectady 

King Violet Winter Gard'n Blackpool Eng Ind 

Klralfo Broe 1710 8 av Evanevllle Ind 

Klein Ott ft Nicholson Majestic Columbus Ga 

Koehler Grayce 6060 Calumet Chlcego 

Kohers Three 68 IS Wheeling W Va 

Kolb A Miller Elyseum Tuscon Ariz 

Koners Bros Temple Detroit 



Lacey Will 1616 Capital Washington 
Lafayettee Two 111 Graham Oshkosh 
Lamont Harry A Flo 20 Clinton Johnston NY 
Lancaster A Miller 146 Jones Oakland 
Lane Goodwin ft Lane 1711 Locust Phlla 
Lane ft Ardell III Genesee Rocheeter 
Lane Eddie 101 B 71 New York 
Lang Karl 178 Blckford av Memphle 
Langdons Portland Me 
Lanlgan Joe 102 8 61 Philadelphia 
Laneear Ward B 888 Bchaefer Brooklyn 
La Auto Girl 188 Alfred Detroit 
La Blanche Mr A Mrs Jeck 8816 E Baltimore 
La Centra A La Rue 8461 8 av New York 
LaClelr ft Weet Box 166 Sea Isle City N J 
La Grange ft Gordon 8808 Lucee ev St Louie 



La Maze Trio 

Wlntergartcn. Berlin. 10 weeks, until July 31. 

La Moines Muslcel 888 6 Baraboo Wis 

La Nolle Ed ft Helen 1707 N 16 Philadelphia 

La Ponte Marg 128 W Commerce San Antonio 

La Rue A Holmee 81 Llllle Newerk 

La Tour Irene 24 Atlantic Newark N J 

La Tov Bros Keiths Phlla 

La Vettes 1708 W 21 Kanaas City 

La Vino Edward Orpheum Spokam- 

La rose 226 Bleecker Brooklyn 

Larrlvee A Lee 22 Shuter Montreal 

Lashe Great 1611 Kater Philadelphia 

Laurent Marie 114 W 46 N Y 

Laurens Bert 207 W 87 N Y 

Lavardee Lillian 1209 Union Hackensack N J 

Lavlne A Inman 8201 E 81 Cleveland 

Lawrence A Edwarda 1440 Weetm'r Providence 

Lawrence A Wright 66 Copelend RoxburyMaas 

Layton Merle 2(2 E Indiana St Charlee III 

Le Dent Frank Temple Detroit 

Le Grange A Gordon 2808 Lucas av 8t Louis 

Le Hlrt 760 Clifford av Rocheeter 

Le Pages 120 French Buffalo 

Le Pearle A Bogart 401 Solome Springfield 111 

Le Roy Geo 86 W 116 N Y 

Le Roy Vic 882 Everett Kensas City Kan 

Le Roy Chee 1306 N J Baltimore 

Le Roy A Adame 1818 Locust av Erie Pa 

Leahy Bros 869 Eest ev Pawtucket R I 

Lee Joe Klneley Kan 

Lee Rose 1040 Broadway Brooklyn 

Lefflngwell Nat A Co 986 W 160 New York 

Lense 1914 Newport av Chicago 

Leonard A Drake 1099 Park PI Brooklyn 



LE ROY *» PAUL 

Comic Bar Performer* 

Vext Week (June 19), Lake Cliff Park. Dallas. 

ORPHEUM TOUR. JO PAIGE SMITH. Rep. 

Leslie Geo W Academy Hac-ritown Md 

Leslie Genie 861 Tremont Boston 

Leslie Frank 124 W 189 New York 

Lester A Kellet 818 Falrmount av Jersey City 

Lester N'lna Grand Raleigh N C 

Levlno A Susie 14 Prospect W Haven Conn 

Levitt A Falls 712 Cedar Syracuse 

Levy Family 47 W 129 New York 

Lewis A Lake 2411 Norton av Kansaa City 

Lewis Phil J 118 W 121 New York 

Lewie Walt'r A Co 677 Wash'n Brookllne Msss 

Llngermans 706 N 6 Philadelphia 

Livingston Murry 830 E 163 N Y 

Lloyd A Castano 104 E 61 New York 

Lockhart A Webb 222 W 38 N Y 

Lockwoods Musical 132 Cannon Poughkeepsle 

Lois A Love 2914 2 Brooklyn 

London A Rlker 88 W 98 New York 

Londons Four 201 N 8 Reading Pa 

Lorch Family Orpheum Spokane 




Next Week (June 19). Knoxvllle. Tenn. 



Lowe Muelcal 87 Ridge av Rutherford N J 
Luce ft Luce 986 N Broad Philadelphia 
Lynch Haael 866 Norwood sv Grand Rapids 
Lynch Jack 98 Houston Newark 
Lynn Roy Box 68 Jefferson City Tenn 
Lyon ft Atwood Dunns Cafe San Fran Indef 



Mack ft Co Lee 666 N State Chicago 

Mack Floyd 6984 Ohio Chloago 

Macy Maud Hall llll ■ 86 Shecpshead Bay 

Mae Florence 41 Jefferson Bradford Pa 

Main Ida Dunns Cafe San Francisco Indef 

Makarenko Duo Majestic Butte 

M alloy Dannie 11 Glen Morris Toronto 

Malvern Troupe Murray Richmond Ind 

Manning Frank 866 Bedford av Brooklyn 

Manning Trio 164 N Wane maker Phlla 

Mantells Marionettes 4420 Berkeley av Chicago 

Marcoua 619 Laflln Chicago 

Mardo A Hunter Park Erie Pa 

Marine Comedy Trio 117 Hopkins Brooklyn 

Marlon Cliff Grant Hotel Chicago 

Mario Aldo Trio 104 W 14 N Y 

Msrsh A Mlddleton II Dyer av Everett Mass 

Marsh Chas 101 14 Milwaukee 

Martha Mile 66 W II New York 

Martlne Carl A Rudolph 417 W 17 New York 

Matthewe Mabel llll Burling Chicago 

Matthleeon Walter 141 W Ohio Chicago 

Maxims Models Majestic Milwaukee 

Mayne Elisabeth H 144 ■ 41 New York 

McCann Geraldlne ft Co 706 Park Johnston Pa 

McCarthy ft Barth 1901 Missouri av St Louis 

McCleln M 8281 Madison av Pittsburg 

McConnell Sisters 1847 Madison Chicago 

McCormlck ft Irving llll Oravesend av Bklyn 




Orpheum Tour. 
Next Week (June 19). Orpbeum. Portland. 
Direction. ALBEE. WEBER ft TANS. 

McCune ft Grant III Benton Pittsburg 
McDowell John ft Alice 687 I Detroit 
McGerry ft Harrte 681 Palmer Toledo 
McGuIre Tuts 61 High Detroit 
McLaln Sletere 88 Miller av Providence 
McNallys Four 839 W 88 New York 
McNamee 41 Smith Poughkeepsle 
MacNIchol Jas Charlottetown Canada 
McWaters ft Tyson 471 60 Brooklyn 
Mendelsohn Jeck 168 W 68 New York 
Menetekel 104 E 14 New York 
Meredith Bisters 39 W 66 New York 
Merrltt Raymond 178 Tremont Pasadena Cal 
Methen Sisters 13 Culton 8pringfleld Msss 
Meyer David 1684 Central av Cincinnati 
Michael ft Michael 880 W 68 New York 
Milam ft DuBole 234 W 63 N Y 
Military Trio 679 B 34 Peterson 
Miller A Meek 8641 Federal Phlla 
Miller A Princeton 88 Olney Providence 
Miller Thereea 118 W Grand av Oklahoma 
Mlllman Trio Stoll Circuit England 
Mllle A Moulton 68 Rose Buffalo 
Milton A De Long 8lsters Coliseum London 
Mints A Palmer 1806 N 7 Philadelphia 
Mlskel Hunt A Miller 108 14 Cincinnati 
Mitchell A Celn Empire Johanneeburg 
Molasso G Matansas Cuba 
Moller Harry 84 Blymer Deleware O 
Montambo A Bartelll 40 B Liberty Waterbury 
Montgomery Harry 164 E 124 New York 
Moore Geo W 8164 Cedar Phlla 
Morgan Broa 2626 E Madison Phlladelphle 
Morgan King A Thompson 81s 603 B 41 Chic 
Morgan Meyers A Mike 1236 W 26 Phlla 
Morris A Wortmsn 133 N Law A I ten town Pa 
Morris A Kramer 1306 St John PI Bklyn 
Morris Mildred A Co 260 W 86 New York 
Morton A Keenen 674 11 Brooklyn 
Mosher Hays A Mosher Alhambra London 
Motoglrl 863 W 46 N Y 
Mowatts Hip London Indef 
Mueller A Mueller Los Angeles 



CARL— 



—LILLIAN 



TWO MULLERS 

Originators Electrical and Aeroplane Hoops 



Muller Maud 601 W 161 N Y 

Murray A Alvln Great Alblnl Co 

Muslkalglrls Orpheum Oakland 

My Fancy 13 Adame Strand London 

Myers A MscBryde 168 6 ev Troy N Y 

Mylle A Orth Muscoda Wis 

N. 

Nasarro Nat A Co 3101 Tracy av Kensee City 
Neary Bliss A Rose 469 E Main Bridgeport 
Neary * Miller Wigwam San Franelsco 
Nelson Bert A 1043 N Humboldt Chlcsgo 
Nelson Oswald A Borger 160 E 128 N Y 
Newhoff A Phelps 12 W 117 N Y 
Nnhlf & Itrooks HIJou Knclne Wis 
Nonette 617 Flstbush av Brooklyn 
Norton C Porter 63«i K'.mbark av Chicago 
Norwalk Eddie 696 Prospect ev Bronx N Y 
Noii Hertha Gerard Hotel N Y 



O'Connor Trio 706 W Allegheny av Phlla 

O Dell A Gllmore 1146 Monroe Chicago 

ODonnell J R 132 E 124 N Y 

Ogden Gertrude H 2836 N Mozart Chicago 

Oliver Jack Barnum A Bailey C R 

Omar 262 W 36 N Y 

O'Neill A Regenery 692 Warren Bridgeport 

OFNnirke A Atkinson 1848 K 66 Cleveland 

Orr ('has F 131 W 41 N Y 

Orren A McKentle 606 Esst Spring Ohio 

Ott Thll 178A Tremont Boston 

Owens Dorothy Mae 3047 90 Cblcago 

Oxavf The 48 Klnsel ev Kenmore N Y 



When on$werinff adverti40w*0nU Mmdly sumMo* VARIETY. 



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VARIETY 



Padula Vincent 629 Park av Bklyn 

Palme Esther Mile ltl B 46 Chicago 

Parker A Morrell 117 Hopklna Bklyn 

Panrli Geo W 1534 N Franklin Philadelphia 

Patterson Sam 29 W 133 N T 

Paullnetto A Plquo 4324 Wain Frankford Pa 

Paull A Ryholda S59 County New Bedford 



PAULINE 



"The Ansonla," New Tork City. 



Pearl Marty S3 Marcy tr Bklyn 

Pederaon Bros 435 Qreenbush Milwaukee 

Pelota The 1(1 Westminster av Atlantic City 

Pepper Twins Lindsay Can 

Perry Frank L 74 7 Buchanan Minneapolis 

Peter the Great 423 Bl'mfleld av Hoboken N J 

Phillips Mondane Calvert Hotel N T 

Phillips Samuel S16 Claason av Brooklyn 

Piccolo Midgets Box 38 Phoenicia N T 

Plsano A Bingham 60 Christie Gloversville 

Plsano Yen 16 Charles Lynn Mass 

Potter A Harris 6830 Wayne av Chicago 

Powell Eddie 3314 Chelsea Kansas City 

Powers Elephants 746 Forest av N Y 

Price Harry M S33 Kelly Bronx N Y 

Prices Jolly 1629 Arch Philadelphia 

Priors The Tukulla Wash 

Proctor Sisters HIS Halsey Brooklyn 

Prosit Trio Rlng.lng Bros C R 



Quartette A 711 Home N Y 
Qulnlan Joele 944 N Clark Chloago 



Raceford Roy 601 W 171 N Y 
Ralmund Jim 37 E Adams Chicago 
Rainbow Sisters 640 14 San Francisco 
Ranf Claude Garrick San Diego Cal 
Rapier John 173 Cole av Dallas 
Rawls A Von Kaufman 8 Cherry Muskegon 
Ray Eugene 6603 Prairie av Chicago 
Ray A Burns 187 Balnbrldge Brooklyn 
Raymond Clara 141 Lawrence Brooklyn 
Raymond Great Turin Italy 
Raymore A Co 147 W 95 N Y 
Redmond Trio 351 Halsey Bklyn 
Redner Thomas ft Co 972 Hudson av Detroit 
Redway Juggling 141 Inspector Montreal 
Reed Bros Bijou Lansing Mich 
Reed ft Earl 236 E 62 Los Angeles 
Reffkin Joe 163 Dudley Providence 
Regal Trio 116 W Wash PI N Y 
Reld Sisters 45 Broad Elizabeth N J 
Rellly ft Bryan Gayety Indianapolis 
Remy ft Soper 1332 N Alden Phtla 
Renalles The 2064 Sutter San Francisco 
Rensetta A La Rue 3321 So Hicks Phlla 
Rese Len 1021 Cherry Phlla 

THE REXOS 

Next Week (June 19), Orpheum. Portland. 

Dlreetlen. FAT CAEBT. 

Khoads Martonettea Steeplechase Coney Island 

Rice Frank ft Truman 8088 Sheffield av Chic 

Rich ft Howard 814 E It N Y 

Rich ft Rich 2493 Milwaukee av Chicago 

Richard Bros 116 E 8 New York 

Richards Great Keiths Boston 

Riley ft Ahearn 85 Plant Daytoi O 

Rio Al C 280 W 146 N Y 

Ripon Alf 645 E 87 New York 

Rltter ft Bovey 49 Blllerica Boston 

Rltter ft Foster Oxford London 

Roberts C E 1861 Sherman av Denver 

Roberts ft Downey 86 Lafayette Detroit 

Robinson Wm C 8 Granville London 

Robinsons The 901 Hawthorne av Minneapolis 

Rock ft Rol 1610 Indiana av Chicago 

Roeder ft Lester 814 Broadway Buffalo 

Rogers ft Mackintosh 3 Clarem't PI Montclalr 

Rolande Geo 8 Box 290 Cumberland Md 

Ro Nero 412 8 George Rome N Y 

Rose Lane A Kelgard 126 W 48 N Y 

Rose Clarlna 6026 67 Brooklyn 



THOS. J. 

RYAN-RICHFIELD CO. 



Ross ft Lewis Chelsea London 

Ross Sisters 66 Cumerford Providence 

Rossis Musical Novelty 818 W 48 N Y 

Russell ft Davis 1316 High Springfield O 

Rutledge Frank Spring Lake Mich indef 

Rye Geo W 116 4 Ft Smith Ark 

Ryno ft Emerson 161 W 174 N Y 



THE SALAMBOS 

■-C Circuit Until middle July 

Address care VARIETY. Chicago 



Sabel Josephine Majestic Seattle 

Sanders ft La Mar 1337 6 av N Y 

Panford ft Darlington 2337 So Warnock Phlla 

Savoy ft Savoy Dreamland Bath Me 

Scnnlon W J 1591 Vlnewood Detroit 

Scarlet ft Scarlet 918 Longwood av N Y 

Schercr ft Newklrk 18 Goodell Buffalo 

Schilling Wm 1000 E Lanvale Baltimore 

c^intella 688 Lyell av Rochester 

Scott Geo 877 8 4 Bklyn 

Scott ft Yost 40 Mornlntcslde av N Y 

Scully Will P 8 Webster pi Brooklyn 

Selby Hal M 204 8chlller Bldg Chicago 

Sensell Jean 214 Eleanore Pittsburg 

Sevengala 626 Abel Eaaton Pa 



Sexton Chas B 1849 Johnston Chicago 
Seymour Nellie 111 Manhattan N Y 
Shea Thoe E 8664 Pine Grove av Chicago 
Sheck ft Darvllle 2028 N Clark Chicago 
Shedmans Dogs Dumont N J 
Shepperley Sisters 860 Dovecourt Toronto 
Sherlock Frank 614 W 186 N Y 
Sherlock ft Holmes 2606 Ridge Philadelphia 
Shermans Two 262 St Emanuel Mobile 
Sherry Joe V Sparks Circus C R 
Shields The 207 City Hall New Orleans 
Sidello Tom at Co 4313 Wentworth av CMcm»o 
Slddons ft Earle 2544 So 8 Philadelphia 
Slegel A Matthews 834 Dearborn Chicago 
Simmons A Carmontelle 388 Clinton Bklyn 
Simms Al 18 E 106 N Y 
Simms Wlllard 6436 Ellis av Chicago 
Slater A Finch 10 N 8 Vlncenr.es lnd 
Small Johnnie A Sisters 620 Lenox av N Y 
Smlrl A Kessner 438 W 164 N Y 
Smith Allen 1848 Jefferson av Brooklyn 
Smith A Adams 408 8o Halstead Chicago 
Smith A Brown 1334 St John Toledo 
Somen A Storke Majestic Tacoma 
Spears The 67 Clinton Everett Mase 
Spencer A Austin 8110 E Philadelphia 
Splaaell Bros A Co Hammersteins N Y 
Springer ft Church 3 Esther Terrace Pittsfleld 
Stadium Trio 8t Charles Hotel Chicago 
Stanley Harry Grant Hotel Chlcauo 
Stanley Stan 906 Batea Indian tpoile 
Stan wood Davis 864 Bremen E Boston 
Starr ft Sachs 843 N Clark Chicago 
Stedman Al ft Fannie 686 6 So Boaton 
Stelnert Thomas Trio 681 Lenox av N Y 
Steppe A H 88 Barclay Newark 
Stepping Trio 8908 N 6 PhlU 
Stevena E J 498 Marlon Bklyn 
Stevens Paul 833 W 38 New York 
Stewart A Earl 126 Euclid Woodbury N J 
Stokes A Ryan 3106 Bayard Wilmington Del 
St James A Dacre 168 W 34 N Y 
St John A McCracken 6161 Cheatnur Phlla 
Storacheln H 3633 Atlantic Brooklyn 
Stubblefleld Trio 6808 Maple av St Louis 
Sullivan Danl J A Co 1917 W 61 Cleveland 
Sully A Phelps 8310 Bolton Philadelphia 
Susana Princess Majestic Moorlsopa Cal 
Sutton A Sutton 3918 W 3 Duluth 
Sweeney A Hooney 1320 Wyoming av Detroit 
Swlsh»r A Evans 1147 W Hurjn Chicago 
Sylvester Plymouth Hctel Hoboken N J 
Symonds Alfaretta 140 So 11 Philadelphia 
Syts A By ts 140 Morris Philadelphia 

T. 

Tambo & Tambo Palace Hammersmith Eng 
Tangley Pearl 67 8 Clark Chicago 
Taylor Mae 3308 8 12 Phlla 
Tavlor ft Tenny 2840 Ridge av Phlla 
Temple ft O'Brien 429 E 8 Fargo N D 
Terrill Frank ft Fred 867 N Orkney Phtla 
Thomas ft Hamilton 667 Dearborn av Chloago 
Tnomaa ft Wright 536 N Clark Chicago 
Thomson Harry 1284 Putnam av Brooklyn 
Thorne Mr ft Mrs Harry 276 W 141 N Y 
Thornes Juggling 68 Rose Buffalo 
Thornton Geo A 895 Broome N Y 
Thurston Leslie 1328 12 Washington 
Tidmarsh Fred ft Co 1234 Tatnall Wilmington 
Tinney Frank Keiths Phlla 
Tivoli Quartette Grlswold Cafe Detroit lndef 
Tops Toosy ft Tops 8448 W School Chicago 
Torcat ft Flor D Allan White City Chicago 
Tracy Julia Raymond Bartholdi Inn N Y 
Travers Bell 307 W 88 N Y 
Travers Phil 6 E 116 N Y 
Travers Roland 231 W 48 N Y 
Tremalnes Mul's 230 Caldwell Jacksonville III 
Trevett Quartet Monarch Hotel Chloago 
Trlllers Buffalo Bills C R 
Troubadours Three 847 W 84 N 
Troxell ft Wlnchell 306 8 N Seattle 
Tumbling Toms 2789 Fulton Bklyn 

HARRY TSUDA 



Booked Solid. 



James) E. Plunkett. Mgr. 



Ullne Arthur M 1719 W Lake Chicago 
Unique Comedy Trio 1987 Nicholas Phlla 



Valadons Lee 14 Brewer Newport R I 
Valdare Bessie 806 W 97 N Y 
Valentine A Bell 1461 W 109 Chicago 
Valletta A Lamson 1329 St Clark Cleveland 
Van Dalle 8lsters 614 W 186 N Y 
Van Eppe 15 W 64 N Y 
Van Horn Bobby 189 Beet Dayton O 
Vardelles Lowell Mich 
Vardon Perry A Wllber 16 Green London 
Variety Comedy Trio 1616 Barth Indianapolis 
Vaas Victor V 86 Hasklns Providence 
Vassar A Arken 884 Christopher Bklyn 
Vedmar Rene 8286 Broadway N Y 
Venetian 8erenaders 678 Blackhawk Chicago 
Vernon A Parker 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Village Comedy Four 1919 Ringgold Phlla 
Vincent A Singer 890 Olive Indianapolis 
Viola Otto Empire London 
Vloletta Jolly 41 Lelpslger Berlin Oer 
Voelker Mr A Mre 698 W 161 N Y 

W. 

Walker Musical 1534 Brookslde Indianapolis 
Walker A Sturm Majestic Denver 
Walters A West 8437 Vernon Chicago 
'Walton Fred 4114 Clarendon av Chicago 
Ward Billy 199 Myrtle av Bklyn 
VVarde Mack 300 W 70 New York 
Warren A Dale 1310 8 Carlisle Phlla 
Washburn Dot 1930 Mohawk Chicago 
Washer Bros Oakland Ky 

WALSH, LYNCH -'CO. 

Presenting "HTTCKINS RUN." 

Direction PAT CABBY. 

Weaver Frank A Co 1706 N 9 Baltimore 

Weber Chas D Los Angeles 

Well John 6 Krusstadt Rotterdam 

Welch Jaa A 211 E 14 N»w York 

West Al 606 B Ohio Pittsburg 

West Sisters 1412 Jefferson nv Brooklyn N Y 

West A Denton 186 W Cedar f«'*mfm 



Western Union Trio 9341 E Clearfield Phlla 
Weston Edgar 846 W 44 N Y 
Weston Dan E 141 W 116 N Y 
Westons Modele 304 W 130 N T 
Wetherlll 88 W 8 Cheeter Pa 
Wheeler Sisters 1441 7 Philadelphia 
Wheelers 41 E Ohio Chicago 
Whipple Waldo Bullocks Providence 
White A Perry 6 Av N Y 
White Harry 1009 Aehland av Baltimore 
White' Kane A White 893 Vermont BUya 
Whiteside Ethel 356 W 67 N Y 
Whiting A Bohne 863 W 89 N Y 
Whitman Frank 188 Greenwich Reading Pa 



ETHEL WHITESIDE 

And those "Piccaninnies." 
"FOLLIES OF COONTOWN." 



Whitney Tlllie 86 Kane Buffalo 
Wlchert Grace 8083 Michigan av Chicago 
Wilder Marshall Atlantic City N J 
Wilkena A Wllkena 868 Willis av N Y 
Williams Clara 8460 Tremont Cleveland 
Williams Cowboy 4716 Upland Philadelphia 
Williams Chas 8696 Rutgers St Louis 
Williams Ed A Florence 94 W 108 N Y 
Williams A De Croteau 1 Aahton eq Lynn Mi 
Williams A Gilbert 1010 Marshflel'd av Chlo 
Williams A Stevens 8616 Calumet Chicago 
Williams A Sterling Box 1 Detroit 
Wilson Lottie 8808 Clifton av Chicago 
Wilson Al and May Dorp Schenectady lndef 
Wilson Liaxle 176 Franklin Buffalo 
Wilson Patter Tom 3666 7 Av N Y 
Wilson A Cumby 2283 7 av N Y 
Wilson A Pinkney 807 W 16 Kansas City 
Wlnfleld A Shannon 277 E Mllw'kee av Detroit 
Winkler Kress Trio 262 W 88 N Y 
Wise A Milton Brennan Circuit New Zealand 
Wolf A Lee 824 Woodlawn nv Toledo 
Wood OUIe 600 W 164 New York 
Woodall Billy 430 First av Nashville 
Woods Ralton Co Majestic Birmingham 
Work A Ower Empire London lndef 



Xavtera Four 9144 W 89 Chi 



T. 
Yackley A Bunnell Lancaster Fa 
Yeoman Geo 4666 Olbeon nv St Louie 
Young Ollle A April Palace London 
Young A Phelps 1019 Baker Evanevllle lnd 
Young Sisters 8748 Henry Coney Inland 

Z. 

Zanclgs 36 Cliff nv E Portchester N Y 
Zanfrellas 131 Brixton London 
Zeda Harry L 1338 Cambria Philadelphia 
Zetser A Theme Wlllards Temple of Music 
Zell A Rodgers 67 So Clark Chicago 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



Barnum A Bailey 16 Kalamasoo Mich 17 
South Bend lnd 19 Milwaukee 20 Janesvllle 
21 Madison 23 La Crosse 23 Eau Claire 24 
Superior 

Kit Carson 17 Wetser Idaho 31 Huntington 
Ore 

Cole A Rice 16 811ver Springe N Y 

Hagenbeck Wallace 16 Michigan City lnd 17 
Pullman 111 19 Waukegan 20 Kenoaha 91 
Elgin 22 Aurora 33 De Kalb 24 Clinton 

Miller Bros 101 Ranch 16 Indiana Pa 17 E 
Liberty 19 Allegheny 20 New Castle 21 
Sharon 22 Erie 23 Ashtabula O 34 Youngs- 
town 

Yankee Robinson 21 Marquette Mich 23 Iah- 
pemlng 23 Beeeemer 84 Bibon Win 



LETTERS 



Where C follows name. letter Is In Chi- 
cago. 

Where S F follows, letter Is at San 
Francisco. 

Advertising or circular letters of eny de- 
scription will not be listed when known. 

Letters will be held for two weeks. 

P following name lndlcatee postal, ad- 
vertised once only. 



Abbott T N (C) 
Ackerman Ed 
Adamson Ethel (C) 
Ahlberg J 
Altkenaon Billy 
Alexander Geo 
Alexander H (C) 
Alexander S (C) 
Anges K (C) 
Armond Grace (C) 
Arthur Geo L 



B. 
Bailey Ralph D 
Baker Dan 
Bancroft Burt E (C) 
Banvard Will 
Banvards Flying 
Barlowe Fred 
Barnes Blanche 
Barnes A Barron (C) 
Barr Ida 

Barrett A Earle (C) 
Bates Snell ft Co (P) 
Bayer John (C) 
Beane Oeo A 



Beaumont A (C) Goodman Ingersoll 

Beerman Theresa (0) (C) 

Belmontes The (C) Goodwin Bros (C) 

Berliner Vera (C) Gordon Billy (C) 

Berol Felix Gordon Frank 

Blake Fred (C) Gordon Tom A Bte- 

Bockman K (C) pben 

Booth Hope V Graham C (C) 

boudlnl Bros Graham Clara (C) 

Boyle J C Gray Bessie 

Bram Will J Gray Eleanor 

Briukley Sisters Griff Jennie (C) " 

Brownies The (C) 

Bryden Mae H. 

BuUer Kirksmith (C) 

Hagan John P 

C Hall Richard H 
Hall Lorsrlne (C) 

Caine A Odom (C) Hallen Fred (Cj 

Calpln Wm (C) Harris Chas (C) 

Camm Alf (C) Harris A Harris (C) 

Carlyle Dick A Myra Hayes Geo E 

(C) Herbert Stephen (C) 

Carroll Joe (C) Hepner Besaie (C) 

Cecil Margaret (P) Hodgkins Gene (P) 

Chadderton L (C) Holcomb A Berwick 

Chadderton Lily Holloway J Fred 

Cballoner Catherine Holt Edwin 

(C) Hope H 

Challonger A Brent Hughes Madge 

(C) Hughes Jaa (C) 

Chase Billy (BF) Huntington Val (C) 
Cbassino 

Chouteau Joeephine I. 

(C) Ibsons The 

Christy Lew Irwin Flo 

Clark Fiorette Irwin Jean 
Clark A Verdi 

Clarke H L J. 
Clancy Geo (C) 

Clancy Geo (C) Jarvla A Harris (C) 

Clark Chas A Johnson A Welti 

demons A Dean (8 F) 

Clive Henry Jolly A Wild 

Cobum Nettle (C) Jupiter Budd 
Cogswell Sarah (C) 

Coleman Johnnie (SF) K. 
Col ton Bert (C) 

Conn Richard Karlton Avery 

Coppens L M (C) Kaufer Carrie (C) 

Corrlgan Emmett Keefe John 

Cousins Ida (C) Kelly Frank Boyston 

Covert Dorothy (C) 

Creasy Wm Kendall Chas 

Cummings Ralph (C) Kennedy Vic 

Cummlngs Dick (C) Kent Anna M 

Kents Seals 

D. Kingston A Thomas 
(C) 

Dahduh S K (C) Klelne Blllle (C) 

Dallas Beulah (C) Kline Irene (C) 

Dallas Beulah Kline 8am (C) 
Dean Blanche (P) 

Defreji Gordon L. 
Delaro Hattle 

Delaro Hattle (C) La Genie Mile (C) 

Dell Bert Lane Henrietta 

Delton Henry La Vine Oene (C) 

Dietrich Roy (C) Lawrence Walter 

Dllllan Geo P Lee Irene (C) 

Dillon Wm A Lee Irene 

Dolan J F LelpsiB Nate 

Doniu (C) Lerner Dave 

Doris Opera Trio (C) Le Roy Hilda 

DuMont Merle (C) Leslie Ethel (8 F) 

Dupree Jeanette (C) Lessos The 

Dotson A Lucaa (SF) Lewln Harry W 

Lewie Ralph 

B. Lewie Wm H 

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Capital. £200.000 ($800,000). 
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Gaiety Theatre, Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre. Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre, Newcastle. 

His Majesty's Thsatre. Hobart. 

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Amphitheatre. Newtown. 

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Must be First Class 
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Transportation paid. Vancouver to Sydney, 
one way or both ways, according to salary 
iemanded. 

All transportation paid In Australia. 

One performance per night, Matlnses: Wed- 
nesday, Saturday and holldaya No Sunday 
work. 

NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON 
CONTRACTS. 

All Communications: Booking Department, 
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Cable Address: "PENDANT." 

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to book for Brsnnan's Amphitheatres, Ltd. 

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Moran Jack 
Morgan Geo J 
Morrell Sidney 
Morris Mike 
Muller W E 
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(C) 
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Murphy Geo B (C) 
Murphy Francis (C) 
Musical Story (C) 
Myatt Mrs S (C) 

N. 

Nannon (C) 
Nevell Augustus 
Noble Billy (C) 
Norton H R (C) 
Noss Fred (C) 



Oberman B C (C) 
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Pauline J R (C) 

Pelham (C) 

Phasma 

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Portlelo Carrie (C) 

Potter Fred (C) 



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Ray Eva (C) 
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Raymond Alice (C) 
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(C) 
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Richards Vic (C) 
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(C) 
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Rowlands Malaie (C) 
Royal Jack 
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Sherman Charlotte 

(C) 
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Shoenfeldt Jos 
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(C) 



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Stacey Delia 
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Stanton Val 
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Strong Nellie 
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arranged S.S. accommodations for 

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a dozen times [or more. (Are you satisfied, William?) 

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Now Booking Acts In the West. Short Jumps No Act Too Big. 
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OPEN NIGHT AND DAY. 





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VARIETY 



TIE VENTRILOQUIST WITH A 
PRODUCTION 

■D. P. 

REYNARD 

P resents Beth Dewberry and Jawn Jawnson In 
"A MORNING IN HICK8VILLR." 

Direction JACK LBVY. 

Gene Hughes 

Manager. Promoter and Producer of Vaude- 
ville Acti 

What to produce, and how to succeed. 

Authors please note: Comunlcatlons so- 
licited 

Putnam Building. New York. 



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"Far ii advance of all copies."— Sime. 




HARRY FOX 



AND 



Millership Sisters 

Direction, PAT CASEY 

Carlton 
Sisters 

Dainty Sinters and Dancers 

JULIAN 
*•"> DYER 

A LAUGH A SECOND 



STEPHENS 

IN VAUDEVILLE 



It isn't the name 
tnat makes the 
act- 
It's the act that 
makes the name. 



THE KING OF IRELAND 

JAMBS B. DONOVAN 

AND 

RENA ARNOLD 

QUEEN OP VAUDEVILLE 

DOING WELL. THANK YOU. 

Director and Adviser, Kin* K. C. 





Via Wireless to VARIETY. 

Heaving;, heaving over the side of the boat. 

Every time we heaved a heave there's a tick- 
ling In our throat — 

A very disagreeable sensation and makes you 
blue In the race 

On my last heave I discovered the tickling 
was a piece of my shoe lace. 

To try and get the record for heaving on the 
good ship Philadelphia, 

An old lady said, my dear boys, my son 
Phil '11 help ya (some rhyme). 

Phil threw up the sponge, I threw up my 
hands when Vardon spouted 11 feet 

So this Is the record of the Phlllle Boat, 
which Is mighty hard to beat. 

We sure cleaned up at the mid-week con- 
cert. Very heavlngly yours, 

, PERRY ml WILBER 

"THOSE THREE BOYS." 



JOCK 

McKAY 

Scotch Comic 



to N< 



Working at Freeport with 
Carl Henry. Fishing for 
Blow-fish. Eddie Correlll, 
please write if you want a 
Job. Wire. 

Com. VARIETY. 




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Little Jack Horner aat In thf> corner 

Heading the mnll that camo In. 
He Juat stuck hia thumb In a letter, by gum! 

And pulled out a contract for Lynn. 

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JOHNNIE 
COLEMAN 

The original Scotch lad with a somewhat 
different monologue, singing his own songs. 
First time in this country. 

A big hit In San Francisco 
Keep Yer Rye oa JshnsJe. 



HERMAN 



Agent. PAT CAS IV 



THE 
ORIGINAL 



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" LISTEN :J0 ME" 

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on account of their Ignor- 
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are. In your particular line. 
what a nice task you 
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Home on the Hill for the Summer. Next 
Season, GEO. WOLFORD BARRY. Successor 
to Barry A Wo! ford. Now line of goods from 
the same manufacturers. Hawthorne Ave. 
Clifton, N. J. 

JAMES E. PLUNKBTT. Mgr. Sales Dent 

Sam J. Curtis 

And Co. 



In the original "SCHOOL ACT." 
All music arranged by Geo. Botsford. 

Next Week (June 19), New Brighton Theatre, 

Brighton Beach. N. Y. 
Week June 19, Brighton Beaoh Music Hall. 



Marshall P. Wilder 

ATLANTIC CITY, If. J. 
Sell 'Phone 100. 

CH AS. F. SEMOIN 

"THE NARROW FELLER" 

CHARLES AHEARN 




'TUB RACING MAN" 

PAT OASRY, Agent 




CATES 

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RIOUS MUSICAL ACT. 

$1000 CERTIFICATE SAYS SO 

"OUR BEST FRIENDS" 

The Agent who secures us time 
and contracts. 

The Manager who plays and pays 



us. 



Rem Brandt 

Next Week (June 19) 

NEW IR1GHT0M THEATRE, BRIGHTON BEACH. N T 

Direction. JO PAIGE SMITH 




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•as 

Pat Catey 



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Vol. XXIII. No. 3. 



JUNE 24, 191 1. 



PRICE TEN CENTS 



BIGGEST AMPHITHEATRE EVER, 
OVER GRAN D CENT RAL STATION 

New Railroad Depot's Top to be Planned for Sports, 

Shows, Exhibitions and Circuses. Two City Blocks 

Wide. Successor to Madison Square Garden. 



The biggest amphitheatre of its 
kind ever contemplated for indoors, 
will be erected by the New York Cen- 
tral Railroad on top of its immense 
new Grand Central Station, now build- 
ing. 

The space covered by the station 
(two city blocks in width, and several 
in depth) will be topped by the large 
successor to the Madison Square Gar- 
den. It will be reached by inclines, 
and planned to accommodate all exhi- 
bitions, sporting events or circuses. 

The plans are now being prepared. 
They have been submitted for approval 
or suggestions to showmen and oth- 
ers accustomed to handling big exhi- 
bition features. 

The N. Y. C. in utilizing the atmos- 
phere above its depot has hit upon a 
scheme of employment that has nev- 
er suggested itself to New York man- 
agers. The demolishment of the Mad- 
ison Square Garden starts next Feb- 
ruary. No date has been set for the 
completion of the huge undertaking 
for the 4 2d street station, but the in- 
terval that New York must go without 
its big industrial show hall won't be 
for long. 

The Madison Square Garden has 
housed all the big shows in New York 
for fhe past twenty years. 



Georgia caine retires. 

St. Louis. June 21. 

Something has happened at Delniar 
Garden. Instead of Georgia Caine re- 
maining two weeks, it is announced 
her engagement will end Saturday 
night. Ann Taskar, the prima donna 
of the stock opera company, will sing 
the titular role of 'Boy Blllc-.• , the A. 
K. Thomas opera to be premiered 
next week. 

Miss Caine doubted her ability to 
study and prepare the role- in a single 
week, it is said. 



Ann is progressing rapidly. Two 
years ago she was little known and 
won at least a part of her first recog- 
nition at Delmar. Winter, 1909-10, 
she sang ingenue roles in the "The 
Silver Star" and last winter was given 
a lead in "Madame Sherry." Stardom 
is now expected, as Henry W. Savage 
will send "Boy Blue" on tour if he is 
pleased with the show. This possibil- 
ity was said to have been one of the 
attractions that took Miss Caine so 
far from Broadway, when it was an- 
nounced she would create the role. 



CRAWFORD AND GAITES DIFFER. 

Conflicting reports are abroad to 
the effect that Clifton Crawford will 
not appear under the direction ot 
Joseph M. Gaites next season. That 
there is a "difference" between him 
and the manager, is common gossip. 

It appears that Mr. Crawford lays 
claim to some of the authorship of 
the piece in which Gaites is to exploit 
him next season. The "misunder- 
standing" arises out of Crawford's de- 
sire to be reimbursed for the "child 
of his brain." At last accounts some 
kind of an adjustment between man- 
ager and star was imminent. 



DENIES "KITTY" REPORT. 

It was reported on Broadway this 
week that Kitty Gordon, the statuesque 
Englishwoman, would be the principal 
woman with "Modest Suzanne" when 
A. H. Woods produces that piece in 
Chicago Labor Day, opening a twelve 
weeks' engagement there. 

At the Woods office it was denied 
that Miss Gordon had been even con- 
sidered in line for the company. 

Harry Cooper has been assigned the 
chief singing comedy role in the 
Woods' production. The play is now 
running in Germany. 



PARIS FOLIES CLOSING. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, June 21. 

The Folies Bergere will close its 
season on Sunday night, which, all 
told, has proved very successful. Over 
six months of the season was con- 
sumed with P. L. Flers* revue. 

The establishment will re-open 
early in September with vaudeville. 
A revue, as usual, is due in December. 



"QUAKER GIRL** LIKED IN PARIS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Praia, June 21. 
George Edwardes' production of 
"The Quaker Girl" opened at the 
Chatelet theatre last night, and was 
acclaimed by both audience and to- 
day's newspapers as a brilliant enter- 
tainment. It is here for but a run of 
ten days. 



COL. LANDS A LIVE ONE. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Colonel Thompson, former manager 
of the American Music Hall here and 
for a brief time director in general of 
the Vesta Victoria Vaudeville Tour, 
has landed another "live one" with a 
bank roll. The Col. is now preparing 
to return to show business with a 
theatre. 

Thompson is negotiating with the 
proprietors of the Globe theatre here. 
If satisfactory arrangements are closed 
Thompson will redecorate and reno- 
vate the premises and open next sea- 
son with a large musical show. He is 
desirous of securing a liquor license, 
and if successful in that, will run the 
Globe on the same lines the American 
was run. The Globe has for the past 
few seasons been playing Stair & 
Haviin combination shows, but was 
never a winner under any policy. 

The Col. believes a musical comedy 
policy will gather in some coin. The 
Globe is located on Wabash Avenue, 
one block north of the American Mu- 
sic Hall. 



MAUDE ADAMS' AFTERNOONS. 

Chicago. June L' 1 . 
When Maude Adams reopens "Chan- 
tecler" next season she will ^ive extra 
matinees called "An Afternoon with 
.lames Harry." ".Judy" and "A Little 
Play" will be performed during tbe, 
afternoon parties. 



TWO OUT OF THREE GET OVER. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt) 

London, June 21. 

Two out of the three American acts 
opening at local halls Monday won 
success. The failure was Mabel 
McCane at the Tivoli. Miss McCane 
had badly chosen numbers, combined 
with poor articulation. 

At the Coliseum, Frank Milton and 
the De Long Sisters did very well, 
with Mr. Milton making an especial 
score, personally. 

The Sewell Collins company at the 
Metropolitan appeared in a sporting 
sketch, named "The Star Tip." It won 
out handily. 



INDIFFERENT REVUE PRODUCED. 

(Special Cable to Variety-.) 

Paris, June 21. 

A new revue entitled "Au Petit 
Bonheur," was produced at the Am- 
bassadeurs (open air music hall) in 
the Champs Elysees last Friday, with 
only indifferent success. It Is far 
from a failure, but equally distant 
toward scoring the high water mark 
of success. 

The production is by Henry Moreau 
and Ardot-Laroche. The principals 
are in the hands of such capable ar- 
tists as Miles. Delmares, Yma, Miss 

Campton, Messrs. Girier, Paul Ardot. 
The revue may please visitors these 
warm summer evenings. 

The weather in Paris at present is 
ideal for the al-fresco establishments 
in the Champs Elysees, and big busi- 
ness is being done. 

FINDS NEW CAPITAL. 

(Special Cable to Variett.) 

London, June 21. 

The negotiations for the taking over 
of the Gibbons Circuit by Oswald Stoll 
which seemed a week ago a certainty, 
have been suddenly and definitely de- 
clared off. 

There is no reason given, but It is 
known that the Gibbons people have 
found the ne« essary capital to continue 
the circuit, which they will do after 
a through reorganization. 



VARIETY 



SAM BERNARD RECEIVES OFFER 
OF $4,000 FOR A S INGLE WEEK 

The Second Instance of the German Comedian Having 

the Biggest Vaudeville Salary Tendered Him. 

Brighton Beach Music Hall the Place. 



The Brighton Beach Music Hall has 
extended an offer of $4,000 for Sam 
Bernard to appear there the week of 
July 31, all by his lonesome self. Mr. 
Bernard is deliberating. The date of 
the engagement may interfere with 
his proposed tour in "He Came From 
Milwaukee" next season. The Ger- 
man comedian has concluded to take 
up a Pacific Coast trip in hie last sea- 
son's success, and may first open 
around Aug. 1 at the Herald Square, 
New York, for two or three weeks. 
Though on the stage long enough to 
be termed "The King of the Old 
Timers," Mr. Bernard has never seen 
California. * 

The $4,000 salary offer places Sam 
Bernard once again as the act in 
vaudeville who can draw the largest 
salary ever paid a "single turn." For 
America it Is the highest price paid 
any act, possibly excepting Harry 
Lauder. No one knew Mr. Lauder's 
U. S. salary, nor how much of the 
amount Mr. Lauder received was 
necessary to pay for his releases while 
over here from English contracts. 

The last time Mr. Bernard became 
vaudeville's star green bet, was when 
Percy G. Williams gave the comedian 
$1,000 for a week's engagement at 
the Orpheum, Brooklyn, some years 
ago. This was then a fabulous 
amount. Much free advertising was 
secured by Messrs. Williams and Ber- 
nard from it. If the consent of the 
Shuberts to the Brighton Music Hall 
engagement can be obtained by Mr. 
Bernard, and other arrangements 
made which will permit his appear- 
ance the week called for, it is possi- 
ble he will accept the offer for the 
publicity and the credit that "$4,000 M 
carries with it. 

In a statement given out last week. 
Mr. Williams mentioned Sam Ber- 
nard's $1,000 salary in connection 
with remarks anent "Old Timers." The 
same interview quoted Mr. Williams 
as saying that in the "Old Days," sel- 
dom was a Hebrew found on a bill, 
while in this latter day, seldom is a 
program completed without Hebrews. 
Mr. Williams cited as illustrative of 
the "Old Time" shows, the program 
then appearing for him at the Colo- 
nial, all "Old Timers." with Will H. 
Fox on it. Possibly Mr. Williams may 
have overlooked or been unaware that 
Mr. Fox has been just as good a 
Hebrew all these years as he has been 
a prominent artist, and as well, the 
leader and originator in his line, 
(comedy piano playing). 

Among other Hebrew artists in the 
olden times were Billy Lester ( Lester 
and Allen). Rogers Brothers. Weber 
and Fields. Weston Brothers. Wood 
(Wood and Shepard), Sain Bernard, 
Lottie Collins, and Dave Howard, of 
Howard and Thompson, the first "dou- 
ble Jew turn" ever on the variety 
stage. 



GEORGE ALEXANDER KNIGHTED. 

(Special cable to Variety,) 

London, June 21. 
George Alexander, manager, pro- 
ducer and actor, of the St. James 
theatre, has been knighted. Alex- 
ander is a London County Council- 
lor and municipal reformer. He has 
produced all of Pinero's successes. 
The St. James is the society theatre 
of London. 



A FILM "TRYOUT." 

Just about this time there should 
reach New York, from abroad, one 
Josefsson, an Iceland manager of a 
troupe of Icelanders, who present the 
famous "Glima," a sort of Jiu-Jitsu 
method of self-defense. 

The manager has left his troupe 
behind, but is bringing with him a 
long film, showing the entire act. 
This will be run off for the benefit of 
the New York vaudeville managers. 
If they vote in the affirmative, Mr. 
Josefsson will thereupon cable to his 
boys to come over. 

Charles Pou/chot will handle the 
turn for this side, acting as repre- 
sentative for Charles Bornhaupt, the 
international agent at Brussels. Mr. 
Bornhaupt discovered the act in 
Copenhagen. 



OLD LOUVRE OPENS. 

San Francisco, June 21. 
The Old Louvre Music Hall opened 
June 17 to capacity business. It is a 
pretty place, and a good show was 
presented, with Earl Taylor's new trio 
leading as applause winners. The 
Leonardi Trio, operatic singers, ran a 
close second. 




♦THREE WEEKS** AS A SKETCH. 

Corse Pay ton will gather up mem- 
bers from his various stock companies, 
presenting vaudeville with "Corse 
Payton's Stock Company in 'Three 
Weeks,' " boiled down to thirty min- 
utes. The time will use up two full 
scenes of the show, never played in 
New York until Corse pulled it last 
week "in stock" at the Grand Opera 
House. 

Corse's "thirty - actors - for - thirty - 
cents" in the humid play drew In a 
lot of money to the till, so much that 
Corse says unless business takes a de- 
cided drop, he will stick his lease of 
the Grand out until Sept. 1, when it 
expires for the summer run. 

The "Three Weeks" sketch thing 
was evolved by William L. Lykens, the 
blond gentleman with the many col- 
ored shirts. 



ENGAGES VAUDEVILLE TURN. 

During the week Max Hart placed 
for a new production next season by 
Lew Fields, Cross and Josephine, who 
have been appearing in vaudeville. 



BLOSSOM SEELEY. 

■■THE FRISCO OIKI..'- who in ail e a laatitiK 
miim-Mlon with "THE HEN I'KCKS" this 
b»;i»..m. wh.-iv aht> rtrat Int rodur.-d to liroad- 

way "THE TVHKEV TROT. rKXAS 

TUMMY." ftc. 

HlnsHom nptMis In vaudeville wt the Nvw 
lirlghtun thvatru next week. 



COLORED SHOW STOPPED. 

But one performance of the Hodges 
and Lauchmere colored troupe, num- 
bering twenty four people, was given 
at Coney Island. The show was or- 
ganized for the purpose of entertain- 
ing under canvas. Planting itself 
at Coney Island, the authorities noti- 
fied the management after the first 
performance that a vaudeville license 
would be necessary to continue at the 
beach. 

James J. Armstrong, who had ar- 
ranged for the Coney Island run, 
could not see the wisdom of deliver- 
ing $500 for a license, as required, so 
called the venture off. The company 
had rehearsed for a week. It may 
take the canvas and go out on the 

road. 

NEW ORPHEUM IN LOS ANGELES. 
Los Angeles, June 21. 

The new Orpheum theatre in this 
city opens Monday. Last week the 
seats for the first night were sold at 
auction, with the proceeds above the 
usual box office prices turned over to 
the Associated Charities. 

Next week's program is "A Little 
Stranger," Isabel D'Armond, Wynn 
and Jennings, Macart and Bradford, 
"Musikgirls," Bowers, Walters and 
Crooker. Henry Clive. 

July 9, the old (and present) Or- 
pheum, will be occupied by the Arm- 
strong Musical Comedy Company. It 
will be renamed the Lyceum. 

The Orpheum Circuit has heretofore 
had its theatre in this city under lease. 
The new Orpheum is the circuit's own 
property. Clarence Drown will man- 
age it, with about the same house staff 
as at present, Mr. Drown having been 
the manager of the Los Angeles Or- 
pheum for some time. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bray left Chi- 
cago last Wednesday for a three 
weeks' trip around California. 

While on the Coast Mr. Bray will 
attend the opening of the new Or- 
pheum, Los Angeles, (June 26), and 
will then journey to San Francisco. 
Portland, Seattle, returning to Chi- 
cago over the Northern Pacific, visit- 
ing Yellowstone Park on his way east. 



COAXING LEWIS AND RYAN. 

Tuesday M. 8. Bentham was coaxing 
Sam J. Ryan and Tom Lewis to re- 
unite. So Bentham said. 

Tuesday W. L. Lykens was await- 
ing in his office Tom Lewis, who was 
to appear in vaudeville in a sketch. 
So Lykens said. 

Each has an office in the Putnam 
Building, with one ceiling separating 
them. Neither seemed to know what 
the other was thinking about, but 
both were positive of that of what he 
said. 

So much can happen in one building, 
when agents who love each other as 
Messrs. Lykens and Bentham do, are 
trying to help one another along in 
their business. 



THE SPOONERS COME BACK. 

The Spooners (Edna May and Moth- 
er) are coming back to vaudeville. 
M. S. Bentham thinks he has the stock 
people booked for Morrison's, Rocka- 
way Beach, July 3. Patsy Morrison 
has actually "pencilled them in" for 
his seaside house. 

Patsy is still working on his open- 
ing program. He started last Janu- 
ary. Up to Wednesday at 2.45 p. m. 
Mr. Morrison had almost made up his 
mind about the first turn to go on 
the bill. It would be an easy matter 
for Patsy to bill his show, if, for some 
reason, acts didn't ask more than 
Patsy wants to pay. 

Mr. Morrison claims his house of- 
fers a better view of the ocean than 
any theatre in the world, and that he 
has arranged to have the running 
water in the pond changed hourly this 
season. That's some inducement, 
thinks Patsy, as he sits in Phil Nash's 
office day by day, looking over the 
same lists and sheets he looked over 
yesterday. Vaudeville is a great study 
for Patsy Morrison. 

Next summer there will be a new 
theatre down at the beach, and it will 
be called Morrison's, says Patsy. The 
present house is complaining about 
having worked overtime now for sev- 
eral years. Patsy talks gently to it. 
and even ordered the windows washed 
one day so the wall paper could look 
out and see the changes that have 
occurred; but that didn't satisfy the 
wall paper, which said it felt thirsty 
and might at least be washed over, 
just once, if only to fool the audience. 



PA NT AGES DUES O. K. 

On behalf of the Vaudeville Man- 
agers' Protective Association this 
week, a Varietv representative was in- 
formed that the printed wire in 
Variety last week fron. Senr.e, which 
doubted whether Alex mder I antagp* 
had bound himself as a mem her of the 
association, was in er* .»r. fo the rea- 
son that Mr Pantagrs w r good 
standing, with all dues •'■ aid up. 



PROTEAN "Pi \y K." 

'A tabloid version Pinafore,'* 

with Kitty Mitchell investing the piece 
with a protean side : ■■;:-. i.e is now in 
rehearsal. Miss M.icheli will carry 
a company of eight*- -i; . Mostly chorus 
girls who will sing tW> i Ionises of the 
Gilbert & Sullivan ' " pera. 

The principal rol^ ^'l le taken by 
Miss Mitchell. 



VARIETY 



KEITH-PROCTOR DISSOLUTION 
WILL OCC UR WITH IN A MONTH 

Partners Agreed on Dissolving, With Only Question 

of Fifth Avenue Lease Remaining. Union Square 

Again First Class, If Courts Decide for Proctor. 



Portland, Me., June 21 
The hearing In the matter of the 
Keith ft Proctor corporation cornea 
up again tomorrow. The only thing 
for the court to pass upon is to whom 
the lease of the Fifth Avenue belongs 
for the next five years. 

B. F. Keith owns the property. F. 
F. Proctor claims that he is entitled 
to a renewal for that length of time. 
When Keith and Proctor became part- 
ners, the Fifth Avenue was held un- 
der lease by the latter, and turned 
into the corporation. After the Junc- 
ture, Keith bought the theatre prop- 
erty outright. If Proctor should win, 
the house will revert to Keith at the 
expiration of the five years' period. 

It is understood in New York that 
Messrs. Keith and Proctor have agreed 
upon all points, excepting the Fifth 
Avenue lease. The theatres pooled 
by the respective managers will be 
withdrawn from the corporation in 
the course of the next month, per- 
haps within two weeks. It is said that 
if the Fifth Avenue continues vaude- 
ville under the Proctor banner, Mr. 
Keith will once more make a first 
class vaudeville stand of the Union 
Square theatre, one of the houses re- 
turning to him in the dissolution. The 
Union Square has been playing "small 
time" vaudeville. 

i The other Keith houses in the cor- 
porate pool are the Harlem Opera 
House and Jersey City theatre. 

Mr. Proctor takes back the 23rd 
Street, 58th Street and 126th Street 
theatres. It is possible that if the 
Union Square starts playing the first 
grade of variety shows, Mr. Proctor 
will change the policy of the 23rd 
Street from the "small" to the "big 
time." The 23rd Street house as "first 
class" opposition would affect the busi- 
ness at the Fifth Avenue, as well as at 
the Union Square. 

The dissolution will cause no break 
in the booking relations of Mr. Proc- 
tor. He is under contract to book 
through the United Booking Offices. 



O'ROURKE FOR VAUDE. 

The middle of July will witness the 
advent of Eugene O'Rourke in the 
ranks of vaudeville. At present it is 
scheduled that he make his debut at 
one of the Beach houses probably on 
July 3. "Why Pay Rent?" and "Par- 
lor A" arc under consideration as ve- 
hicles for the trip into the two-a- 
day. 



FIGHT SPLITS ACT. 

A fight which occurred last Fri- 
day night between Vincent and Dur- 
«'id, a team of gymnasts, landed one 
In jail and the other in the hospital 
and incidentally was the cause of the 
cancellation of contracts for a tour 
°f the Sullivan-Considine Circuit, 
which the team held. 

The details leading up to the fray 



are meagre, but the facts that the 
bame did occur are quite apparent. 
Durand is walking about with his head 
swathed in bandages, while Vincent 
is about under bail on a charge of 
felonious assault. 



MAJESTIC'S SECOND HOLD OVER. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Will Rogers is at the Majestic again 
this week, having been held over. This 
is the second time in the history of the 
house the management has held over 
an act for the second week. The other 
case was Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGreevy, 
booked at the house for one week last 
season and re-engaged after the first 
performance. 

When Lew Field's "Never Home" 
show opens, Mr. Rogers may be a 
member of the cast. Negotiations are 
under way to have the cowboy lead a 
number, as well as do his specialty. 



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VALESKA SURATT. 
A late photograph of the atnr of "The Red Roif," at the Globe theatre-. Now Y 



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COMEDIAN MARRIES QUIETLY. 

Sam Mann, the character comedian, 
surprised all of his friends by appear- 
ing on Broadway last Tuesday after- 
noon after a hasty trip to the Jersey 
shore and announcing that he was 
married. The bride was Lillian Bern- 
stein. 

Mann's sister was wed several 
weeks ago. The comedian and Miss 
Bernstein were present. 



BOOKS FOREIGN ACTS. 

It was reported this week that 
since returning from the other side. 
Hugo Morris has placed a considera- 
ble number of foreign tur <f for next 
season with United Booking Offices 
managers. 



GARY STILL ASKING. 

Gaby Deslys has again been ap- 
proached for American engagements, 
and once more has startled the mana- 
gers with the size of the salary she 
desires. The singer wants $"»<)0 a per- 
formance, with not more than one 
show a day to play. Between a date 
in Berlin of two months and an en- 
gagement in Vienna of one month. 
Gaby has little vacant time. It is'nt 
likely the open space will be tilled in 
America, unless the artiste cuts the 
price a trifle. 



SAD CUBAN EXPERIENCE. 

The second half of the O. Molaaso 
pantomime company arrived in town, 
Wednesday, from Havana. They could 
not all come last week for two rea- 
sons. One was because the boat was 
too crowded, and the second was the 
lack of funds. This absence of cash 
was in no sense the fault of the busi- 
ness or the desire of Mr. Mo lasso to 
bring his people back. He simply was 
cheated out of considerable money due 
him, and return tickets under the 
terms of his contract. When seen Mr. 
Molasso said: 

"I hope you will give publicity to 
my experience in Cuba and that it 
will serve as a lesson to all who con- 
template making a trip there. I went 
down under a four weeks' contract 
at a stipulated guarantee and fares 
both ways. The first week's receipts 
were about $12,000, and the second 
$11,000. We played there six weeks 
all told. 

"After the four weeks I took over 
the theatre myself for an additional 
fortnight. We then went on the road, 
but my expenses were too heavy. The 
best receipts possible outside of the 
city of Havana is $500 a day, if one 
plays only three days in a town. I 
found also that the city officials hold 
you up for stacks of free tickets. 

"My contract was with a Mr. Al- 
fred Misa, and stamped by both the 
Cuban and American consuls. Misa 
claimed to have the backing of a 
George B. Butler, a New York mer- 
chant of reputed wealth. The money 
I made in Havana was forwarded to 
New York by me and when I returned 
to Havana and sought my return 
transportation for the company, could 
get no satisfaction. So I immedi- 
ately wired here and received enough 
to bring half the company back with 
me, which was about all the boat could 
accommodate anyway. Then on my 
arrival I deposited the money with the 
steamship company with instructions 
to furnish accommodations for the re- 
mainder of them. 

"The Cuban impresarios are too 
much for me. I was robbed right 
and left. On my arrival there I found 
three opera companies stranded and 
personally bought tickets for half a 
dozen of my countrymen who were 
without funds, having been abandoned 
by their managers. But I am going 
back again, next time reinforced by 
my first experience in dealing with 
them. 



SKETCH WITH :W. 

Roland West and Joe Schenck are 
planning to produce a new sketch next 
season with thirty-five people West 
may or may not be In the offering. 



YOUXG PROCTOR MARRIED. 

It leaked out Tuesday that F. F. 
Proctor, Jr., was married June 12 at 
Stamford, Conn., to Georgia Antoinette 
Lyon, a divorcee, the daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Joseph Shulty. 

The ceremony was performed by the 
Rev. H. A. Johnston, pastor of the 
Stamford Presbyterian Church. The 
groom gave his age as :U. and the 
bride's. 23. The new Mrs Proctor Is 
a native of Kentucky, but has resided 
in New York for many years. 

IRENE DECIDES TO STICK. 

Irene Franklin has decided upon 
\uude\Ule for ne\r season Onerr'n^ 
in S'Pte'w'vr " Kedheid ' \\'']\ ;da.. 
eleven week> ;n \»"\\ Y<»r\ 

An all-easferri ivi'f wi'l 'v f r:» '■ >'V ! 
I»> Miss Frank!:" and l'ar ('rev-':. 



VARIETY 



HIMjIE REEVES' OWN ACT. 

"The Original Drunk" will reap- 
pear in vaudeville, as the one-thous- 
and-dollar star of his own company, 
placed on the circuits by Pat Caaey. 

"The Original Drunk," or Billie 
Reeves (as he is named), sails shortly 
to visit his home country (England), 
after an absence of five and one-half 
years over here. During the period he 
has made himself famous from Coast 
to Coast. While abroad, Mr. Reeves 
may arrange with Fred Karno to lease 
a Karno act on royalty, bringing it and 
a company over here to make his re- 
appearance about August 17. 

If not succeeding in reaching terms 
with Karno, Mr. Reeves will frame up 
his own turn to fit in the $1,000 sal- 
ary program niche Mr. Casey has se- 
cured for the stage inebriate. 

A Karno sketch, "Night in an Eng- 
lish Mnslc Hall," was the introduc- 
tory vehicle over five years ago of 
Billie to New York and America. 

The Karno Comedy Company now 
over here, and at present paying their 
first visit to the West over the Sul- 
livan-Consldlne Circuit, was rebooked 
this week for a return trip of the Cir- 
cuit, which will carry them forty 
weeks beyond the expiration, Jan. 7, 
next, of the present tour, to end at 
Kansas City on that date. 

The Karno Company is managed by 
Alf. Reeves, brother of Billie. A rep- 
ertoire of English comedy sketches is 
always in readiness to be presented by 
Alf.'s company. 



BOTH AFTER PRINCESS. 

Chicago, June 21. 
While it is persistently rumored that 
the Princess, St. Louis, will be a Sulli- 
van-Considlne stand next season, it is 
understood that Alexander Pantages 
has quietly arranged to have the house 
on his circuit. As yet nothing definite 
has been done in the matter, but it 
is expected that negotiations now 
pending will be closed in a few days 
and one or the other of the coast cir- 
cuits will have the house. 



NEW HOUSE TO OPEN. 

Bridgeport, Ct., June 21. 
The Lyric will open Monday. The 
first show, placed by Arthur Horwitz, 
will have "Mile. Yvette," a singing 
turn, with fifteen people, as the head- 
liner. Horwitz has a percentage ar- 
rangement with the house manage- 
ment. 



BILLY GOULD NOT CANCELED. 

William Gould returned to New 
York this week. During the past two 
weeks, with Mr. Gould out of town, 
reports have been industriously cir- 
culated that he was canceled on the 
Orpheum Circuit. It is reported that 
some talker at the general meeting of 
the White Rats last week, stated that 
through his (talker's) own personal 
pressure, brought to bear upon the 
Orpheum Circuit people, Mr. Gould 
was canceled. 

At the Orpheum Circuit headquar- 
ters this week it was stated that Mr. 
Gould had not been canceled, but that 
he closed his tour at Oakland, June 
10. His bookings were to carry him 
only two weeks further, and his regu- 
lar closing date would have been June 
24, at Los Angeles. No one had ap- 
proached the Orpheum people in any 
way regarding Mr. Gould, a Variety 
representative was informed. 

Through Mr. Gould and Hattie Lo- 
raine separating after the Oakland en- 
gagement, Billy did not think it worth 
while to engage another young wo- 
man, with the work incident to that, 
for the purpose of playing but the two 
next weeks. He could not have work- 
ed east over the Orpheum, as none of 
the Orpheum houses between Los An- 
geles and Chicago are open over the 
summer. 

When Mr. Gould left New York with 
Miss Loraine to make the half-way 
trip of the circuit, he hardly thought 
It was likely that Miss Loraine would 
remain with the act as long as she 
did. Had it not been for the persua- 
sion of M. S. Bentham, Mr. Gould 
wouldn't have started, Miss Lorraine 
demanding $100 weekly for her ser- 
vices In the act the day before leav- 
ing for the west. She had previously 
agreed to accept $76. 

As reported in Variety at the time 
Mr. Gould found Miss Loraine would 
no longer be connected with the turn, 
he expected to go to Honolulu for the 
summer. Offers for engagements from 
New York and other matters in this 
vicinity, caused him to return to the 
metropolis. 



MORE AIRDROMES. 

From the indication of the number 
of plans that are being filed with the 
Bureau of Buildings, the Bronx sec- 
tion Is to be flooded with "air drums'' 
this summer. Last week an additional 
two sets registered. 

One calls for the building of an 
cpen air theatre at the southwest 
corner of Willis avenue and 145th > 
street. The lessee is the Willis 
Amusement Co., of which John W. 
Russell Is president. 

Another is to occupy a space 125x 
100 on the east side of Lincoln avenue 
just south of 138th street. The esti- 
mated cost is $2,500. Dominick 
O'Reilly is given as the owner. 

Many airdromes are also building 
Just outside of New York, 



AGENT SUES FOR SALARY. 

A suit for delayed salary has been 
started by Maurice H. Rose against 
Sherek & Braff. Mr. Rose is now 
engaged with the New York branch 
of the H. B. Marinelli agency. B. 
Sherek and A. Braff were a firm of 
London agents. They very recently 
dissolved, each opening a separate 
agency on the other side. 

Mr. Rose is after the money due 
him while acting as the New York 
representative of the English concern. 
Th salary account ran for about three 
months, with the amount accumulat- 
ing, until the gross sum of $670 was 
owing to "Rosey." When informed 
by his landlord that while Sherek & 
Braff might be as sound as the U. S. 
Treasury, still the jingle of some of 
their coin would sound better than 
their reputation, Mr. Rose concluded 
it was about time to make a shift. 

The case has been placed with 
Coudert Brothers, of New York, who 
will sue the individual members of 
the firm through their European con- 
nections. 



THE JOE HART PRODUCTIONS. 

Jos. Hart, for vaudeville next sea- 
son, will present a one-act version of 
"Mama's Papa." He has rewritten a 
single woman version of his old Hallen 
and Hart song success "That Was How 
He Told It to His Friends," for Car- 
rie DeMar; a big spectacular act called 
"The $10,000 Flight," with a practical 
flying machine and twenty people; 
probably Digby Bell in "The Days of 
Dexter," "The Keno Club" by Frank 
Craven, and "Camping Out," a musical 
comedietta. "Camping Out," is the 
title of Smith and Campbell's last sea- 
son's act. 

Mr. Hart will also produce 
"Everywife" for vaudeville, hav- 
ing secured the rights from George 
Hobart. The piece was a fea- 
ture of the last Lamb's Gambol. 
He will also present "April Show- 
ers," a sketch with Ray Royce; and 
"The Master Thief," another sketch. 
"The Great Suggestion," as played in 
the Friars Frolic tour, will likely be 
reproduced by Mr. Hart for vaudeville. 
Others of his vaudeville productions 
for the past season, will be continued. 



NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS. 

Nominees for the twelve vacancies 
to be filled in the Board of Directors 
of the White Rats Actor's Union are: 



COMEDY CLUB HAS HOME. 

The Vaudeville Comedy Club will be 
in new quarters within a stone's throw 
of Times Square, either July 1 or Au- 
gust 1. The location is withheld, ow- 
ing to minor details. 

The annual benefit of the Club next 
year will be held at the Grand Opera 
House, donated by Cohan & Harris. 



"UNION ACTOR" PAPER. 

Chicago, June 21. 

There will be a new theatrical 
paper shortly started here, called 
"The Union Actor," probably edited by 
John Nemo and a Mr. Budziline, form- 
erly officers in the local Actor's Union. 
They became dissatisfied with the ar- 
rangements under which The Actor's 
Union merged with the White Rats. 

A "dummy" of the new paper has 
been prepared. It seems to indicate 
that "The Union Actor" will be op- 
posed to the present policy of the 
White Rats Actor's Union." 



ENGLISH HAIWAIIAN DANCER. 

Harry Leonhardt is booking The 
Haiwalian Trio through Tom Terris 
for England. 

Mrs. Tom Terris will Join the act 
in England playing the dancing part. 



LA TITCOMB. 

La Titcomb is appearing this week 
at the New Brighton theatre, on the 
same bill with her husband, Nat M. 
Wills. The couple have been booked 
for thirty weeks next season over the 
Orpheum Circuit, at the highest sal- 
ary ever paid two acts appearing on 
the same bills. 

La Titcomb is a statuesque beauty. 
Her appearance on a beautiful white 
charger causes a stir of admiration. 

After touring the Orpheum Circuit, 
La Titcomb will sail for Europe where 
her pretentious sight offering has al- 
ways been received with acclaim. After 
a year or more on the other side, she 
will return to America with a new 
and even more elaborate specialty. 



Arthur Deauvals 
Joe Dimes 
William P. Burt 
J. H. W. Bryne 
Louis Chevalfer 
Edward Clark 
Will P. Con ley 
Joe Edmonds 
William Flemen 
Baptlste Goldkett 
Ed. Oroh 
Lon HaHcall 
Geo. A. Henderson 
Cbauncey D. Herbert 
Frank Herbert 
Chas. H. Holland 
Fred Hylands 
Mike J. Kelly 



William Keough 
Oeo. Kingsbury 
Chas. B. Lawlor 
Walter Le Roy 
J. Aldrlch Llbbey 
Herbert Lloyd 
James Marco 
W. C. Mathews 
Robert Nome 
Charles Potta 
Sidney Reynolds 
Fred J. Sa Hera . 
Geo. M. Spence 
Rube Welch 
E. B. White 
Charles G. Wllkens 
Tony Williams 
V. P. Wormwood 



Several of the nominees are the 
retiring directors. 

The election is by ballot, polls close 
July 14. 

The annual election for members of 
the White Rats Board of Directors 
recalled the story of this time last 
year, when "Big Scream" Welch was 
placed in nomination. As the ballot 
was made up, Mr. Welch's name ap- 
peared as he is popularly known in the 
show business, "Scream Welch." 

Someone at White Rats headquar- 
ters looking over the list, said 
"Scream? Scream? Say, old chap, is 
that the man's name, Scream Welch?" 
The inquirer was informed that Mr. 
Welch was so well known as "Scream" 
that he could not be identified other- 
wise. 

"But 1 say, dear boy, we can't al- 
low that, don't you know. His proper 
name must be put down. We must 
make it dignified." 

The ballot list formally carried the 
name of Thomas A. Welch. But no 
one recognized "Thomas A.", and 
Scream was not elected to the Board. 

A few evenings afterwards, around 
a restaurant table, Mr. Welch told of 
the circumstances surrounding his 
non-election. One of the party re- 
marked "But your name is not 
'Scream,' and it couldn't go in." 

"Well," replied Mr. Welch, "Just 
let me tell you that I am as much of 
a 'Scream' as Major Doyle is a 'Ma- 
jor'." 



"SITMURUN" TOO EXPENSIVE. 

It is very unlikely that "Sumurun," 
the elaborate pantomime successfully 
produced abroad last season, will be 
shown in American vaudeville. There 
is a chance, however, that it may be- 
come part of a Broadway show. 

The American rights were secured 
by E. F. Albee through Baruch & Co., 
the German firm of stage outfitters. 
Baruch & Co. stood ready to make the 
production, but Mr. Albee, upon hav- 
ing the proposition figured out, dis- 
covered that the weekly running ex 
pense would reach $7,000. 

Baruch & Co. are interested lit ilio 
"Production Department" the luited 
Booking Offices has contemplated for 
some time. It has not rerw'ued bo\ond 
the point, however, that a manuscript 
lis acceptable if d« -iirnble. Phil Nash 
is reading manusiTipts dally, with 
little result. 

A pre*.-* iiii^ntrd report sent out 
early in the seek that a "head" had 
been appointed to the "United's Pro- 
duction Department" could not be 
confirmed at the I'nited offices. No 
one there Knew anything about the 
yarn. 



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Vol. XXIII. 



Jane 24 



No. 3 



We are neither rising nor descend- 
ing to defend our staff men or con- 
tributors, but we do wish to remark 
on the despicable methods of those, 
who, finding they are unable to an- 
swer the clean arguments and reason- 
ing presented in Variety's columns on 
the current vaudeville situation, at- 
tempt to hide behind the screen of 
insinuation or worse. 



Messrs. Leo Carrillo and William 
Gould, are on the regular staff of 
Variety; J. C. Nugent is a contributor. 
All are artists, each capable of tak- 
ing care of himself through pen or 
brush. We have nothing to say for 
either of them; they have spoken for 
themselves. 



But we can't sit idly by and wit- 
ness the attempt to twist opinion by 
insinuation, such as the two cartoons 
drawn by Mr. Carrillo, for Variety, 
some time ago, and reproduced in an- 
other sheet last week. We don't think 
much of this carrion sort of proced- 
ure. It isn't clean and it isn't nice. 



We have failed to notice that same 
sheet reproducing any of Varietv's ar- 
ticles of four years ago on "Why Ar- 
tists Should Organize." They have 
undoubtedly been carefully gone over 
in an attempt to parallel some of our 
utterances of the past months. We 
defy anyone (though at that time we 
announced our policy for the artists 
and have since declared for full inde- 
pendence) to bring forth one conflict 
in VARfKTt'8 opinion during the days 
when it advocated so strongly an or- 
ganization for the whole artist that the 
White Rats became reinvigorated since 
growing to its present strength, and 
our attitude in these days on the sub- 
ject of the organization of the vaude- 
ville actor. It is needless to say to 
the intelligent that we have opposed 
tl e policy and the method employed, 
not the organization. 



anybody thinks. We are doing what 
we think is right, and that's enough 
for us. If it is not enough for any- 
one else, they may do what they think 
is right, as far as we are concerned. 

We are talking to the person who 
maliciously attempted to distort opin- 
ion regarding Mr. Carrillo through 
the reproduction of cartoons drawn 
for Variety, when Variety; was up- 
holding and attempting to perpetuate 
opposition for the vaudeville actor, or 
printing a series of articles on organ- 
ization. 



man with a paper" has had outsiders 
fight his battles for him, and under 
cover of these outsiders resort to the 
dirty journalistic tricks that he only 
could conceive, to save himself. When 
the editor of a paper must fall back 
for support upon such tactics as these, 
he accedes to the logic against him, 
and takes this means to divert atten- 
tion from It. 



In those days Mr. Carrillo took 
chances upon his future in the Bhow 
business through cartoons drawn by 
him, and by those very cartoons did 
more to aid the White Rats of America 
in gaining the eminence it may now 
occupy than all the writings or efforts 
of any man or men. By his cartoons 
during the early days of the Klaw & 
Erlanger and William Morris opposi- 
tion, Mr. Carrillo was the main fac- 
tor in Instilling confidence into the 
artists to stand by the opposition — he 
played in Klaw & Erlanger's "Ad- 
vanced Vaudeville" himself. 



In all differences there are two 
sides. When both are fairly and 
properly presented, that is the time for 
a decision. No doubt others besides 
ourselves have heard the constant re- 
frain about "arbitration," and that is 
what the artist wants. We inquire: 
where is the arbitrary board to de- 
cide upon the differences between the 
artists now. They want arbitration 
from the managers. Why not give 
them arbitration for themselves? 

Does any man in this world believe 
he can muzzle all of the others? 
Where is the man who can control 
and direct all of his fellow-men, 
whether singly or in organization? 
The dictionary defines an agitator as 
one who stirs up. The dictionary 



L 



THE GOLDEN CIRCLE 

Will be the heading for a series of articles commencing in Variety 
next week. 

By C. J. NUGENT 

on 

VAUDEVILLE CONDITIONS. 

The articles will appear weekly, three, four or more. 

Variety has accepted these articles from Mr. Nugent in the belief 
that they will tend toward an adjustment of vaudeville conditions in 
America. Variety concedes that to be the greatest object that may be 
pursued at the present time, and will refrain from any comment not 
b efltting a clean spirit of American Journalism until the last article by 
Mr. Nugent shall have been published. 

As Variety believes Mr. Nugent's articles will tend toward an ad- 
justment of present vaudeville conditions, any theatrical trade papers 
desiring these articles for publication, may secure them from Variety 
upon application, with a pledge that they be published verbatim, 
weekly, concurrent with Variety, and without comment. 



Now that Mr. Carrillo agrees with 
the level-headed artists who have 
worked the past season or can work 
next season in vaudeville, that the 
present policy and method of the 
White Rats are not for the good of 
vaudeville, the answer to his pictured 
argument must be, perforce, insinua- 
tion, the only reply we have noted 
in some weeks to the able reasoning 
in Variety* by Messrs. Nugent and 
Gould. And by the way, we can not 
forego adding that we have failed to 
notice any reply at any time to able 
argument or reasoning. It's all blare, 
blare, blare, with the blare only. 



It's about time this contemptible 
manner of answering sane arguments 
should stop. The low stoop to reply 
to Mr. Gould last week found its own 
sewerage, in the loathing disgust it 
raised among the very people who 
were thought would relish it. In 
America men don't fight as though 
cesspool mongers. Men over here 
fight fair. When they have nothing 
further to say, they stop, and if whip- 
ped, their silence admits it. 



might classify agitators. For the agi- 
tator of the actors, it would say that 
he is one who speaks better his 
thoughts than most of his associates 
could, and thinks beyond the majority 
of them who can not or will not think 
for themselves. But the agitator of 
the actors can not think as far ahead 
or as deeply or as thoroughly as some 
of his associates, although he may still 
remain a better speaker than all but 
one. And if that single one wishes 
to speak back, for the benefit of those 
befuddled, why is there any wish to 
prevent him, if the agitator has right 
upon his side? If he is right, there 
is nothing for him to fear, for right 
always prevails. Sometimes it takes 
a long time, but right is might, and 
though it ruined the universe in the 
unraveling, it would come through at 
the last. Better that it should come 
through at the first. Let the actor 
decide the right. Practice what is 
preached. Let everything be run wide 
open. The trimmers are the more 
often trimmed; most gamblers die 
broke; most crooks land in jail. Those 
on the level are unafraid. 



lleve, Samuel Adams of Boston, who 
saw far enough ahead to suggest that 
a tribunal be established that should 
be everlasting, and decide the grave 
questions that might reach it. That 
tribunal is the Supreme Court of the 
United States, greater than the Presi- 
dent; greater than Congress, as great 
as the people of the United States, 
for it is their supreme board of arbi- 
tration. It gives all a hearing; it is 
the safeguard of this country. And 
the Bench of the United States Su- 
preme Court decides by a majority 
vote. 



We have seen neither Messrs. Nu- 
gent, Gould or Carrillo, before writ- 
ing or regarding this editorial. It 
was not necessary to see them. It is 
fair to attack Variety* to attack its 
editorial policy or its editor; anyone 
may go as far as he likes in doing 
either, as that may be a part of the 
game; we may be impugned for our 
motives, which may be ascribed to 
anything that might best fit the notion 
of the panner; we don't care for that 
if it is legitimately done, but don't 
attempt to deride, ridicule or misinter- 
pret (to mislead others) the honest 
views of honest men and artists. 



Emma Franda opens in the Folies 
Bergere Cabaret show next week. 

The Tom Jack Trio left this week 
for Europe, their home. 

Harry Askin, from Chicago, has 
been in New York this week, engag- 
ing people for his next season's shows. 

The Four Fords, after completing 
their Orpheum time in April, 1912, 
will sail for Australia. 



Minnie St. Claire is "breaking in" 
a new act written for her by Tom 
Gray. 

At the Theatre du Chalet, Paris, 
handsome souvenir programs in col- 
ors are sold for forty cents apiece. 

Captain Stanley Lewis, through the 
death of his grandmother, has inherit- 
ed an estate valued at f 10,000. 

The American is scheduled to have 
a -small time" "Old Timer's Week" 
beginning Monday. 

Carrie De Mar opens in a new act 
at Atlantic City, Aug. 21, for a stay of 
two weeks. 

Coctin and A mate's new pantomime 
has been named "A Fatal Kiss." Max 
Hart is booking. 



Charles O'Domiell, of Lane and 
O'Donnell, was recently married to Ida 
Lune in Bridgeport. 

Clark Martiuetti, of Martitietti ami 
Sylvester, is aiinouuced to wed Sophia 
Malum, non-professional. Auk. 17. 



Nor are we saying this in any kind 
of extenuation, for we care not what 



We are now witnessing the first in- 
stance in newspaper history where "a 



When the Constitution of the United 
States was drawn up, it was, we be- 



(liristie Mac Donald and Henry Gil- 
lespie (of Pittsburg) wero married 
June lrt. leaving next day for Europe. 



8 



VARIETY 



TOLIES CUTTING DOWN. 

$1,21111 was chopped from the salary 
list ot ihe Folies Bergere Saturday 
night, when a retrenchment order 
went forth from the oflice of the man- 
agement. A plan of economy has 
has been decided upon for the combi- 
nation eating-playhouse directed by 
Henry H. Harris and Jesse L. Lasky. 

It is said the theatre has not made 
money since opening, excepting In the 
restaurant division. The cost of the 
operating the two productions has 
been too much for the small capacity. 
While the Folies has enjoyed big busi- 
ness, it has meant no more than the 
reduction of the losses. 

The expense clipping started with 
the cast and ended with the staff. 
Marthe Lenclud, the French beauty, 
was not retained at the expiration of 
her eight-weeks' contract last Satur- 
day night. This meant a saving of 
$500 weekly. Mile. Britta, ballerina, 
concludes her engagement this Satur- 
day, with another $300, outgoing 
weekly, stopped. When Ethel Levey 
leaves July 8, $750 mdfce will be 
moved each week over to the profit 
side, less the weekly pay for Grace La 
Rue, who is to replace Miss Levey in 
the titular role of "Gaby." 

Other principals to remain have 
either entered into a compromise prop- 
osition on their contracts, or agreed 
upon a summer salary rate. 

Next week William Rock will in- 
augurate a series of pantomimes in 
the Cabaret show to build up this sec- 
tion. They will be- on the style of 
those offered at the Theatre Antolne, 
Paris, of the gruesome sort. 

R. H. Burnside, formerly stage di- 
rector of the Hippodrome, New York, 
who temporarily allied himself with 
the Folies, to superintend the stage 
during tlie revues, by improving them 
at a lesser cost, is reported to have cut 
down the expense of running the two 
productions $1,800 within his first two 
weeks. there. He will now retire, and 
Ned Wayburn steps in his place. Mr. 
Wayburn is rehearsing a big girl act 
which is to be presented at the Folies 
in July for a summer run. Mr. Way- 
burn will also stage the new revue, 
to go on at the house about next Oc- 
tober. • 

Walter J. Kingsley, chief of the pub- 
licity department, will vacate. That 
department will be taken in charge by 
the regular Henry B. Harris bureau, 
presided over by Lee Kugel. Mr. 
Kingsley will most likely act as avaunt 
courier for "The Red Widow," Cohan 
& Harris' starring piece for Raymond 
Hitchcock next season. 

Although there are no definite plans 
laid for next season, when the new 
revue is given during October, the 
present pieces may be offered for a 
short road tour. 

Messrs. Harris and Lasky intend at 
present to cut down the chorus next 
season to a great extent. There will 
be no more tights at the Folies Ber- 
gere. "Gowns" and Show Girls will 
rule next season. Girls of the caste 
and calibre of Hattie Forsythe, Jeanne 
Horton and May Moloney are to rule 
the roost. 

'I ho Cabaret show rhis week at the 
Folies has had to set along without 
Hmina Cams. Upon completing her 
engagement at Hamnier>tein's last 
week, Miss Cams expected to follow 



DEALS WITH BARUCH A CO. 

Mark Leuscher, of Werba & Leu- 
scher, who is now galivantin' on for- 
eign soil, is due to reach Berlin about 
July 1, where he will have an im- 
portant conference with the Baruch 
& Co., regarding the scenic and cos- 
tume equipment of the forthcoming 
fall productions of the Werba & Leu- 
scher firm. 

While in Berlin, Leuscher will very 
likely decide upon the new vehicle for 
Alice Lloyd. It is almost a certainty 
that the Baruch firm will have 
the job of equipping it with scenery 
and costumes. 

Leuscher may make a proposition to 
the Baruch firm to take an interest in 
some of the new shows and it may be 
by the time that Mark plants his feet 
on Broadway again that the Baruchs 
will be interested financially in the 
Alice Lloyd show. 

Harry Frazee will arrive at Ber- 
lin July 3, for a conference with the 
Baruchs, and arrange for the costumes 
and scenery for the new Jefferson de 
Angeles show, which Frazee & Lederer 
will produce next fall. 




THE GREAT SPOT. 

The only real writing and drawing dog In 
the world. 

The World's greatest mind reading dog. 
The Great Spot answers anything requested 
of him by the audience while blindfolded. 

Direction. LOUIS PRUCHNIAK. 



with a week at the Folies. William 
Hammerstein offered much objection 
to the agreement, as he has to other 
"United acts" playing at the house. 
It resulted in Miss Carus withdraw- 
ing. 

One of the dailies printed a "black- 
list" story early in the week, connect- 
ing the United Booking Offices and 
the Folies. While the matter of book- 
ings has not reached that stage yet, 
it is possible that Mr. Hammerstein 
y may call upon the United to prescribe 
an opposition sheet, if too many turns 
flop over to the Folies management. 
The United must heed the Hammer- 
stein protests and requests, to pro- 
tect him in his "franchise," which 
lovers the Times Square section of 
the city. 

Meanwhile the Folies will he minus 
acts now and then, mostly by the 
moral persuasion route. 



BALLETS DRAWING. 

The Qertrude Hoffmann production 
of ballets at the Winter Garden has 
been drawing large business since 
opening June 14. It is said the first 
week's receipts reached around $30,- 
000. 

The production, under the manage- 
ment of Comstock & Gest, is playing 
the house on percentage. The show's 
weekly expenses are said to be about 
$9,000, without Miss Hoffmann includ- 
ed on the salary list (she, with her 
husband, Max, sharing in the firm's 
profits). The initial cost to produce 
is set at $50,000 or over. 

If business warrants, the ballet will 
be presented at the Winter Garden 
until Sept. 1. On that date, in any 
event, it will take to the road, playing 
the larger Shubert houses outside New 
York. 

Morris Gest rises to remark that 
Varieti's review last week on the per- 
formance, mentioning the ballet "She- 
herazade" as taken from a foreign 
vaudeville act called "A Night in the 
Harem" was all right, excepting in its 
important point: viz.: That "The 
Night in the Harem" was taken from 
"Sheherazade," first produced abroad, 
says Mr. Gest, twelve years ago in Rus- 
sia. In 1907, "Sheherazade" was pre- 
sented as a ballet in Paris, also, says 
Mr. Gest. 



NEW HOUSE WITHOUT POLICY. 

San Francisco, June 21. 

One of the new ventures of a couple 
of Los Angeles citizens is the Adol- 
phus theatre on South Main street. 
This is to be a Class A theatre, with a 
seating capacity of 1,600. 

The policy has not been decided. Mr. 
Biggs, the manager, says he will be in 
a position to state the policy by the 
end of this month. 



"GARDEN GIRL" FOR THIS SIDE. 

In all likelihood, 'The Girl in the 
Garden," a comic operetta, lyrics by 
Alex. Johnson and music by Harold 
Orlob, will be given a Broadway pre- 
sentation next fall. Long before tne 
piece reaches New York, the operetta 
will have been thoroughly tried out at 
the Metropole theatre, Berlin. 

Madge Lessing, now in America, 
will probably be engaged for the Ber- 
lin production. 



HHADY'S EUROPEAN VACATION. 

William A. Brady will spend five 
weeks in Europe this summer, where 
he expects to combine business with 
pleasure. Although Brady Intended 
to lay aside official duties for a time, 
he promised to read the manuscript 
of a new play on the way over the 
briny. 

During his stay in London Mr. 
Brady will arrange for the English 
production of "Over Night" and "The 
Lottery Man." He will also consult 
with Justin Huntley in reference to a 
new play that author has written for 
Robert Mantell. 



FOUR "MUTT AND JEFF" SHOWS. 

Four shows are being prepared by 
Gus Hill to play Bud Fisher's "Mutt 
and Jeff" cartoons in the form of 
musical comedy. 

The shows will be known as "A," 
"B," "C," and "D." "The "A" or 
"big show," will open Aug. 25 at 
Atlantic City. There is a prospect, 
if the opening looms up strongly, a 
place may be found for the produc- 
tion in a New York theatre. The "B' 
company starts Sept. 5 in Chicago, 
and will take the Stair & Havlin 
route. "C" is the Pacific Coast organ- 
ization, opening Sept. 18 at Richmond, 
Va., then going westward, via, south. 
The "Mutt and Jeff" troupe for New- 
England will be called "D," and starts 
Oct. 2 at Boston. Each company will 
carry forty-two people. 

Among the people Mr. Hill has so 
far engaged for the quartet of shows, 
are Norma Bell, Harry Hoyt, "Shorty" 
DeWitt, Eva Shirley, Harry Ball, 
David B. Gaily, "Shorty" Healy, Au- 
gusta Lang, Lillian Adams, Tom Hall, 
Geo. Beach, CI. fiord P. Saun, Mildred 
Morton, Hazel Richmond, Vera E'iack, 
American Trio, Harry Yost, Elsie 
Boehm, Howard Webster, E. Melville 
Brown. 

One of Mr. Hill's two former bur- 
lesque shows wil go out under his 
management next season, once more 
over the Eastern Wheel. The Hill 
show will retain its last reason's title, 
"Midnight Maidens." The other H 11 
show, "Vanity Fair," has been leased. 

"The Midnight Maidens" will con- 
sist of two pieces, each containing 
three scenes. Among the principals 
in "The Maidens" will be Blllie 
Ritchie, Danny Symonds, Tom Mer- 
rick, James Fagan, Geo. Thurston, 
Winnifred Francis, Lillian Franklin. 

Frank Tannehill, Jr., will stage all 
the Hill productions for the coming 
season. 



"THE SIREN" FOR I1HIAN. 

The name of the new piece in 
which Donald Brian blossoms forth 
as a star at the Knickerbocker thea- 
tre in August is "The Siren." 

It is by the authors of "The Dollar 
Princess." 



ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY. 

Boston, June 21. 
Robert R. Jones, known as "Bobby" 
Jones, who wrote lyrics and composed 
music for the Ward and Vokes show, 
was arraigned before Judge Parmen- 
ter, in Municipal court, Monday, on 
the charge of bigamy. His case 
was placed on probation. Jones was 
arrested last week by Police Inspector 
Silas Waite, of the local department, 
on a warrant sworn out by his first 
wife, Grace Metlicka, whom he mar- 
ried in Cleveland, in 1905. 

June 8, of this year, he marrh><l 
May Jones, whose stage name is M ,y 
Elliot, an 18-year-old show gir' with 
the Ward and Vokes production. ".'h> 
marriage took place in Nashua N'. II 
The second marriage was traoun^l 
by Jones, at a dinner whhli he i,ave 
at the Hotel Brewster. The H >ston 
papers carried the a'noui - "inent, 
Which was seen by his ist w 'e. 

Jones is in poor hep I Mi "o is suf- 
fering from consume 'ui. riie police 
inspector who mad-, thf ,i---est, joined 
with the two wo'r.en. \ho were in 
court at the tim< o( ,irr,i gnment, and 
asked the judg« for jniency. They 
were satisfied to j ;i a court record 
of probation. On this they will base 
grounds for divorce. 



VARIETY 



SARAH BERNHARDT SAILS WITH 
$300,000 OF AMERICAN GOLD 

Farewell Tour a Tremendous Financial Success. 284 

Performances Yield $ 1 ,000,000. French Actress 

A Passenger on La Lorraine. Shubert' s 

Have Agent Aboard. 



On board the La Lorraine which 
sailed Thursday morning Madame 
Sarah Bernhardt was booked as a pas- 
senger. The "Divine One" has just 
completed a second "farewell tour" 
of this country in five years with a 
three-day engagement at the Globe 
theatre. The four performances at 
the Globe netted $15,000. 

In all the talented French actress 
has given 284 performances on the 
tour. Her guarantee was $1,200 for 
each showing. She took with her on 
sailing in the neighborhood of $300,- 
000 in gold. A like amount is the 
share that William F. Conner received 
for having directed and financed the 
tour. 

It is rather a significant coincidence 
that A. Toxen Worm, the press agent 
of the Shuberts, is sailing on board 
the same steamer. However, none of 
the Conner staff have any fear as to 
the possibility of the Madam signing a 
Shubert contract. Broadway seems 
to think that A. Toxen accepted the 
first chance to come his way which 
offered an opportunity of getting close 
to real money. 



OI GEVALD! 

Oi gevald — Jess Dandy had a piece 
of schlamozel. Jess is the possessor 
of a nickel-plated automobile on 
which he places a valuation of $2,600. 

luesday evening about 11 P. M., he 
rode up to a friend's house at 140 
Claremont avenue and remained there 
playing pinochle, so he claims, until 
12.45. When he repaired to the street 
Dandy found the car gone and im- 
mediately reported his' loss to the 
West 125th street police station, spe- 
cifically characterizing the affair as a 
"dastardly robbery." 



JEAN JUMPED RIGHT IN. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Jean Murdoch, the local university 
girl, recently engaged by Charles 
Frohman to Join "The Seven Sisters," 
opened with the show this week. It 
was intended that Miss Murdoch 
should not join the show until next 
season, but the management decided 
to take advantage of the publicity 
earned through the girl's engagement. 
Miss Murdoch replaced Laurette Tay- 
lor. The local press were unanimous 
in voting the newcomer a find. 

Barbara Tennant was another new 
"sister" in the line up, replacing Nelly 
Rowland as the third sister of the 
seven. 



SAILING TO JOIN HUSBAND. 

Mabel Barrison, who has been seri- 
ously ill since last winter, sailed for 
Europe Wednesday on board the 
"Oceanic," on two missions of most 
vital importance to her. The first in 
search of complete restoration to 



health and the other to join her hus- 
band, Joseph Howard, who sailed a 
fortnight ago. 

There is no truth in the stories of 
any serious misunderstandings be- 
tween the couple. Just before leav- 
ing Chicago, Howard gave a note for 
a large sum of money to Dr. Hicks 
of this city, who has been treating 
Miss Barrison with some sort of a 
new cure, and the note was paid out 
of some moneys due Howard on song 
royalties the day before Miss Barrison 
sailed away. 

The little woman will repair to a 
sanitarium just outside London, the 
headquarters of the new cure, where 
she is to remain for the next three 
months, by which time Dr. Hicks has 
assured her that she will be com- 
pletely restored to health. 



BILLY PAPKfi ON THE STAGE. 

Billy Papke, whose ring title has 
gained him considerable prominence 
in the sporting world, will be seen 
on the stage next season, having been 
engaged as a feature with "The Kiss- 
ing Girl," the former Cort theatre 
(Chicago) piece, which will be put on 
the road next season. 

Papke, middleweight champion of 
the world, halls from Kewanee, 111. 



IF LEASED, WILL BUILD. 

Edward Margolies, president of the 
Margolies Construction Co., controls 
the property embraced in numbers 
117-127 West 47th street, and stands 
ready to erect thereon a theatre, if a 
responsible tenant indicates a willing- 
ness to take a twenty-one year lease of 
the property. The plot is now oc- 
cupied by half a dozen old dwellings. 
It is 120 feet wide by 102 feet deep. 
Plans for the proposed playhouse show 
a seating capacity of about 1,400, and 
an expenditure approximating $175,- 
000. 

The person most prominently men- 
tioned as the probable lessee of the 
new house, if it is ever really built, is 
J. W. Rumsey, general manager for 
Daniel Frohman, who, it is under- 
stood, wishes to secure the lease. Mr. 
Margolies Tuesday afternoon, was 
closeted with Lee Shubert, which ar- 
gues a conference of some import. 



BUILDING ON TIVOLI SITE. 

San Francisco, .June 21. 

The Down Town Realty Co. will 
build a theatre upon the site of the 
old Tivoli at Mason and Eddy streets. 
The house will have a Mason street 
entrance. 

S. Frledlander has secured the lease. 
The theatre is to b^ completed by next 
February. 



"FOLLIES" LOOKS BIG. 

Atlantic City, June 21. 

Florenz Ziegfeld's annual review, 
i. e., "The Follies of 1911," had its 
premier at the Apollo last night. It is 
in three acts and fifteen scenes. The 
lyrics are by George V. Hobart, music 
by Maurice Levi and Raymond Hub- 
bell; staged by Julian Mitchell, with 
musical numbers arranged by Gus 
Sohlke and Jack Mason. 

This array of authors and produ- 
cers, reinforced by a cast of unusual 
merit, left small chance for the 
launching of anything but a brilliant 
show. 

The first production was really re- 
markable for its smoothness, running 
but three hours and eighteen minutes. 

Bessie McCoy is the star of the fem- 
inine contingent and Lillian Lorraine 
did very well. 

Leon Erroll, late of James E. Coop- 
er's "Jersey Lilies" and hence a re- 
cruit from the burlesque field, was 
the brightest shining light among the 
male artists. He and Bert Williams 
"cleaned up." These two have a great 
comedy scene on the girders of the 
uncompleted Grand Central Station, 
which is the laughing hit of the per- 
formance. Williams sings three good 
songs in his specialty, the best of 
which is "That's Harmony." 

A finely acted satire on "Every wo- 
man" entitled "Everywlfe," concluded 
the first act. During a series of five 
scenes, Errol's impersonations of a 
"souse" are very good. The fun is 
further enhanced by Williams' hu- 
morous explanations between the 
scenes. Walter Perceval scored 

throughout with his fine voice. The 

* 

biggest hit registered by Miss Lor- 
raine is a song entitled "Fire in My 
Heart." 

The second act contains burlesques 
on "Pinafore" and "The Pink Lady." 
The last act is a resort in a "Mid- 
way" on the "Barbary Coast" of San 
Francisco. The whole act is a mix- 
ture of "Grizzly Bear," "Turkey Trot" 
and "Texas Tommy" dances. Here is 
where Miss McCoy scored in a scene 
on Tad's "Daffydills," with chorus. It 
is a well conceived novelty. Fanny 
Brice appeared twice during the eve- 
ning, first as a "Yiddish" girl and 
later singing "Ephraim." Tom Dingle, 
as was predicted by everybody, scored 
with his eccentric dancing. The Dolly 
Sisters did considerable neat stepping. 

There are Innumerable "rag" num- 
bers. Brown and Blyler came on near 
the close of the show, but did well 
in spite of this handicap. 

There will undoubtedly be some 
pruning, but the show points to a big 
success. 

SUING FOR "ELECTRA." 

Richard Strauss is suing Oscar 
Hammerstein to regain absolute pos- 
session of his opera, "Electra," claim- 
ing that the latter did not give the 
stipulated number of performances 
which he had contracted to do. and 
that the play should revert to its com- 
poser (Strauss). 

Strauss has opened negotiations 
with the Metropolitan Opera Company 
to have the piece presented by it next 
season, but must first secure full 
rights to the production. Hammer- 
stein claims it is his and that he wants 
to use it next year himself. 



MORLEY WAITING FOR PLAY. 

Victor Morely and Bessie Clifford, 
featured for the past two seasons with 
Jos. M. Gaites' western "Three Twins" 
company, may be seen together in 
vaudeville next season. 

Mr. Morely is under contract to 
Gaites for several seasons to come. The 
contract provides that a new piece 
must be produced for him next sea- 
son. Unless this is done, vaudeville 
will probably catch the comedian, who 
is now in Europe. 

Miss Clifford was offered a berth 
with "Dr. De Luxe" for the remainder 
of this season, but declined, prefer- 
ring to rest after the western tour. 



ACCEPTS "THE REAL THING." 

Chicago, June 21. 

Henrietta Crossman has accepted 
Catherine Chisholm Cushing's play, 
"The Peacock and the Goose," and 
will appear in it next season. 

The title will be changed to "The 
Real Thing." Frank Mills has been 
engaged in support. 



STILL HOOFING IT EAST. 

Chicago, June 21. 
Percy Denton, the man who is sing- 
ing his way from Frisco to New York, 
and who started from the coast town 
several weeks ago, has succeeded in 




PERCY DENTON. 

reaching Laramie, Wyo., without 
burning his ankles. 

Denton is boosting the Panama Pa- 
cific Exposition while hoofing it east 
The Englishman figures on reaching 
Chicago sometime in 19 2 G — if his 
Bhoes hold out. 

NEW THEATRE AT NIAGARA. 

Niagara Falls. N. Y., June 21. 

Plans have been made for the erec- 
tion of a new legitimate house on the 
present site of the Arcade, the new 
theatre to be ready by next Novem- 
ber. 

The new Arcade will play first class 
productions, the first seen here since 
the burning of tin- old International 
in December, I'JOS. 

ANNA l\l(.MI.I\ IN SIPPORT. 

For tlie support of l-'tTetsou IK> 
Angelis next season. I'r;i «e \ l.ed- 
erer liavo enu.is-'ed \nn.i ! .anc'i lin. 



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BERNSTEIN IT FOR TRIAL. 

Things have been moving for Free- 
man Bernstein this week, right up to 
to-day, when his trial for acting as 
an agent without a license, is set down 
for Special Sessions. 

Monday, Mr. Bernstein opened the 
Casino, Long Branch, with vaudeville, 
and claims he is doing business there. 
The busiest part of Freeman's week, 
though, has been guessing whether his 
picture show at Shanley's old restaur- 
ant (4 2d street corner) would open. 
Wednesday Mr. Bernstein thought the 
prospects were good, but wouldn't 
make any bets. 

The Building Department required 
another exit from the picture-restaur- 
ant. Freeman fixed it. When he was 
through, the management of the 
Cohan & Harris theatre next door, 
said the exit was a dandy, but it 
opened right into their court, and 
they asked Mister Bernstein to shift 
the opening into some other part. 
That tied up the vaudeville magnate 
for a few days. V 

Otherwise Freeman says he is all 
right, because his name on the Win- 
dows of his offices are in larger gold 
letters than any other vaudeville 
agent's in Manhattan. 

EXTRA ! ! 

The place opened its door Wednes- 
day evening and Bernstein is promis- 
ing the Coronation pictures after the 
Mauretania arrives next week. 



CHASED MAYOR OUT. 

Alpena, Mich., June 21. 

Mayor Dafote of this city almost 
met with personal violence Sunday 
night at the hand of the audiences in 
several of the motion picture theatres 
here, when he personally made an at- 
tempt to enforce the Blue Law in re- 
gard to the opening of places of 
amusement on the Sabbath. 

When the Mayor left the Royal 
theatre, he was followed by a crowd 
of about 300, who would have done 
violence had it not been for the pres- 
ence of the officers. 



JOE SCHENCK LEASES COLONIAL. 

"Give a fellow a chance, won't you, 
Joe?" asked M. S. Epstein, of Jos. 
Schenck the other day. 

"What kind of a chance do you 
want?" said Mr. Schenck. 

"I want to be a manager all by my- 
self, just like the Mark-Broeck Co. is," 
replied Mr. Epstein. 

"Well, what can I do for you?" re- 
torted Mr. Schenck. 

"Let me run the Colonial, Peek- 
skill, for awhile" answered Epstein. 

"Go right ahead," was Schenck's re- 
ply, "and draw up your lease." 

So M. S. Epstein will take over 
Joe Schenck's Colonial for next sea- 
son. It is Mr. Schenck's own prop- 
erty. He conducted it as a "pop" 
house the season past. 

Mr. Epstein books for the Mark- 
Broeck Co. through Joe Schenck's 
booking department of the Loew Cir- 
cuit. Messrs. Epstein and Schenck are 
so friendly with each other, they don't 
shake hands every time they meet. 



CANADIAN "SMALL TIME" AGENCY 

Montreal, June 21. 

The Canadian Theatres, Ltd., which 
has a couple of "small time" vaude- 
ville houses in Canada, besides Its big 
theatres playing the first class vaude- 
ville, has opened a "small time" book- 
ing agency. 

It will compete for trade mostly 
with the Griffin Circuit agency at 
Toronto. 

Two offices will be maintained for 
the booking of acts. One is at Lon- 
don, with C. R. Collyer in charge. In 
that city the "Canadian Circuit" (as 
it is known) operates the Majestic, 
as a "small timer." The other house 
of the lower division is the Savoy, at 
Hamilton. In about a month, when 
the Auditorium, Quebec, is repaired, 
that will become the third "small 
time" house of the chain. 

The second booking office is in this 
city, with J. H. Alos in charge. 




BESSIE McCOY. 

Featured with Zlegfeld's "FolUei of 11)11. " 

CALIFORNIA WHEEL. 

San Francisco, June 21. 
Sam Loverlch says that he has start- 
ed a new circuit here and has secured 
the following houses: Victory, San 
Jose, Clunie, Sacramento, Yosemite, 
Stockton and the Chico Opera House. 
These are all first-class houses. Mr. 
Loverlch states he has formed a vaude- 
ville wheel, starting a show from San 
Francisco every week and playing in 
these towns. This is something new 
and the natives may fall for it. The 
venture will be under the general man- 
agement of Loverlch and Pincus, two 
well-known theatrical men. Tony Lu- 
bulskl will do the booking. 



BAD BUSINESS DOES IT. 

Louisville, June 21. 
The Avenue theatre, devoted to 
"pop" vaudeville, but which has been 
doing poor business, is closed. 



The new Shubert theatre, Newark, 
is scheduled for opening the latter 
part of October. The Initial attrac- 
tion will be "The Deep Purple." 



LOUIS WESLEY LEAVES LOEW. 

Last Saturday night terminated for 
Louis Wesley two years of service in 
the booking department of the Loew 
Circuit. Mr. Wesley resigned, and it 
is reported contemplates the opening 
of his own "small time" agency in 
Xew York. 

At the Loew office, the resignation 
was confirmed, and regret expressed 
over Mr. Wesley's departure. 



COLORED PICTURES PERFECT. 

Upon the arrival this week of the 
Urban colored films of the Victoria 
Monument Unveiling in London, May 
16, the Kiuemacolor Company com- 
menced giving private exhibitions in 
their rooms at 145 West 45th street. 

The Victoria Monument reel, one 
of the first of the Coronation series, 
is perfect in the natural coloring of 
the hordes of soldiers and notables 
seen in connection with the cere- 
monies, reproduced upon the sheet. 
Another striking picture is the Crys- 
tal Palace ball, also part of the Cor- 
onation features to be leased out by 
the Kinemacolor Company in terri- 
torial sections. 

Probably the film approaching near- 
est to perfection., in colored motion 
photography is named "Floral 
Friends." In this film all the flow- 
ers are shown, one at a time, in bowls 
or vases, which slowly revolve, allow- 
ing the auditor to see the natural 
colors of the flowers in all positions 
and shades. To Americans accus- 
tomed only to the hand painted, 
streaky and dauby colored films of the 
past the Urban pictures in natural 
colors are a revelation. 

A lively current subject was the 
picture of the English Derby, run at 
Epsom Downs last month. The little 
coloring this picture contained con- 
sisted mostly of the colors in the 
jockeys' clothes. It is a picture full 
of life, and shows the immense 
throngs gathered to watch the race, 
the start and finish of which are 
seen. 

In the reel of the Unveiling the en- 
tire ceremony seems to have been fol- 
lowed by the camera. The monu- 
ment itself is at last shown, as King 
George pulled the string which parted 
the covering of the marble image of 
Queen Victoria. The Queen of Eng- 
land with her children march behind 
the King of England and the Emperor 
of Germany. About one hundred not- 
ables are in the rear. With the bright 
uniforms and gala dress, the film is an 
imposing as well as an instructive and 
interesting one. 

Throughout this week the Kinema- 
color Company has experimented with 
the American-made projecting ma- 
chines, to determine those most suit- 
able for the handling of the colored 
reels. 



$30,000 REPAIRS TO COLUMBIA. 

Boston, June 21. 

Marcus Loew was in town Monday. 
Before leaving he ordered about $30,- 
000 worth of repairs to be made to the 
Columbia, which the Loew Circuit ex- 
pects to open as a "small time" vaude- 
ville theatre Labor Day. 

The Columbia was the Western Bur- 
lesque Wheel house last season. It 
is quite certain that the Globe will 
play the Western Wheel shows next 
season, becoming the second of the 
Western theatres here. 



ROOK AND FULTON'S NEW ONE. 

Rock and Fulton are preparing an 
elaborate production for vaudeville. 

The dancers will carry twenty peo- 
ple, including a Hungarian orchestra. 
They will remain in vaudeville all of 
next season. 



SECOND SHOW FOR HERK. 

The biggest event of the week in 
Western Burlesque Wheel circles was 
the arrival of I. H. Herk from Chicago, 
who is here for a conference with the 
heads of the Empire Circuit and to se- 
lect the costumes and scenery for his 
two burlesque shows next season. 

"Izzy" last year featured Edmund 
Hayes in "The Umpire." He will use 
the same title this season, but Hayes 
will not be with the company. With 
the addition of the Star, Chicago, to 
the Empire circuit, Herk gets another 
show, and will present "Sam Rice 
and His Daffydills." "'The Umpire" 
opens the regular season at the Em- 
pire, Chicago, while the "Daffydills" 
begins life at the Star in the same 
city. " 

Herk has signed Charles Burkhardt, 
Billy Mossey, Jack Kelley, Jack Bar- 
ton, May Yuir, Vergie Royden and 
Jennie Curtis for "The Umpire." Rich- 
ard Patten will be back with the show, 
with Wash. Martin in advance. Wash, 
will also be ahead of the "Daffydills," 
with Sam Weinberg as manager. 

Mr. Herk will be a busy man this 
year, having been appointed general 
manager of the northwestern houses 
by the Empire Circuit. In addition to 
personally managing the Empire and 
Star, Chicago, he will look after the 
Minneapolis and St. Paul Western 
Wheel theatres. 

"Doc" Lothrop, manager of the 
Howard, Boston, and Oliver Stacey, 
Gayety, Albany, dropped in at the 
Empire quarters Tuesday. "Doc" 
will again have charge of the Howard 
next season, and looks for an unusu- 
ally big season. 

Charles E. Taylor, who will man- 
age "The Darlings of Paris" on the 
Western Wheel, is no kin to the 
Charles Taylor, former manager of 
the Gayety, Schenectady, N. Y, who is 
slated to take charge of the Eastern 
Wheel Gayety, Louisville. 

The Taylor show, wun a new nur- 
lesque staged by Leon Errol will 
open July 31, playing one-night 
stands between New York and Chi- 
cago. The entire company has been 
signed. The principals include Stew- 
art and Desmond and Co., McCabe 
and Vogel, Jack Moore, Gladys Sears, 
John and Jessie Powers, Watson and 
Bandy, May Hall, wardrobe mistress; 
George Oesterle, musical director; 
Frank Chamberlain, carpenter, and 
Jack Hall, electrician. Princess Omena, 
a Parisian dancer, will present her 
"Gobble Rag" creation with the show. 
Mr. Buckley, who formerly man- 
aged the Lafayette, Buffalo, wap 
around the Empire offices Tuesdi v. 
He is talked of as the new man.i^cr 
of the Empire, Philadelphia. Charl.-s 
Daniels, manager of the C^uio. 
Brooklyn, is also being nuuri ?..-d to 
take charge of the Phill\ houw*?. The 
matter will be settled this work. 



JOE WOOD si-:lm\<; ACTS. 

.loe Wood \t» o\]\nv Hi'is" this sum- 
mer, owing to 'he dearth of "small 
time" bookings. The few houses re- 
maining open, on Mr. Woods' bookH 
permit of the agent handling several 
turns, after filling up the sheets. 

Flo Rheinstrom, formerly in the 
Woods agency, is now with Gene 
Hughes. 



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NEW GAYETY FOR EASTERN 

BUILDING IN MONTREAL 



Canadian Theatres, Ltd., Secures Franchise. 
Erect $200,000 House, Seating 1,700. 
Ready March 15 Next. 



Will 



Montreal, June 21. 

The Canadian Theatres, Ltd., has se- 
cured the Eastern Burlesque Wheel 
franchise for this city. Clark Brown, 
general manager of the company, met 
the local architect, Tuesday, when 
plans were settled upon. W. H. Mc- 
Elfatrlck, the New York theatre build- 
er, is consulting architect. 

The site will be at St. Catharine 
and St. Urbaln streets, but is not a 
corner. An entrance will be on St. 
Catherine street, Montreal's busiest 
thoroughfare. 

The theatre, to be named the Gay- 
ety, will cost $200,000. It will seat 
1,700 people. The agreement be- 
tween the Canadian Co. and the Co- 
lumbia Amusement Co. (Eastern 
Wheel) calls for its completion by 
March 15, 1912. 

The open week to be left on the 
Eastern Wheel in the west next sea- 
son, may be closed up with the open- 
ing next spring of the new Gayety, 
Montreal. The route will likely then 
run from Schenectady to Montreal, to 
Boston, or the split week (Springfield 
and Worcester), may be dropped from 
the Wheel's list. 

St. Paul, June 21. 

The lately secured Shubert theatre 
for the Eastern Burlesque Wheel may 
be renamed the Columbia or Gayety. 

The house will open as a regular 
spoke Aug. 20, with Max Spiegl's "Col- 
lege Girls." 

The weekly money capacity of the 
Shubert Is said to be between $8,000 
and $10,000. 



ANOTHER FIGHT COMING. 

There was a slight stir In the offices 
of the burlesque managers in the Co- 
lumbia Theatre building during the 
early part of the week that threatens 
another outbreak of the recent trouble 
which the election of this month was 
supposed to have effectually quashed. 

Gus Hill, It Is alleged, Is again the 
Insurgent and this time hit battle 
front will be slightly weaker than 
heretofore. However, nothing daunt- 
ed he Is going after the game with a 
view to winning. 

During the last row Jake Golden- 
berg came into possession of thirty- 
four shares of the stock of the Colum- 
bia Amusement Company. These 
shares he purchased from Fred Irwin, 
after they had been first offered to 
Hill. 

Hill believed at the time that he 
would have a staunch ally In Golden- 
berg. Just now he is not quite as 
certain, and is making an attempt to 
have Goldenberg reassign the stock 
to Irwin. This Jake refuses to dc 
The refusal has had the effect of keep- 
ing the telephone company busy re- 
pairing the wires running out of the 
office of Goldenberg to that of Hill, so 



heated have been the conversations. 
The mails are also supposed to be play- 
ing their part in the transferring of 
communications between the two man- 
agers. It is said also that Irwin 
would not object to Goldenberg re- 
turning his lease of "The Majesties," 
which Irwin gave him. 

Hill is said to have stated in one 
of his letters that ho is not through 
fighting yet and all can rest assured 
that he will not cease battling until he 
has achieved his end. 

As an outcome of the communica- 
tions that have passed between Hill 
and Goldenberg, it is reported the lat- 
ter has consulted with his attorney, 
Nathan Burkan. Incidentally he has 
also instructed his attorney to start 
suit against Hill for $50,000 for al- 
leged slander. 



GOES BACK TO SHOW. 

Charles Burkhardt goes back under 
the direction of I. M. Herk again 
next season, in the "Miss New York, 
Jr." show over the Western Bur- 
lesque Wheel. 

May Yuir, formely of Revere and 
Yuir, also joins the same company. 
Both principals played in the first 
"Miss New York, Jr." on the Wheel 
about three years ago. 




FLORENCE WILSON. 

Another dainty Miss In "The Pink Lady." 

ROBINSON'S GOLD MEDAL. 

Dave Robinson of the New Brighton 
Theatre is arranging a "gold medal 
competition" for his summer theatre, 
similar to the one at the Colonial last 
winter. 

Three women will be the contest- 
ants. Irene Franklin and Lillian Rus- 
sell and another yet to be selected 
will make up the trio. The one draw- 
ing the biggest business on the week 
will corral the medal. 

Prof. Roberts, lender at the Alham- 
bra, took charge of the Brighton the- 
atre orchestra this week. 



TAKES ALL RECORDS. 

All the box office records of bur- 
lesque passed into the possession of 
Gordon & North, Saturday night, when 
the final statement for the last per- 
formance of the firm's "Merry Whirl's" 
first week's engagement at the Colum- 
bia, New York, was turned in. 

The gross receipts to the manage- 
ments of theatre and show for the 
twelve performances totaled a trifle 
over $8,800 exceeding by $1,000 the 
previous house record held over from 
last season by Max Spiegl's "College 
Girls." 

In taking the burlesque pennant, 
"The Merry Whirl" overshadowed 
the record made by Harry Morris fif- 
teen years ago (1896) at the Stand- 
ard, St. Louis, and which has stood 
all the time since. That was a little 
above $8,100, and was drawn in by 
the late Mr. Morris and his company 
during fourteen shows on the week. 



Chicago, June 21. 

The Columbia theatre here will 
close for the summer at the end of 
the week, when "The Bowery Burles- 
quers" will conclude a four-week sum- 
mer engagement. 

While no figures could be obtained, 
it is not thought that the summer 
idea was a very profitable one for 
Chicago, especially since the "Bowery 
Burlesquers" held the boards during 
two of the hottest weeks Chicago has 
experienced in many years. 

Joe Hurtig who spent a few days In 
town last week reengaged the entire 
cast of the present "Bowery Bur- 
lesquers" for next season. Charles 
Jansen will head the same show next 
season, but the Hurtig & Seamon firm 
will distribute the other principals 
among their various Eastern Wheel 
productions. 



FROM WEST TO EAST. 

Mike McDonald, formerly of "The 
Ducklings" (Western Wheel), and 
Harry Codair, have been signed for 
Shean & Gallagher's Eastern Wheel 
show next season. 

Shean & Gallagher will open at the 
Brighton Beach Music Hall (in vaude- 
ville) June 26, in "The Battle of Bay 
Rum," remaining a few weeks only. 



SIGNS FOR THREE YEARS. 

Will Fox, the burlesque comedian, 
signed a contract this week under 
which he will devote his services to 
the Interest of Gordon & North for 
the next three yean. He will be a 
member of their "World of Pleasure" 
company next season. 



MANAGER HAWLEY DIES. 

Frank V. Hawley died at the Post 
Graduate Hospital, New York, June 
18. Mr. Hawley was manager of the 
Gayety theatre. St. Louis, and a well 
known showman all over the country. 



RUBE IN NAME ONLY. 

Rube Bernsteen, who manages the 
Toronto baseball club in the summer 
and looks after Pat White's "Gayety 
Girls" in the winter, visited the Em- 
pire managers Tuesday while his ball 
tossers were "on the Jersey side." 
Rube closes his ball season in Toron- 
to, and opens the burlesque season 
in that city. 



PLAY FIVE OUT OF SIX. 

Five out of six shows under the 
control of Jacobs & Jermon will be 
played over the Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel by the firm next season. The 
sixth is the franchise of II. S. Wood- 
hull's "Lid Lifters," which remains 
vested in Max Spiegl for next season, 
under the original agreement entered 
into between Messrs. Speigl and 
Woodhull. 

The additional show to the firm's 
four of last year, will be E. F. Rush's 
"Bon Tons," to be known under the 
same title. Jacobs & Jermon have 
so far engaged for that organization 
Kelly and Feely, Babe La Tour and 
Clara Berg. The first and last named 
were with the Rush company last 
season. 

The most important engagement 
thus far entered for the firm's shows 
is Gus Fay, one of the standbys of 
Fred Irwin's "Majesties" for several 
seasons. Mr. Fay will have the Ger- 
man role in the "Big Gaiety Show." 

"The Golden Crook" will carry 
about the same principals it did the 
past season. Frank O'Brien, Nel- 
lie Florede and Leo Stevens will be 
with "The Columbia Burlesquers." 
Harry Kohler, Kremeer and Miss De 
Mar will take part in "The Queens 
of the Moulin Rouge." Other princi- 
pals are Arlington and Cochran. 
Johnstone and Buckley, Jack Strauss 
and the Musical Three. 



MARION NAMES HIS SHOW. 

Down in Tom's River, N. J., where 
Dave Marion is working night and 
day on the book, music and lyrics of 
his new "Dreamland" show for next 
season's Eastern Burlesque Wheel 
tour, has drifted up to the big city 
the title. That is "Stageland." The 
piece will be offered in two acts. 

The driving winds that carry re- 
ports also say that Mr. Marion is will- 
ing to stake everything he owns In 
the world, excepting his family, that 
"Stageland" will be in the van of all 
his other numerous productions of the 
past. 



HOWARD SIGNS WITH "HH'CH." 

Charles Howard has been signed by 
Bluch Cooper for "The Jersey Lilies" 
next season. 

Howard was with Hurtig & Seamon 
last year. 



NEW CHICAGO MUSEUM. 

Chicago, June 21. 

The old Trocadero theatre, a fam- 
ous Chicago landmark and until re- 
cently a spoke in the Eastern Bur- 
lesque Wheel, has been turned Into 
a museum under the direction of Har- 
ry Thurston, brother of the magician 
of that name. 

While the new amusement place is 
known as the Chicago Museum, the old 
name, Trocadero. has been retained 
for the burlesque theatre and music 
hall on the ground floor. 

Six shows a day Is the policy of the 
burlesque hall, with Bill Irwin as pro- 
ducer. Howard Thurston has sent sev- 
eral freaks from Europe to the mu- 
seum, among them Hint: Kln.tr Lint:, a 
Chinese iriant. iii« , ;isuriim ten :tn 1 a 
half feet in height. 

The Big Otto Aniir.al Show occupies 
a door in the building also. 



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<;i:KK\ ItOOM INSURRECTION. 

I'p and down, around and In the 
vicinity of Long Acre Square, there 
are constant rumors of internal dis- 
sentions in the Green Room Club, 
confirmed on the one hand by the 
adherents of the so-called "Insur- 
gents," and vigorously denied by the 
"regulars," who are in command. The 
main grievance of the "insurgents" is 
the so-called "one-man-rule" as em- 
bodied in the strength of Hollis E. 
Cooley, for the past eight years pre- 
siding officer of the club under the 
title of Prompter. 

At the annual election, three weeks 
ago, Cooley declined to permit his 
name to be placed in nomination for 
re-election. George M. Cohan suc- 
ceeded him, running on the regular 
ticket, although the insurgents en- 
deavored to place a ticket of their 
own in the field, but neglected to 
register same, according to the by- 
laws of the organization. 

Since the election there has been 
but one meeting. Then, in the ab- 
sence of the newly elected Prompter, 
the Call Boy in the person of Cooley 
was again in evidence in the chair, 
which had pretty much the same ef- 
fect as a red flag flaunted in view of 
a bull. 

The insurgents claim that the af- 
fairs of the club have not been prop- 
erly administered, and appointed a 
committee to examine the finances of 
the organization. The chair ruled 
that any member, as an individual, 
had access at all times to the books, 
but that a committee was not in the 
regular order of things. 

Frank Arnold, the leader of the 
insurgents, has, it is claimed, the ap- 
plications of about seventy members 
of the Green Room Club for entrance 
to the Friars. These seventy, accord- 
ing to report, fear that as the Green 
Room Club is a corporation, they may 
be liable for any financial deficits 
that may be shown on the liability 
side of the ledger, and as their dues 
are paid up until next October, it 
might be a wise move to retire before 
that time. 

J. W. Rumsey, the Abbott of the 
Friars, Is said to view with apprehen- 
sion the taking away from the Green 
Room Club any large number of its 
members at this time, due in great 
part to the feeling of gratitude on the 
part of the Friars for the assistance 
rendered the club by Mr. Cohan at 
their recent Frolic. 

It Is denied by the adherents of 
both sides that the poker games which 
have been a feature at the Green 
Room Club since its inception, have 
anything to do with the threatened 
withdrawal of so large a number of 
its members. In fact, it is maintained 
that at present whist is the prevail- 
ing pastime. 



1>KHAYEN APART FROM WOODS? 

Bobbie Barry has been signed for 
Carter DeHaven's famous role in one 
of "The Girl in the Taxi" companies, 
A. H. Woods puts out next season. 

In the Western company will be 
Harry Hanlon, TIelene Salinger and 
Pearl Slndelar. The last named Is 
now in Paris purchasing new ward- 
robe. 

It is said Mr. Do Haven will not 
appear under the direction of Mr. 
Woods next season. 



SLENDER, BUT AMUSING PLAY. 

Paris, June 12. 

The plot of "Cher Maltre," by Fer- 
nand Vanderem, produced at the 
Comedie Francaise, June 10, is some- 
what slender, but it Is an amusing 
play, well written, and quite up-to- 
date, which would have been better 
at the Vaudeville or Gymnase than 
the classical Theatre Francais. Ducrest 
Is a popular barrister, feted by so- 
ciety, who makes his wife assist him, 
but does not permit her to share his 
glory. She reads the dry books, and 
then tells him about them, so that 
Ducrest can prepare his candidature 
for the Academy of Letters. The 
neglected wife allows her husband's 
secretary to make love to her until 
their Intrigue is discovered; then from 
pity she repents, and the lawyer re- 
gains his old assurance and power In 
the world. Without his wife's help 
and love he would be a failure in life. 

In this three-act comedy much 
dialog is devoted to the sayings of 
modern society. The character of 
the young secretary is well drawn, 
showing a youth who has esteem for 
the brilliant lawyer, his employer, but 
falling under the charm of the wife, 
forgets his admiration for the hus- 
band. 

The play on the whole, fell short of 
expectations, and is hardly a success. 
De Feraudy plays the role of the fash- 
ionable lawyer with some skill, but 
he has not the scope to show his tal- 
ent as in "Business is Business." 

Outside of the little "affair" with 
the husband's secretary, the piece 
bears a strong resemblance to J. M. 
Barrle's comedy, "What Every Wom- 
an Knows." 

Ken. 



MANAGERS ASSN., PHILLY. 
Philadelphia, June 21. 

The Common Pleas Court granted a 
charter to the "Theatrical Managers' 
Association of Philadelphia," last 
week. The Association has been 
formed for the protection of the in- 
terests of the managers of all the local 
playhouses, ranging from the regular 
theatres where the "$2 attractions" 
hold forth, to the humbler place of 
entertainment where the motion pic- 
ture is the drawing card. 

All of the managers In town are 
members. The officers of the associa- 
tion are Frank Stowe, Jr., president; 
Harry J. Jordan, vice-president; Israel 
Kaufmann, treasurer, and Thomas W. 
Love, secretary. 

Among the incorporators are Fred 
G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, Grant Laferty, 
Charles Ellas and Mort. Thomashef- 
sky. 



GENERAL OPERATIC REVIVAL. 

The success of "Pinafore," at the 
Casino, is so great that its sponsors, 
the Messrs. Shubert, Brady and Ar- 
thur, will make a series of revivals of 
the Gilbert and Sullivan operas next 
season and send them on tour. 

There will be, necessarily, a number 
of changes in the casts, as some of the 
stars now playing in "Pinafore," are 
contracted to appear in their own 
pieces when the regular season opens. 



SYNDICATING THEATRES IN CAL. 

San Francisco, June 21. 

"Syndicating" has become epidemic 
in this state. After the incorporation 
of the Blackwood-Morosco interests, 
came the syndicating of the following 
houses: Santa Barbara Opera House, 
the Potter, the Wyatt at Redlands, the 
Loring at Riverside, and the Pomona 
theatre. The Syndicate will also have 
control of the Santa Anna theatre and 
will have the Klaw & Erlanger book- 
ings for the new Sprockets, San Diego, 
and the theatres in Ventura, Oxnard, 
San Luis Obispo, and Monterey. 

The "Syndicate" is composed of H. 
C. Wyatt as general manager, Mrs. M. 
L. Kiplinger, Judge H. H. Rose and 
R. R. Demming. 



ACT FOR STELLA TRACEY. 

A "single turn" will be furnished 
vaudeville by Stella Tracey, a musical 
comedy young woman. Miss Tracey 
is under the management of Tom Pen- 
fold, and will be directed in vaudeville 
by Helen Lehman, of the Dan Casey 
Agency. 

MOHT POPILAB DANCER IN VALDEVILLK 




riareiice Harvey and Jean New- 
comix* have been s'gned by Cohan & 
Morris for the support of Raymond 
Hitchcock in "The Red Widow." 



JOHN SCOTT 

The original "HELLO, GEORGE" 
of BISSET AND SCOTT. 

Everybody In vaudeville knows JOHN 
SCOTT, the "HELLO GEORGE" boy. who has 
been manager of BISSET AND SCOTT, the 
inimitable dancing duo, for the past thirteen 
years. 

Since the regrettable sickness of the orig- 
inal Blsset three years ago, Scott has retained 
the label of "Dlssctt and Scott" and kept that 
trade-mark up to its original excellent stand- 
ard. 

Even though the name "nisset" has been 
worn by several other dancers in the past 
three years JOHN SCOTT has seen to It that 
not one whit of the original quality has been 
lost. The public, long since, learned to expect 
the best of the BISSET AND SCOTT combina- 
tion, and it is this same "HELLO GEORGE" 
who has kept their confidence as well as that 
of the managers. 

When "Scotty" walks Into a booking office, 
it is always, "Hello, George," tell us what you 
want" — the Blsset and Scott label Is still all 
to the good and as welcome as the merry 
"daflrydlll." 

For an experiment Scotty has been trying 
out the Sulllvan-Consldlne time out west, and 
has met with the "Hello, George" welcome all 
along the line, and consequently has a good 
word to say for the time. On his return east, 
he will make a tour of European halls, for 
which he is already booked. 

One of the niftiest and most Immaculate 
dressers in vaudeville, SCOTTY Is one to at- 
tract notice anywhere and those who do not 
get the ball on his "kidding" are liable to put 
him down as a "hick" (he confesses to Brook- 
lyn ns his home), but anyone who puts Scotty 
down as one of those Hicks Is the victim of 
lli.it "kid stuff." 

A good dancer himself, Scotly hns been an 
• ducat Ion for several of his partners In the 
last three years and though they might try 
to Imitate his stuff when they leave him. he 
Is quick enough to change to something bet- 
ter. 

His store of originality Is unlimited and It 
can be expected for time to eome that "MIS- 
SET AM) SdiTT" will mean only tin- best 
there Is In dancing art. 



LEE SHUBERT ON THE OCEAN. 

The Lusitania Wednesday carried 
away Lee Shubert. On the same boat 
was Lew Fields. Both managers 
sailed away for a rest, but will not 
forget they are in the show business 
while on the other side. 

One of the objects of Mr. Shubert's 
trip is to look over the foreign mart 
for feature attractions in the vaude- 
ville line. His leaving at this time 
recalls the strong report, printed in 
Variety at the time, that the Shub^ts 
would extend their list of "Winter 
Gardens" for next season. Support 
is to be given their New York house 
of that name, by other Winter Gar- 
dens in the larger cities over here. 

Foreign acts must be had, and 
while Mr.. Shubert does not pride him- 
self upon any ability to select or de- 
termine upon the turns abroad suita- 
ble for America, he wants to see a 
few in the hopes of singling out one 
or more for future Winter Garden 
prominence. 

In this connection also, it is being 
talked about that the Shuberts may 
be obliged to cast about for some 
style of entertainment to fill the num- 
ber of their leased theatres, which 
will otherwise be idle when the fall 
arrives. Of the Shubert string of 
legitimate houses, several will be 
closed to their productions with the 
new season. The Shuberts have 
learned that big productions only re- 
turn profit in the largest cities, es- 
pecially New York and Chicago. 

It is expected by the Broadway 
wise boys that before long, something 
unexpected may develop between the 
Shuberts* Winter Garden plans and 
their surplus houses. 

Primarily though, Mr. Shubert is 
taking the trip for a rest. He ac- 
cepted the opportunity of leaving on 
the Lusitania through having Mr. 
Fields for a travelling companion. 



OBITUARY 

Mrs. H. T. Duncan, mother of 
Blanche Duncan (Clark and Duncan) 
died here at her home, 1131 Prospect 
street, Indianapolis, June 8. 



The mother of James Dolan (Do- 
lan and Lenharr) died at her home, 
Vancouver, British Columbia, June 
15. 



Mis. .1. H. Allen, wife of the well- 
known booking agent, died June 13 
at the Allen residence, 324 West 43d 
street, after a prolonged illness, can- 
cer being the immediate cause of her 
demise. Mrs. Allen will be best re- 
membered among the profession i.. 
one of the Vadis Sisters, at om ti:»\e 
considered the greatest of w -men 
aerial performers. 



Thomas Santley, brotV i of Joseph 
and Fred. Santley, was drowned in the 
Hudson River T'UFdiiy afternoon, 
through the overt urn In*-' ol a canoe. 
The body was pot recovered. The daily 
papers confounded him with his broth- 
er, Joseph, a member of the Marie Ca- 
hill company last season. The de- 
ceased was twenty-four years old. 



Hob Mennet, the oldest and best 
known stage hand in Seattle, Wash., 
died last Tuesday. 



VARIETY 



13 



London, June 14. 
George Grave*, who has been the 
chief comedian at Drury Lane Pa 11 to- 
rn, me for two years, tells me he has 
an Idea of visiting America. He will 
take with him "Koffo, of Bond Street," 
and two other short sketches. 



A new act entitled "Naero" ap- 
peared at Finsbury Park Empire this 
week. It has the unmistakable 
stamp of Percy Boggis upon it. It 
consists of a series of dances by a 
rather pretty girl. 

In the matter of lighting Percy 
Boggis has elaborated upon some of 
his previously exploited ideas. 

Albert Hyman, resident manager 
of the Empire theatre, Johannesburg, 
and one of the family of Hyman who 
conduct the chief music halls in South 
Africa, was married June 6 to Hetty 
Rosenthal, a daughter of I. Rosenthal. 
The father of the bride is a member 
of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange 
and a director of the Empire theatre, 
Johannesburg, which the Hymans 
manage. The couple will spend their 
honeymoon In England and upon the 
Continent. 



When "IMck" Knowles opened at 
the Coliseum Monday, he had a big 
reception. His place on the bill was 
not a good one, for he followed im- 
mediately upon the very depressing 
performance of Sent M'hesa, an al- 
leged Egyptian dancer. In spite of 
this handicap Knowles kept the audi- 
ence laughing all the time. The ex- 
tent of his success may be gathered 
from the fact that he is likely to be 
held over at the Coliseum. 



The Palace, Shaftesbury avenue, 
has been the scene of several extra- 
ordinary disturbances in the last few 
days. The quarrels and bickerings 
in which Mordkin and Pavlowa, and 
the rest of the Russian dancers, have 
been participating have occasioned n 
good deal of annoyance and no little 
wonder. New features seem to be 
arising daily, and when it is not Pav- 
lowa's fault, Mordkin Is to blame. Sub- 
stitutes for both have been brought 
from Russia, so that in the event of 
either one or the other crying off, the 
dances could be conducted without 
disturbing the programme. Some of 
the Russians have struck against 
playing matinees, and Mr. Butt met 
them on all their grievances. Satur- 
day and Monday, Mordkin and Pav- 
lowa did not dance together, and at 
two performances Pavlowa did not ap- 
pear, it being given out that she was 
ill. Mathilda Kjsanski was brought 
over in great haste from Russia to 
Jake Pavlowa's place. It seemed that 
the whole unpleasant business was 
to culminate in Pavlowa's permanent 
retirement from the Palace. She de- 
clared that she would not dance any 
more and left the theatre, but to 
everybody's surprise, returned the 
next day, and demanded to know if 
her dressing room was ready for her 
to use. Having been informed that 
the dressing room was still open to 
her, she Intimated that she would 
dance. After the scenes of Saturday 
and Monday, in which the audience 
booed and hissed the announcement 
that Pavlowa would not dance, few 



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people Imagined that Mordkin and she 
would reappear together. Tuesday 
night many people went to the Palace 
in the expectation of more trouble, 
but to the amazement of most, Pav- 
lowa appeared In her solo dances and 
finally in the much-discussed "Bac- 
chanal" dance with Mordkin. The 
enthusiasm was terrific, but even then 
it seemed that the relations between 
the two principal dancers were still 
a little strained. Whether they will 
continue to break out at intervals 
during the remainder of the engage- 
ment remains to be seen. Operatic 
stars may now take a back seat. When 
it comes to peevish bickerings with 
competitors and managements, the 
Russian dancers must be awarded the 
palm for more than their dancing. 



Walter C. Kelly, the "Virginia 
Judge," has returned to London with 
honors doubly thick upon him. He 
is one of the real attractions of Lon- 
don, and his re-opening at the Palace 
Monday was something to be remem- 
bered. He introduced a number of 
new stories and not one missed fire. 
He will remain at the Palace eight 
weeks and then take a four weeks' 
trip into the Provinces, knowing the 
Provinces as I do, I should not hesi- 
tate to recommend him to visit at 
least half a dozen cities. 



It to quite on the cards that Genee 
will shortly dance in opera. This has 
long been her ambition. There seems 
to be no obstacle in the way of her 
desire. The matter is being handled 
by Marinelli. 



George Foster has had many offers 
for Brice and King on account of their 
success at the Tivoli. It is not sur- 
prising to hear that Mr. Butt of the 
Palace has been in touch with Mr. 
Foster, regarding their services when 
they return to England. 



Cartmell and Harris sail for the 
States June 2T>. They will return to 
open at the Palace, Feb. 5. 



Despite rumors to the contrary, the 
Alhambra, Glasgow, will reopen on 
the twice-a-night plan Sept. 4, with 
Frank Hush and Charles T. Aldrich 
in the chief positions. 



llrooks aiul Ycddcr have landed 
here. They are due to open at the 
King's, Southsea, July .'{. 



Sailed June 17 for South Africa, the 
Four Ascots, Sisters Wingrove, Veron- 
ica Brady, Lola Patey and K. La Freya. 
They are all bound for The Empire. 
Johannesburg.- and are going out un- 
der the direction of the Hymans. 



The Covent (warden authorties have 
decided to revive Boito's "Mephisto- 
pheles." on the shelf a long time. It 
has also been secured for provincial 



presentation by the Carl Rosa Co., 
who will do it in English. 



John Lawson will go over to Amer- 
ica in the fall, using "Humanity" as 
his principal vehicle during his second 
trip there, although a number of other 
pieces' will also be presented. Arnold 
Daly has the American rights to "The 
Monkey's Paw." Mr. Lawson paid 
1 100 royalty a week for it last sea- 
son. This was the reason for Lawson 
not fulfilling his contracts on the 
Pantages Circuit. He will not use 
the "Paw" sketch until Arnold's rights 
have expired. 



Bransby Williams has been selected 
to act on the Dickens Centenary Com- 
mittee, the only music hall artist to 
be honored. Lord Roseberry is the 
chairman. 

George Lyons, of Sanford and 
Lyons, died here this week. Mr. Lyons 
was very popular among the artists in 
England. 



Wilkie Baid is hearing on every 
hand that he would make a big hit in 
America. Bard is cautions, though 
not a Scot, and he says that when he 
does go to America, he will spend two 
or three weeks looking over tne 
ground before opening. He has just 
made one of the biggest successes of 
his life at the Oxford and Tivoli in a 
song descriptive of the troubles of an 
English railway porter at a Welsh 
Station. 



When the Two Bobs reopened at 
the Tivoli, after an absence of many 
months, they had a great reception. 
The boys were immensely pleased and 
"Laughing Bob" Adams exclaimed as 
he came off into the dressing room, 
"There Is some loyalty about these 
people, for sure." 



James Welch, who has built a big 
reputation as a comedian tells me that 
he is enjoying himself immensely with 
his experience as a serious actor. He 
has dropped "The Hooligan," which 
Sir W. S. Gilbert wrote for him, and 
is exploiting two sketches in which he 
gives character sketches of a serio- 
comic- kind. In "The Eye-Opener, " 
of which R. C. Carton is the author, 
Welch plays the part of a blind man 
who has just recovered his sight. Mr. 
Welch tells me that he has in 
preparation a new sketch for produc- 
tion at the London Coliseum at the 
back end of the year. It is by Judge 
Parry. It was suggested by "The 
Hooligan," and it will de;il with the 
process which led to the murderers' 
conviction. Mr. Welch li;is made a 
fortune out of "When Knights Were 
Hold." He will shortly put it on again 
for the sixth season. 

I am told that about l.'.it American 
acts are now here or on their way to 



Europe. In the present condition of 
affairs with many houses closing down, 
and expenses being reduced all round, 
those acts which come over on "spec" 
do not stand much chance of opening 
here. This promises to be the worst 
season for show business in a great 
many years. 



The Russian dancer, Trouhanowa, is 
announced as the latest claimant to 
public attention here. She is at pres- 
ent in Paris figuring in a series of 
"Dance Concerts," and is expected to 
reach London in the course of a few 
days. Marinelll's office is handling 
her. 

A certain juggler was recently 
charged with unprofessional conduct. 
The man who made the charge was 
called upon to substantiate it, and this 
is what he said: "This juggler has been 
inventing tricks all his life. I know 
that he went to see a 'copy act,' Just 
to make sure that the 'copy act' was 
actually doing some of his stuff. He 
went right back, and cut out the busi- 
ness which the other man had stolen 
from him. This is what I call unpro- 
fessional conduct." 



A good story is being told of Hugo 
Morris and his recent trip to Paris. 
He was introduced to Mr. De Cour- 
ville, Sir Edward Moss's personal rep- 
resentative. Mr. De Courville is a 
young looking man. Hugo could not 
understand how so juvenile a person 
could know anything about show busi- 
ness or the world. Then he started a 
little argument as to the merits of 
turns they saw, and at last Mr. Morris 
asked Mr. De Courville what he knew 
about the show business anyhow. Mr. 
De Courville quietly informed Mr. 
Morris of his visits to most American 
cities, large and small, giving details 
and proof. Then he added some in- 
formation about Mexico, Canada and 
South America, whereupon Hugo con- 
fided in the third person present: "Say 
this guy has been in more places in 
America than I have!" (They fin- 
ished good friends, and saw Paris to- 
gether.) 



Frank Jay Cjould has caused a lot of 
talk by declaring that he will get com- 
plete control of the Gaiety theatre 
from George Edwardes. Mr. Gould 
says that as he holds the bulk of the 
shares in the concern he is entitled to 
the control. Edwardes denies that 
Gould holds a majority, and says that 
the American cannot have charge of 
the management. The fight promises 
to be interesting. 



"The Crucible" by E.I ward C. Hem- 
inerde K. C. and Francis Neilson M. P., 
was put on for the first time at the 
Comedy theatre, June 7. There are 
seven characters in the play. \,v .erally 
conceded to he unpleasant enough to 
succeed, and ^ood etiouuh as melo- 
drama to be welcomed on both sides 
of the Atlantic. '.: would not sur- 
prise me in the leaM to liml that the 
America'! ri u )i t -= had been deposed of 
before this ui-ts info print The theme 
is the same as S!;a ke> pea re's "Measure 

for Measure" nin> si die \vill pos>ibl\ 
make th«' pla> a >ni'nss There is 
some live arfi:::.'. rhiet!y h\ 1 I • ■ 1 1 1* > 
Ainb ■> as V.:rh ami K\ •■!'. n l> \|n>\ as 
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VARIETY 



PARIS NOTES 



BY IDWAftD O. UND1EW 



Paris, June 13. 
Is Paris to have a proper theatrical 
journal at last? Four managers, Louis 
Duplay, Alphone Franck, of the Gym- 
nase and Apollo, Firmin Gemain, of 
Theatre Antoine, and Max Maurey, of 
Grand Guignol, have formed a com- 
pany for the purpose of "creating a 
special organ for all that concerns 
theatres, music halls, concerts, and ca- 
sinos, and for exploiting all systems 
and modes of advertising." (Thus 
reads the statutes of the proposed so- 
ciety.) 



"Alkestis" will be revived at the 
Comedie Francaise next autumn with 
Albert Lambert flls, Delaunay, Paul 
Mounet, Mme. Bartet. This French 
version of Eurlpide's tragedy is by O. 
Rivollet, and was recently* .given at 
the open-air theatre of Orange. "Nei- 
ges d'Antan" by Jules de Marthold, 
formerly given at the Odeon, will also 
be included in the Comedie Francaise 
repertoire next season. 



Detective pieces are not out of fash- 
ion vet in Paris, for we shall have 
two more here next season. In addi- 
tion to a French version of the Ger- 
man story "Die Audere," M. Gugen- 
heim is also busy on a similar play 
for the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, 
while the Chatelet will present "Le 
Signe des Quartes," from an adventure 
of Sherlock Holmes. 



The reappearance of Mme. Rejane 
at the Hippodrome, London, in "La 
Chance du Marl," an amusing Frencb 
short piece, has been set back to July 
3. Mme. Jeanne Granier, another 
clever Parisian actress, is also going 
to London about the same time. 



The Apollo, Paris, is to have trou- 
ble, which -the management has evi- 
dently courted. Seven members of 
the chorus being abruptly discharged 
June 9, intend to sue for a month's 
salary. The reason given was that 
the season had terminated, but the 
artists suspect it is because they are 
singled out as being too friendly with 
the Syndicate of Artistes. As a mat- 
ter of fact "Les Transatlantiques" was 
withdrawn June 11, but the theatre is 
giving a summer series of "The Merry 
Widow" at half prices. 



John Calvin Brown's Parisian enter- 
prise Magic City, on the banks of the 
Seine, was successfully inaugurated 
June 2, when 25,000 visitors attended, 
the majority being by invitation. Sat- 
urday, when the grounds were open to 
the public, at twenty cents entrance, 
the number was even greater, and all 
through the Whitsun holidays the rush 
was tremendous, the gate money dur- 
ing the three days reaching $31,000. 
The tine scenic railway is the main 
attraction. "Magic City" is a new 
play ground for the Parisians, and all 
want to s* i e it at once, but there is 
every indication of the crowds contin- 
uing and that, the concern will make 
money 'hia year, and be a thorn in the 



side of "Luna Park." Brown's park is 
considerably the larger and the attrac- 
tions more varied. 



It came as a surprise when reported 
that a capitalist by the name of Bon- 
heur (meaning "happiness" in 
French), had secured a controlling 
Interest in the Marigny by purchasing 
600 shares. The concern is a limited 
liability company divided into 1,100 
shares of $100 each, and has been pay- 
ing 9 per cent. Bonheur had to pay 
$193 per share, 300 belonged to Bor- 
ney, the present director. Borney, who 
has been in bad health for some time, 
and absent a great deal, will probably 
remain nominally in charge this year, 
though Bonheur's control commences 
In July. He is credited with the in- 
tention of appointing Leon Pouget, a 
musical conductor, as general man- 
ager. The general policy of the the- 
atre will not be changed. 



A Red Indian wedding was the 
advertising scheme at the Jardin d'Ac- 
climation this week. Running Water, 
a beautiful Iroquois of twenty-five, 
was joined in holy matrimony to High 
Bull, a Sioux, five years younger than 
his spouse. The whole troupe of over 
100 redskins, from Canada, who are 
appearing in the Gardens, attended the 
civil marriage, according to French 
law, at the Mayor's office, June 8, af- 
ter going to a Catholic church at Neu- 
illy, nearby, where an Abbe, who was 
delegated by the Archbishop of Paris 
because of his former residence among 
the Indians in Canada, performed the 
religious ceremony. All attended in 
native dress and war paint, the proces- 
sion being led by two Texas cowboys in 
full costume. 



Mme. Rejane left last week for Lon- 
don, to produce at the Hippodrome a 
sketch, La Chance du Mari, by de 
Flers and Caillavet, in which Severin 
Mars and Monteaux will play with the 
actress, who is now in good health 
again. The Theatre Rejane will reopen 
next season with "Blue Bird" again, 
after which Mme. Rejane will be seen 
at her own house for a time in Sar- 
deau and Moreau's play "Madame Sans 
Gene" and then in another revival of 
Paul Hervieu's "La Course du Flam- 
beau." 

The new revue at the Cigale, Paris, 
entitled "Revue des T," produced June 
2, is played by a splendid troupe, but 
the work is hardly worthy of their tal- 
ent. Among those appearing are 
Mmes. Jane Marnac, Bremonval, Bor- 
donl, Merindoll, Angele Gril, Messrs. 
Morton (who opened in a new show at 
the Moulin Rouge for two nights), 
Hasti, Fred Pascal. Urban, Dorvill, 
Miss Lawler, etc. It is the best group 
I have seen at this hall, particularly 
for a summer run. 



Casino de Paris remains open with 
" Holle Irene," somewhat pruned, but 
still a risky piece and it is refreshing 
this hot weather to remark that it is 
by no means a draw. 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

CHICAGO. 

ABORN OPERA COMPANY— McVlcker'a (4th 

week). 
"LITTLE MIS8 FIX-IT'— Chicago O. H. («th 

week). 
"GET RICH QUICK WALL1NQFORD" — 

Olympic (31st week). 
••6EVEN SISTERS" (Charlea Cherry)— Pow- 

er*a (11th week). 
"THE HEART BREAKERS"— Prlnceaa (4th 

week). 

HOWES LECTURES — Oarrick. 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



ATLANTIC CITY. 

MRS. AVERY" (Carlotta Nlllaon)— Apollo. 



BOSTON. 

DR. DE LUXE" (Ralph Herx> — Colonial («th 

week). 
THE GENIUS." — Caatle Square; atock (nrat 

time). 
ZAZA." — Majeatlc; atock (nrat time). 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

ETHEL BARRYMORE — Columbia (2d wt-eki. 
"MME. SANS GENE" (Stock)— Alcaxar. 



NEW WORK. 

"A COUNTRY GIRL"— Herald Square (6th 

week). 
"AS A MAN THINKS" (John Maaon)— Naal- 

mova'a (16th week). 
"BAXTER'S PARTNER" — Bijou (lat week). 
'EVERY WOMAN"— Lyric (I8th week). 
"EXCUSE ME" — Gaiety (20th week). 
FOLIES BERGERE (10th week). 
"FOLLIES OF 1911" — New York (lat week). 
"GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD" — Co- 

han'a (44th week). v 

GRAND ITALIAN OPERA— Irvlna\ Place (Sd 

week). \ 

GRAND OPERA— Daly'a (2d week).-* 
LA 8AISON RUSSE— Winter Garden (3d 

week). 
"PINAFORE"— Caalno (5th week). 
STOCK — Academy. 
STOCK (Corae Payton) — Grand O. H. (8th 

week). 
SIOONER STOCK — Metropolis (18th week). 
"THE MERRY WHIRL"— Columbia (3d 

week). 
"THE PINK LADY"— New Amsterdam (l«th 

week). 
THE RED ROSE" (Valeaka Suratt) — Globe 

(2d week). 



MAY HAVE BEEN "FRAME-UP." 

Two managers, both members of this 
club, otherwise known as the Vaude- 
\ille Managers' Protective Association, 
were discussing this week as to the 
outcome in the event that Harry 
Mountford succeeded in his libel ac- 
tion for $250,000 against the V. M. P. 
A. and a few newspapers. 

The managers couldn't decide 
whether Mr. Mountford could collect 
the $2 50,000 from each of the twenty- 
eight or thirty people sued, or that 
amount collectively. 

"If he gets it all from every one of 
us, he'll have a bunch of coin, won't 
he?" said one of the managers. 

"Yes," replied the other, "and do 
you know, I have been thinking this 
over. It may have been a frame-up 
between Mountford and the United. 
Don't you see Mountford sued for 
$250,000, and then the United came 
back for $300,000. But there isn't 
any action against the United; that's 
against us as members of the V. M. P. 
A. Mountford might secure judgment 
against us for $250,000, then have the 
United waive its suit against him for 
$300,000, and the two split up the 
$250,000 between them." 

The other manager insisted, how- 
ever, that if Mountford could secure 
$250,000 each from thirty people 
he would be foolish to spMt. as it 
would be cheaper to pay the $300,000 
to the United. 

"It's too much money, anyway." said 
the first manager. "I never knew 
there was that much in the show busi- 
ness." 



(\ E. KOHL. JR., RECOVERED. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Chas. E. Kohl, Jr. has recovered 

from the severe attack of tonsilitls 

which confined him to his home in Oc- 

onomowoc, Wis., for the past ten days. 



LONDON. 



PALACE. 
Runlio Dancera 
(Pavlowa. Mordkln 

* Co.) 
Walter C. Kelly 

(American) 
Albert Wtaelan 
La Pla 



Reynolda A Donegan 
(American) 

Harmony Pour 
(American) 

Marie Penton (Am- 
erican) 

The Mackwaya 



NEW YORK. 



HAMMERSTEIN'8. 

Prlnceaa Rajah 

Trlxle Frlganza 

Grecian Temple of 
Myatery 

TroTato 

Anna Chandler 

"Dick" 

McKay ft Cantwell 

Erneat Pantzer 
Troupe 

Ellis ft McKenna 

Bedlnl ft Arthur 

Joe Jackson 

Cunningham A Ma- 
rion 

Harry Tsuda 

The Rlnglings 

Ryan A Tucker 

Jonea A Lyle 



FIFTH AVENUE 
Sumlko 

Suizane Rocamora 
Bert Coote A Co. 
Dolan A Lenharr 
Latoy Broe. 
Weston, Fields A 

Carroll 
Wykoff A PerclTal 
Diamond A Nelson 



BRIGHTON 

MUSIC HALL 
Frank Keenan A Co. 
Six Musical Cuttys 
James J. Corbett 
Crouch A Welch 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
Haines A Vldocq 
Adele Oswald 
"Melody Lane Girls" 
Martlnettl A Sylves- 
ter. 
Delmore A Oneida 

NEW BK.«..iON 
Stone A Kallsi 
Bell Family 
Cliff Gordon 
Shean A Gallagher 
Blossom Seeley 
Conroy A Le Malre 
Little Lord Roberta 
(Others to fill.) 

HENDERSON'S 
Watsons Farmyard 
Temple Four 
Vlssochi Bros 
Shields A Rogers 
Lutz Bros A Co 
Donahue A Stevens 
Three Mitchells 
(Two to fill) 



CHICAGO. 



MAJESTIC 
Rose Coghlan A Co. 
Murphy A Nichols 
Clarice Vance 
Pender Dooley ft 
Sales 



Havlland ft Thorn- 
ton 
Pender Troupe 
Maxim's Models 
Browning ft Lewis 



BOSTON. 



KEITH'S 
"The Meistersingers" 
Four Regals 
Johnny Johnston 



The Langdons 
Lillian Ashley 
Pollard 
(Others to fill.) 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



ORPHEUM 
Mason-Keeler Co. 
Rousby's '•Scenic 

Revue" 
"London by Day 

and Night" 
Melville Ellis 



Lydell ft Butter- 
worth 
Edward Abeles A Co 
Raymond ft Caverly 
Albert Hole 
Bellclatr Bros. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



KEITH'S 
Montgomery A Moore 
Paul Dickey A Co. 
Frank Tlnney 
Howard 



Four Rianoa 
Billy Farnum 
Clark Sisters 
Julia Frary 
Van der Koors 



PAINTERS DIDN'T "WALK OUT." 
Philadelphia, June 21. 

It is pretty hard to put anything 
over on a booking agent, but some- 
body landed one on Bart McHugh, the 
happy booker in the Land Title 
Building, McHugh is still hunting for 
the joker who cost him several phone 
calls and not a little worry. 

Bart had a little difficulty with an 
act playing one of the houses he books 
for, owing to a cancellation, but every- 
thing was straightened out satisfactor- 
ily to both parties. Before leaving 
for New York last week McHugh 
started painters to work on his house. 
While Mrs. McHugh was watching the 
work going on, the painters suddenly 
laid down their brushes and left the 
job. Mrs. McHugh thought it funn>, 
and when she went up to the booking 
office mentioned it. An actor paid 
"Well, you know, he had trouble with 
that act, and the painters hav»» been 
called out." 

Mrs. McHugh called up »w York 
and spent $2.60 for taxi fare trying to 
straighten it all out be f »n» il>.- found 
that the painters left to giw the first 
coat of paint a chanrv to dry. 



Xan Halperin \\ I i «h. Billy Fried- 
lander Musica! Co -i.Mi/ Co., was 
married to Bill} Kriedlander pro- 
prietor and manager of the troupe at 
Los Angeles, June 4. 



VARIETY 



15 




EBaBBB 

PLEASANT FOR STOCK PLAYERS. 

Philadelphia, June 21. 

The Orpheum Players began their 
fifth season of stock in the Chestnut 
Street theatre this week, producing 
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland's "Mon- 
sieur Beaucaire," one of Richard 
Mansfield's greatest offerings. The 
tiece was presented under the direc- 
tion of Percy Winter and was credited 
with being the best production yet of- 
fered by the Orpheum Company. 

The theatre was crowded Monday 
night to welcome the return of Wil- 
liam Ingersoll, Lottie Briscoe, Carson 
Davenport, J. Hammond Dailey and 
others, and to greet several members 
of the stock company making their 
first appearance here. Much enthus- 
iasm was displayed. The stage was 
fairly covered with floral offerings. It 
was Mr. Ingersoll's first appearance 
here since a little more than a year 
ago. 

Marion Barney, Howell Hansel and 
Edwin Middleton closed their season 
of forty weeks at the Chestnut last 
Saturday night. There was almost a 
duplicate of the demonstration shown 
the newcomers. Next week "Arizona" 
will be presented. 

The Orpheum Stock Company is 
managed by Grant Laferty, for many 
years with B. F. Keith, and he has 
made a great success of stock on 
Chestnut Street, the house never clos- 
ing since it opened five years ago, 
when the theatre was taken over by 
Percy G. Williams to prevent Klaw 
& Erlanger securing it for their "Ad- 
vanced Vaudeville" invasion. 



FRIEBUS RETURNS TO COMPANY. 

Theodore Friebus, leading man of 
the Academy of Music stock company, 
returned to the organization this week 
after an enforced layoff, a fall of eight 
feet during a stage scene two weeks 
ago, placing him on the hospital list. 

James E. Young was the emergency 
man who filled in at a moment's no- 
tice. Friebus' injuries were at first 
thought to be serious. 



POLI GETS SHERIDAN. 

Frank Sheridan signed a contract 
on Tuesday to become the character 
man with the Poll Stock in Hartford. 
Sheridan was last seen in New York 
as a member of "The Boss" company 
in which Holbrook Blinn was starred. 



STOCK COMEDY RELEASES. 

George Ade's "Father and the 
Hoys" and George Cohan's "The Man 
Who Owns Broadway" were released 
for stock purposes this week. 



SYRACUSE CO. CLOSES. 

Syracuse, June 21. 

Owing to bad business, the Wiet- 
ing Players, at the Welting Opera 
House, Syracuse, were forced to close. 
The season started out fine and dandy, 
but the patronage failed to keep up. 
Opposition was encountered at the 
Empire, where another stock com- 
pany was installed. 



THE PATERSON SITUATION. 

Paterson, N. J., June 21. 

The Glecker Players, Paterson's 
new stock company, opened at the 
Lyceum Monday to big business, ap- 
pearing in "The Lottery Man." The 
Paterson Opera House Company con- 
tinues at the old stand, presenting 
"Girls" this week, the piece with 
which they opened last season. There 
is much speculation over the out- 
come of the rivalry between the two 
companies. 

Next week, Glecker's Players will 
appear in "When We Were Twenty- 
One," while the Opera House Com- 
pany produces "The City." 



HEKE ARRANGING OPENING. 

William Stoermer, one of the best 
known theatrical men on the Pacific 
Coast, who manages the Auditorium, 
Los Angeles, arrived in New York 
Tuesday to make final arrangements 
for the opening of his house with a 
big stock company, July 10. 



HAYMARKET CLOSES STOCK. 

Chicago, June 21. 
The Haymarket unexpectedly clos- 
ed down for the summer, Sunday. Je- 
anne Towler's Stock Co. was billed to 
offer "Resurrection" this week, follow- 
ing "Sapho," the attraction last week. 
"Sapho," may have proved a little 
warm for the west side. This is the 
first of the Kohl & Castle large houses 
to close down. The Majestic, Chicago 
Opera House and Olympic are still 
open. 



CASEY'S DRAMATIC DEPARTMENT. 

Isabel Prentiss, formerly in charge 
of the Stock Producing Managers' As- 
sociation, is now directing the dram- 
atic department which Pat Casey has 
added to his agency in the Putnam 
building. 

This new addition of Casey's comes 
with twenty-two New York produc- 
tions after him for talent. Miss Pren- 
tiss has signed quite a number of peo- 
ple for stock engagements. 



REVIVAL OF "TWO ORPHANS." 

Next week at the Grand Opera 
House, Corse Payton will give the 
West Siders a few inside moves on 
the playing of "Two Orphans." 



LEADING WOMAN TKANSFEK. 

Minna Phillips, who has been lead- 
ing woman with Corse Payton's stock 
company for several seasons, trans- 
ferred herself from the Grand Opera 
House company (New York), to the 
Louis Leon Hall organization, Tren- 
ton (N. J.) Opera House this week. 

"Forty-Five Minutes From Broad- 
way" will be produced by the Hall 
company next week. If the Cohan 
piece proves any kind of a box-office 
magnet. Louis will present musical 
comedies for the balance of the sea- 
son. 

Ethel Milton now takes the lead- 
ing feminine roles with the Grand 
Opera House organization. She has 
been with Payton for a long time. 



LYCEUM AND CONCERT 



REDPATH BUREAU BOOKINGS. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Ralph Dunbar of the Dunbar Com- 
pany of bell ringers has been retain- 
ed by the Redpath bureau to organize 
new quarters for their lyceum season. 

The Redpath people have also rout- 
ed Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri over 
their circuit of lyceum time, handing 
him contracts for a two-month season. 
Amoi;g other prominent attractions 
routed by the Redpath bureau for Cha- 
tauqua associations are Edward Reno, 
opening June 24 for a season of ten 
weeks; Laurant, who starts on a 
seven-week trip July 8; the Chicago 
Glee Club for ten weeks opening June 
24; John B. Ratto, likewise booked 
for ten weeks opening this Saturday, 
and the Dunbar Bell Ringers, routed 
solid for July and August, opening at 
Ionia, Mich. 

Two other prominent attractions 
favored with large seasons are the Le 
Brun Grand Opera Trio, a former 
headline vaudeville act, who have 
been given a six-week season opening 
July 22 at New Albany and The Kel- 
logg-Haines Singing Party, with a 
contract calling for ten solid weeks. 



BACK IN LYCEUM FOLD. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Elias Day has opened his spring 
session school of dramatic art, where 
be is busy coaching Lyceum students 
for the Mutual bureau. 

Mr. Day was the characterist in the 
vaudeville act of Day, Crane and Co., 
producers of a sketch entitled 
"Hungry" at the Majestic, Chicago, 
last season. After a few weeks in 
the two-a-day Mr. Day decided to re- 
turn to his original line in lyceum. 

Before abandoning vaudeville Mr. 
Day produced several acts that have 
turned out successful. 



NEW CHATAUQUAS. 

Chicago, June 21. 

Three new Chatauquas have been 
organized in Michigan by the Redpath 
bureau at Cold Water. Ionia and 
Hastings. 

A new Chatauqua has been organ- 
ized at Ridge Point Park, between 
Fon du Lac and Green Bay, Wis., and 
will run from June 30 to July 9. R. B. 
Alfred of the Redpath Bureau is re- 
sponsible for this latest effort and has 
been engaged to manage it for the 
Association, as well as direct the book- 
ings for the Bureau. 



NEW AEOLIAN HALL. 

The Aeolian Company has started 
work 011 its new building on 42d 
street, between Fifth and Sixth ave- 
nues, which will have two music halls 
within its interior, a large and a small 
one. The bigger one will have a 
stage. r><>x;M, and a seating capacity 
of 1,4 00. It will accommodate many 
of the recitals and concerts to be held 
in New York next season. 

The Aeolian Hall will replace the 
old Mendelssohn Hall in the music ball 
world. The latter is to be torn down 



NEW ALBANY CHATAUQUA. 

Chicago, June 21. 

The Glenwood Chatauqua, shortly 
to be held at New Albany, Ind., will 
offer at least twenty attractions, some 
recognized in Chatauqua circles as 
the best attractions in America. The 
Glenwood Chatauqua is easily the lar- 
gest of its kind in that section of 
the country, and with the exception 
of Winona Lake and Chatauqua, New 
York, is the largest ever held east 
of Chicago. 

The Redpath Bureau, which sup- 
plies the Glenwood talent, has en- 
gaged among others, Senator Gore of 
Oklahoma, Congressman Victor Mur- 
dock of Kansas, Dr. Gonzalas, the no- 
ted Chicago preacher, Billy Sunday, 
and the Schildkret Hungarian Orches- 
tra. 

The Redpath Bureau also has 
Speaker "Champ" Clark on Its books. 
Provided Congress adjourns in time, 
the speaker will be heard at several 
Chatauquas this season. 



CLAKK IN HOME TOWN. 

Chicago, Jun 21. 
Chas. W. Clark, the American bar- 
itone, who created a furore in Paris, 
will be seen at the Chicago University 
during the present month. Clark is 
the proprietor of a large studio in this 
city. 



TETKAZZINI'S PROGRAM. 

Tetrazzini's program for next year 
has been arranged. She sings six 
times in Boston with the Boston Opera 
Co., and four times with it entour; 
twice she appears in Philadelphia and 
six times in Chicago with the Chicago- 
Philadelphia Opera Co. Her opening 
dates at the Metropolitan here have 
not been announced. 



KUUELIK'S FAREWELL. 

Jan Kubelik's farewell tour under 
F. C. Whitney's direction will probab- 
ly open at the Hip. about Oct. 1 .">-!' 2. 
Concerts have been arranged which 
will embrace a trip to Canada. Pacific 
Coast, the south and the southwest. 
running up to April, 1912, after which 
time he will sail for South America. 

Kubelik may retire from the lime- 
light altogether, though several years 
may be spent on the Continent 



ORCHESTRA'S SHORT STAYS. 

The men behind the coming tour of 
the Russian Court Balalaika Orches- 
tra (M. W. \V. Andreeff. conductor' 
have fully made up their minds not 
to repeat the mistake l»> Klaw <fc Kr 
langer in booking the musicians in 
any of the cities in this country tor 
a full week. K. \ K 1»>-r n:o:w> 
with the big foreign iu>i-v;i! ore mi 
zation. but in carrying out their ton- 
tract had the Balalaika st.i\ '»> > \oux 
in one theatre 

Max lirtbinoff and Urn ll \ru t i! 
are booking the orchest-a rf'i> -c 1- 
son. 



PhiiI (lilinoro t'ron 



1 '':, 



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has commissioned t » 1 r r t'.i-. . 
Agency to secii:\> 1i:m: >o:: »• \ .1 !. \ :)\- 
dates. 



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VARIETY 



SPORTS 



.Jerome 11. Keinuk. the Detroit lum- 
ber magnate. Known also somewhat 
in the musie trades, has a great sys- 
tem for a sure thing winner on the 
baseball season. .Jerome II., backs his 
home team naturally. Kvery day he 
places a $"» bet. In this way if Detroit 
finishes the season with a percentage 
ot .".no or better, he wins. As the 
Tigers have been well up in the race, 
topping a few times, in the past several 
j ears, Mr. Kemick does not have 
to depend upon his lumber or music 
business for a livelihood, although 
tli" music business is necessary 
to his betting scheme. It is 
not always an easy matter to find 
someone willing to bet against the 
Tigers, and this is where the music 
business comes in. When a backer of 
the opposing team cannot be found, 
Fred Belcher and Mose Gumble have 
to take the anti-Detroit. The latter 
end of last week when thq Yankees 
we:e lambasting the Tigers was a 
period of rejoicing for Fred and Mose. 



Late in the summer of each year 
ihe Knglish music hall artists hold a 
Meld day, which brings out a great 
number of laughs, and also not a lit- 
tle real athletic ability. It is a big 
afternoon amongst the performers and 
a neat little sum is taken at the gate, 
the proceeds going to some charitable 
organization. There is a keen, good 
natured rivalry in the events, many 
of the artists going into systematic 
training for the meet. Comedy num- 
bers are mingled with the regular 
track events. The sack races, driving 
races, (in which the women partici- 
pate) and steeplechase race bring out 
many funny incidents. Why the Ameri- 
can artists do not get together and 
put events of this sort over is probably 
because no one has stepped to the 
fore to start It. There is much good 
derived from these meetings of the 
artists in a social way. It promotes 
good fellowship, and draws the artists 
closer together. The English artists 
through their many social events have 
built up a much stronger spirit of 
comraderie than exists in America. 



M. S. Bentham's yacht, 'Psyche"' 
came In second at the races of the 
New Rochelle Yacht Club June 1G. 
Mr. Bentham has been a member of 
the Club since ll»Of>, without any of 
them discovering he is an agent. 



The Murray Livingston, reported 
last week as a ball player, a mem- 
ber of the Alpha Trio, is not the 
Murray Li\ ini:ston who heads a sketch 
company in vaudeville. 



I'at Casey is helping A. L. Krlanger 
in running Lawrence, Long Island, 
this summer. Mr. Krlanger has a 
summer hoin«- there, with forty rooms. 
Mr. Casey o<< upi'-.l three when first 
going there, bur under the Krlanger 
tutelage and system of training down, 
Tat is now using bur two, having lost 
twenty-live pounds the first month in 
the country. I'at now runs into New 
York every morning, racing with Kr- 
langer"s auto. This helps some, says 



the agent, but the best weight re- 
ducer is playing baseball, that is, when 
you have someone bat the flies over 
your head, so it gives you a long chase 
after them. And Pat Isn't a chaser, 
either. 



Joe Schenck and Roland West 
bought a yacht about two weeks ago. 
Poland selected the boat and Joe gave 
a deposit of $200 to bind the sale. 
The remainder of the purchase money 
was to be turned over when the yacht 
was moored to the Columbia Yacht 
Club dock. The day arrived. Messrs. 
West and Schenck went over to the 
dock. Their yacht came in. Joe looked 
it over, and was about to write out a 
check, when glancing over the off side 
of the gunwhale, he noticed Frank J. 
Gould's $400,000 ocean-going pleasure 
boat, just breaking into commission. 
Joe looked down at his own boat, then 
took another peek at Gould's water 
palace. "Come on, Roland," said he, 
"We'll stake them to that $200, and 
wait until we can get a regular ship." 



The Varikti- Baseball Club and a 
team from the Colored Actors' Benev- 
olent Association, will struggle on the 
latter's ground at 13Gth street and 
5th avenue, Friday, June 30. The 
field is enclosed, and an admission will 
be charged. The first $30 taken in 
goes to the ground; the balance it 
has been agreed shall be split between 
the teams 60-40. (No provision has 
been made, if the receipts do not 
reach the $30.) 



Hl'XNIXU A H(Xi FA1IM. 

Bill Lykens has been appointed by 
the Sire Brothers official superinten- 
dent of the hog farm they intend 
starting at their country place, near 
Morris Plains, N. J. 

Bill is a pretty wise little fellow on 
hogs. He says there will be 10,000 
on the farm, and that he is using the 
S res' auto every Sunday to scour the 
surrounding country in search of the 
swine. 

What seems to strike Mr. Lykens 
as the enjoyable part of the hog farm- 
ing business is that there is one hun- 
dred per cent, in hogs, with food free. 
The latter is secured from the New- 
York restaurants. In vaudeville when 
booking an act. Bill gets five per cent. 

if he is lucky and is obliged to 
split" that with the Cnited agency, 
when booking through its office. 



"WALT/IN*; >l\l>" COM INK OYKlt. 

MarquarcU's "Waltzing Mad," a 
specialty that has been appearing in 
the Kuropean music halls for some 
time, has been placed with the Shu- 
lerts for next season. The contract 
calls for eight weeks, startiny Oct. 2. 
with an option. The Marinelli office 
fixed it. 

Henri (iressit and Barney Reilly, 
the globe trotting advance men of the 
Henry W. Savage staff returned from 
a trip abroad Tuesday. 



Roy Manaker, a newspaper man, 
formerly of Boston and St. Louis, has 
been engaged as press agent for the 
Pantages Circuit in Seattle. 



AS THE BALL PLAYERS MIGHT 

ADVERTISE THEMSELVES 



i 



MIKE DONLIN 

Would like to prove to some wide-awake manager that they ran come back. 
Is ready to go on the diamond at a moment's notice. 

REMRMHKK — Mike Donlln. when he quit the name, wag one of the biggest drawing 
cards and hardest hitters in the National League. 

YOU CANT GO WRONG ON THIS ONE. 

Personal Direction. MABEL HITE. 



LARRY 



ft • 



YLE 



THE 3-rtASE HIT KID. 
Captain New York Giants, Season 1911. 

Exclusive Management, JOHN J. MrGRAW. 



TY 




THE BIGGEST DRAWING PAIID IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE. 
BOOKED SOLID WITH DETROIT TIGERS. 

Direction. HIGH JENNINGS. 



CHRISTY 



CHIEF 



MATTHEWSON^MEYERS 

Vic wonder battery. 

Booked solid the year around (Next winter, vaudeville). 

For particulars, see MISS MAY TILLY. 

SOME DANDY LITTLE ACTORS References— BOOZE Bl'LGER. 

(X. B. ) — Acting last winter didn't hurt us 

JOHN J. McCJRAW SAID: Boys, I'm proud of you. and when we play a game 

for the picture machine, vou can manatee the team. 

THAT'S WHAT Ol K MANAGER THINKS OF IS. 
P. S— A FEW SINDAVS IN THE EAST OPEN THIS SIMMER. 



HONUS WAGNER 



THE PITTSBURG 
PET 



Good notices In every city on the National League. 
READ what the Pittsburg Leader said: 

"Our own Bonus Wagner was the star attraction in the hotly contested game 
yesterday between the Cubs and the Pirates In the first inning Bonus stuhbed his 
toe. trying to get down to second on a passed ball. In the third inning It was our 
Honus who got a safety off Brown. Bonus was the only Pirate to get to the Cubs' 
wonder, and turnd the trick again in tin- ninth, with three neu on bases, knocking 
out a double, scoring the crew and winning the game." 

THEY ALL SAY THE SAME. 
PRESS AND 1'1'Itl.lC AGREE THAT BANS WAGNER IS THE GREATEST EVER 
Here's what the Philadelphia Ledger said: 

"If It weren't for Wagner, the Phillies would walk in." 

BROKE THE RECORD \T THREE PARKS THIS SIMMER 
The only ball player In the world who owns a part of a circus. 
All time booked. Personal and exclusive management. FRED CLARKE. 



OCT OF THE ORDINARY. 



IRONMAN McGINNITY 



NEW GLOVE 



In an ciitirelv new offering. 
NOVEL SWEATER. ORIGINAL CHEWING TOBACCO. 

( Fullv protected by copyright.) 
(Pirates and all oilier clubs --keep off. i 

Address, care NEWARK BASEBALL CLl'B. 



WATCH OCT FOR 



MIKE LYNCH 

NOW 

With the 

SYRACUSE STARS 

And 

THE TALK OF THE T< »\VN 

Headed for the 

BIG TIME 

OPEN FOR SIMMER 191J 
( Don't tell Geo. Kuntsch. I 



WANTED 

Reliable Players 



NO USHERS OR 



I, 



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VARIETY 



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HOW THE VARIETYS WON 

FROM THE UN1TEDS 

By BO Z EM AN BULGER 

The Famous Baseball Writer of the New York World 



27-4 



(Through the rain breaking up the New York-Detroit game last Friday, Mr. Bulger wan 
secured an official scorer. Although Mr. Bulger fell asleep during the proceedings, he 
declares that the following account of the historic game at McComb's Dam Park is tech- 
nically correct.— Ed.) 



While the baseball team made up 
of Variety critics, office boys and ad- 
vertising solicitors may not go rollick- 
ing down the pages of diamond lore 
as did the lamentable Casey who 
spilled the beans at Muddville, their 
overwhelming defeat of the team from 
the United Booking Offices has estab- 
lished a new line of thought in the 
National Pastime. It has upset all 
theories over which the experts have 
pondered for years. If the dear reader 
ever spies the three sheet portrait of 
Captain Dash in the Hall of Fame, 
there will be a reaaon. 

It will be remembered that some 
years ago Willie Keeler explained the 
theory of hitting safely by saying the 
only way to do it was to hit the ball 
"where the man alnt." At the out- 
set of the hard fought contest Captain 
Dash punctured a. yawning hole In 
this time honored theory by showing 
that a Variety batter could reach first 
Just as easily by hitting the ball 
"where the fielders are" i. e. where the 
United Booking fielders were. of 
course it necessitated the knocking off 
of an arm or a leg here and there, 
but at the end Captain Dash's theory 
had been established for years to come 
beyond peradventure of doubt. 

The score of this momentous game 
was 27 to 4 in favor of the Variety, 
critics but the reader must bear in 
mind that they had a decided handi- 
cap in their favor at the outset. The 
Variety fellows were able to close in 
"one" while the curly wolves from 
the United shop required a full stage. 
In fact they could have used the whole 
Orpheum circuit in recovering some 
of the batted balls. Harold and 
George, the kid battery for Variety 
practically stopped the show. At the 
finish they did a single turn before a 
drop in one and retired six of the 
Booking Offices batters in succession. 

Captain Robertson, of the Booking 
Office forces complained that after the 
eventful struggle that the bats of his 
heaviest sluggers had been shot as full 
of holes as a swiss cheese or even a 
etepladder and he gave that as a 
reason for the numerous whiffs at the 

breeze. 

If your Uncle Phil Nash "had been 
ten years younger," as he says, the 
result might have been different. The 
Oldtimers over at the Orpheum doubt- 
less remember the time when Mr. 
Nash was a baseball critic and a short- 
stop as well.. None of the rest of us 
can go that far back. He was unable 
to play but he helped the team along 
as oest he could by directing the scien- 
tific inside stuff from his office by tele- 
phone. For instance, when Jess, of 
the Variety team, lifted a fly to center 
Held in the sixth inning, Captain 
Robertson immediately called to Mr. 
Nash. 



"A high fly has been sent to center" 
yelled Robertson over the phone "Who 
do you think ought to catch it?" 

"Well" replied Mr. Nash through 
the receiver "I'll take it up and let 
you know. Now there is a week open 
at ." 

In the meantime the ball fell safe 
and the batting critic sped around to 
third base. 

There were numerous occasions 
where a critic spoiled a long hit. In 
fact that is part of their business on 
and off. Frank O'Brien, of the United 
sluggers, started a hit in the seventh 
inning that looked like a riot when 
suddenly Jolo, a critic, showed up in 
the offing. He extended his hands to 
receive the drive, but it tore through 
his talons, struck him on the thigh 
and finally lodged in the slack of his 
pants after ruining a baseball suit 

that cost seven dollars two dollars 

down and a dollar a week. 

Another rally started in the fifth 
when Manwarring, of the Max Hart 
Office, uncoupled a wallop that looked 
good for a circuit of the bases. It 
was a scream and would have had the 
whole show looking at him through 
the wings when all of a sudden the 
umpire, who evidently was also a 
critic, called it a foul and Mannie had 
to go on next to the pictures for the 
rest 01 the afternoon. 

This game was played under the 
rules that were in vogue during the 
days of the Willow Swamp League. 
Harry Weber, the real batting bearcat 
of the United team, came to bat four- 
teen distinct times and eleven times 
he hit nothing but the scenery. He 
always appeared with his war club 
when the bases were full. On ordi- 
nary occasions he did not bat at all 
The Variety fellows, being members 
of the union, complained of this as 
being unfair and went on a strike un- 
til he went back to the bench. 

By the way, an interesting double 
play was spoiled in the eighth inning 
under very extraordinary circum- 
stances. The shortstop of the Variety 
team refused to work longer with the 
second baseman on the same bill. This 
was brought about by the umpire de- 
manding that all players show union 
cards. 

Probably the most interesting and 
dramatic era of this historic contest 
was the eighth inning when Captain 
Robertson, of the United team, who 
studied the art of pitching in a cor- 
lespondence school, decided that he 
would go in the box and show the 
critics just exactly how it should be 
done. He went to the mound, but at 
the end of a half hour he went away 
from there. The Variety, fellows 
banged him for twenty-four hits and 
thirteen runs. 

It was not until the last minute 




CIRCUS NEWS 



RAINS STOP TWO TOURS. 

John Huftle has a deep-rooted 
grudge against the weather man. John 
had organized two tent combinations, 
one offering "Uncle Tom's" at popu- 
lar prices to Long Island, while the 
other was a mixture of circus, car- 
nival and museum, scheduled to hit 
the towns within the shadows of the 
Catskill mountains. 

Everywhere that John "staked" the 
show the rain would either drop gent- 
ly or pour in torrents. John finally 
called all bets off. Both tented aggre- 
gations have been stored for the pres- 
ent. 

Huftle will again try the "white 
top" touring thing, putting out Nettie 
Rivers at the head of the Knicker- 
bocker Stock company, opening July 3 
on a lot that looks dry. 



CAKNIVAIj tour abandoned. 

Chicago, June 21. 
The proposed Carnival Co., that the 
F. M. Barnes Booking Agency ex- 
pected to tour the country with, has 
been disbanded and will not go out 
as scheduled. No reason is given for 
the sudden change in plans. Follow- 
ing the extensive arrangements that 
were being made to launch the pro- 
ject, the announcement came as a 
surprise. 



CIRCUS MAN LOSES LEU. 

Utica, N. Y., June 21. 
Emiuett Weedon, a lithographer 
with the Buffalo Bill "Wild West," 
was run over in the railroad yards 
here Monday and one of his legs 
cut off. Weedon was attached to the 
staff of "Car No. 1" of the Bill show. 

Emmett Weedon is well known in 
burlesque circles in this city. Last 
season he was the advance man of 
Jack Singer's "Serenaders" company. 
He joined the Bill show for a "sum- 
mer snap." 

that Captain Robertson discovered 
the trouble. He found out that he 
had studied the game at night and 
neglected to take into consideration 
the effect of the sun in his face which 
prevented him from getting the ball 
over. 

Harold, the la-year old office boy 
catcher for Variktv,, who tips the 
beam at about OS pounds net. gave 
out an interview after the game in 
which he explained that he did not 
throw man) runners out at second, 
because they did not get on tirtt. 

To-day the United team is in the 
throes of distress. Mr. All.ee lms can- 
celled their act and closed them for 
good. They have failed to get any 
booking on the short time. Yes. its 
worse than that- despite the fact that 
they have got new people and fresh 
stuff. Mr. Nash wont even give them a 
try-out at Union Mill or Camden. 

Later Captain Robertson has en- 
gage! an entirely new company, and 
as permission has been given for them 
to run the bases in ta\i< abs, the> 
will give the critics another battle 
this afternoon. 



"WILD WKSTH" IX CHICAGO. 

Chicago, June 21. 

The west is soon to get a good dose 
of "wild west." Chicago will have 
two weeks of it with the "101 Ranch" 
leaving the Windy City as the "Two 
Bills" pull In. The city is billed from 
one end to the other with the an- 
nouncements of the two "will west" 
aggregations. 

The 101 Ranch opens in Chicago 
July 8, and makes four stands there, 
leaving July 15, the day that the Two 
Bills invade the Windy City for a nine 
days' engagement, making three of the 
lots on the "101" itinerary. 

The Miller-Arlington show puts in 
two days at each lot, the first stand 
being at Sixty-ninth street and Hal- 
stead avenue; the second, Thirty-ninth 
street and Went worth avenue; the 
third, Douglas boulevard and Howard 
street, and the fourth, Southport ave- 
nue and Diversey boulevard. 

The Two Bills are scheduled for a 
five days' stand at Thirty-ninth street 
and Wentworth avenue, two days 
at the Douglas street intersection, 
and two days at the Southport and 
Diversey corner. 

Several of the Ringling circus chiefs 
are of the opinion that neither of the 
wild wests will do much in Chicago. 
They opine that Chicago is not circus 
hungry just now. 



YOl'XG BUFFALO EAST. 

Vernon Seaver and his Young Buf- 
falo wild west show is now making 
stands in the east. The show wizards 
are wondering what he will do with all 
the other "white tops" on the same 
soil with him. 

Seavers show was at Mt. Vernon, 
Tuesday, and a number of New York- 
ers went and looked it over. 



OPERA IIAXC'KKS STRIKE. 

Paris, June 13. 
The performance at the Paris Opera 
last night, was marked by an inci- 
dent not often witnessed at this Acad- 
emy. The male dancers struck, while 
the overture of "Coppelia" was being 
played, and refused to go on the stage 
for the rise of the curtain. 

The conductor stopped his musi- 
cians, and one of the stage managers 
appeared, explaining that on account 
of a sudden strike the first art of .Leo 
Delibre's ballet could not be given, 
and they intended to proceed at onre 
with the second act This was done 
Beyond a few protests the evening 
passed without further trouble 

The dancers state 1 that :he> had 
no intention of striking, but being in- 
formed suddenly b> the management 
that a M. Claret had been appoit "e i 
ballet master, the others protected and 
sent a delegation r -> Mf--.ii;.-. dir«' 
tor of the Op. ra Messager re '<:-.>• i 

in such a high handed manner \o •\\-- 
ciiss the matter that the dam <•'•> the*-,. 

Upon declined '»» go on the S';'ge 'I'! 1 ' 

question is to be di>«r,«:sf,i i< m..- <\ . 
dicate of Maimers 



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Six Telephone Girls. 

Socgs and Dances. 

28 Mine.; Full Stage. Close Two. 

American Roof. 

The Six Telephone Girls make a 
girl act of the conventional typo. 
The act reeks of Gus Edwards, and if 
it does not belong to him, it should. 
There is a man at the head who works 
well enough to secure his name in the 
billing. The full stage scene is in a 
telephone exchange. The girls are 
seated at switchboards while the man 
acts as office manager. There is a 
quantity of good, live talk, handled 
exceedingly well by the man, backed 
up strongly by the girls. The girls do 
well when dancing and singing also. 
Their appearance Is hampered by the 
poor and cheap dressing. They make 
one change of. costume which loses 
any value that it might have through 
the second costume being worn as un- 
derdressing for the first. Whoever 
Invented those half silk hose is going 
to have something to answer for be- 
fore the coming season is over. They 
look worse on the girls than the old 
all-cotton coverings. There are a 
couple of gingery numbers in the 
specialty. The act is a feature num- 
ber for the small time where it will 
make good and can be readily head- 
lined. That, however, is its limit. 

Hash. 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK. 

nlfial Presentation, Flrat Appearance 
or Reappearance In or Around 
New York 

"IHck," Haninierstein's. 

The Ringliiigs, Hammerstein's. 

Jones and Lyle, Hammerstein's. 

Sumiko, Fifth Avenue. 

Diamond and Nelson, Fifth Avenue. 

Wykoff and Percival, Fifth Avenue. 

rMossom Seelcy, New Brighton. 

Little Lord Roberts, New Brighton. 

Shean aud Gallagher, New Brighton. 

Adele Oswald, Brighton Music Hall. 

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Connelly. 
'Sweethearts"; (Dramatic). 
23 Mins.; Full Stage; (Special Set). 
Fifth Avenue. 

In what they term their own ver- 
sion of Sir W. S. Gilbert's "Sweet- 
hearts," a dramatic contrast in two 
scenes, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Connelly 
are at the Fifth Avenue this week. 
The first scene, "Love's Young 
Dream," shows the garden of Jane 
Northbrook's (Mrs. Conneijy) home in 
full bloom. Here Jane receives her 
lover, Henry Spreadbrow (Mr. Con- 
nelly), who, in his English soldier 
suit, is ready to depart at once for 
India. He would show his affection 
at parting, but the girl treats him 
indifferently. They plant a little syca- 
more tree, there is an exchange of 
flowers, and the soldier hastily exits. 
The second scene, "Age Ripened by 
Experience," shows the transitory pe- 
riod. The sycamore is full grown, and 
the young sweethearts have become 
aged and gray in the passing of years. 
Sir Henry returns in civilian's clothes 
to the garden spot, where forty years 
before he had bidden adieu to Jane. 
He finds her still unmarried, and in 
love with him. Both reveal their true 
affection and the lovers embrace to 
part no more. Connelly's best work 
is done as the old man, while Mrs. 
Connelly shows to advantage as the 
demure young hoopskirted miss in the 
first scene. Her voice should stand 
out stronger in the second part. The 
piece has true sentiment, bound to 
appeal to anyone that is half human. 
There is a delightful touch of nature 
that brings forth a responsive refrain 
from the heart. The Fifth Avenue 
audience voted hearty approval, and 
there were several curtains. Mark. 



Rouble Simms. 

Singing Cartoonist. 

12 Mins.; One. 

American Roof. 

Rouble Simms was probably of the 
team of Hon and Price, before the 
act became Hon and Tracy. If not, 
then some one got an idea from some 
one. Simms wears a comedy makeup 
that is funny because of his slight 
build. He has no voice, which doesn't 
count although the kidding of the 
songs does. The drawings also matter 
little. Simms has some funny talk 
that gets over, and ne also secured 
plenty of laughs from seeming to take 
a couple of girls in the audience as the 
models for one of his drawings, throw- 
ing the picture to the girls when he 
had finished. An Indian head marked 
the ending. A very good number for 
the small time. Hash. 



Will Roetun's Athletic Girls (0). 
Fencing, Boxing, Wrestling. 
8 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Hammers tein*s. 

There is contained in this number 
the basis ol an excellent vaudeville 
presentment. With a little more 
showmanship, it could readily be de- 
veloped into a snappy bit of enter- 
tainment, full of comedy and instruc- 
tion. At present there is too much 
posing. The services of a live stage 
director to inject a bit of ginger is 
essential. The act opens with two 
girls fencing, the "lunging" and 
"parrying" handicapped through the 
participants wearing high-heeled 
shoes. Then follows some bag punch- 
ing as a single turn — the weakest 
portion of the act. This is succeeded 
by a series of poses illustrating the 
various blows employed by the great 
fighters oi America — which doesn't 
interest anybody. What is wanted is 
action. A moment later is a boxing 
bout, in which some rather clever head 
work is displayed by one of the girls. 
For a finish an extremely lively wrest- 
ling match arouses the audience to 
enthusiasm. The various holds and 
twists are executed with every sem- 
blance of being rehearsed. This is 
where the services of a stage director 
would be of value. The girls look 
clean and are neatly dressed — a po- 
tent factor in placing a valuation on 
the turn. Join. 



Claire and West. 
Singers and Dancers. 
8 Mins.; One. 
Hammerstein's. 

On at 8:14, these boys had no 
chance to distinguish themselves even 
if possessed of any unusual talent. 
They do some loose dancing, with 
just a few steps away from the regu- 
lation frame-up of male steppers. This 
is followed by a "rag" solo on the 
piano by one, while the other changes. 
Then the pianist tells and does the 
"gag" about the old soldier who had 
no right arm and substituted his nose 
for executing the treble portion of an 
instrumental solo. This is very old 
and always poorly done. No one has 
ever yet explained just why it was 
necessary for the unfortunate man to 
continue his instrumental evolutions 
when our liberal congress provides 
pensions for all disabled warriors. 
Claire and West are as good as most 
of the opening male dancing acts 
shown hereabout in recent years. 

Jolo. 



Verxa and Adele. 

Contortionists. 

7 Mins.; Four. 

Yerxa and Adele are presenting a 
charmingly dressed contorting turn 
that with a little strengthening, will 
be right for an early position on any 
of the big time bills. At present 
the act is a litle short on the time 
limit. The opening is a dark stage, 
with a few minutes' of dancing by the 
female member. From this the two go 
right into a fast routine of clever 
twists, both double and single. In 
the position opening the show on the 
American Roof last half of last we^k 
they were well received. Fml. 



Freeman and Dunham. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

American Roof. 

Freeman and Dunham have a little 
something different In the two man 
frame up. The first number is a taxi 
driver and a "swell," with a song 
about New York. It is good locally. 
The men then offer single specialties, 
one doing a French number very well, 
while the other does "That Wasn't 
AH," used by Carl Herz and Willa 
Holt Wakefield. He also sings Val- 
eska Suratt's "When Broadway Was a 
Pasture," "Alexander's Ragtime 
Band," and a burlesque French song 
in Italian makeup. The same number is 
a feature of the Two Bobs* specialty, 
which helped them toward their big 
success in England. Freeman and 
Dunham are a likeable pair, with 
pleasing personalities and good ap- 
pearance. With the proper material 
they should advance. Dash. 



Raymond and Faust Sisters. 
Songs and Dances. 
10 Mins.; One. 
American Roof. 

Raymond and Faust Sisters do not 
look like a new act, although this 
may be their first appearance about 
New York. The appearance of the 
trio, which caused the above observa- 
tion, will probably be the means of 
holding them back also. The dressing 
could be much improved. The girls 
are both bully good dancers of a type 
different and much better than is 
usually seen in acts of this description. 
They appear to have had special train- 
ing in light foot stepping, and go after 
it with every confidence. The man is 
the possessor of a rather good voice of 
the illustrated song calibre and is a 
help. Proper dressing up and a differ- 
ent arrangement may lead the trio to 
better things. Dash. 



Belle Onra. 

Trapeze. 

» Mins.; Full Stage. 

Fiftli Avenue. 

While Belle Onra does not show 
anything sensational in her routine 
on the trapeze, she has several things 
in her favor that should keep her act 
before the public. Belle has a pleas- 
ant manner, shows symmetrical curves 
in her aerial garb, and works with a 
rapidity pleasing to the eye. It isn't 
what she does, but the way she does 
it that makes Belle's act acceptable in 
an early position on a big bill. 

Mark. 



Josephine Le Roy. 

Songs. 

W Mins.; One. 

Miss Le Roy gives the impression 
that she is English with her opening 
number, but this is dissipated later 
when she takes to "raggy" Btuff. This 
little singer might dispense with the 
use of the present "special drop." 
There Is a frightful clash between the 
re;l and green strips. Her first num- 
ber could also be changed, or have at 
least one of the verses cut. Miss 
Le Hoy has a pleasing personality and 
with "Traumeri" for the closing nuin- 
I ■*•!• earned several bows. 

Fred. 



Jinunie Murray. 
Songs and Talk. 
16 Mins.; One. 

It doesn't take long for the "acts" 
on the "small time" to "cop" an idea. 
A short time ago Harry Cooper ap- 
peared at Hammerstein's, in the make 
up of a Hebrew letter carrier. Now 
.Hmmie Murray, whoever he is, is on 
the "small time," first appearing in a 
postman's' outfit. Murray enters car- 
rying letters, postcards and papers. 
His principal object seems to be the 
advertising of a paper, since the post- 
man adapted idea is merely utilized 
for the excuse of pulling "a lot of 
old boys," long since released and 
laid to rest by the embalming fluid at 
the hands of others. After dragging 
through with this junk, Murray dons 
a Prince Albert, and further illustrates 
his versatility by delivering an "imi- 
tation" of James Thornton — which of 
course includes some of Mr. Thorn- 
ton's best jokes. But Murray didn't 
commence to understand how to get 
them over. The "imitation" died with- 
out a ripple. He played the "bones" 
to close. This got him a bow, for it 
was a relief to the audience, and they 
didn't care as long as he was surely 
going. The act can't stand up on the 
"small time." It might do in th- 
very slow company found in the pl< - 
ture-and-two-act show. Fre.i 



Newsboys Sextet. 
Singing. " 

18 Mins.; One (5): Four (5); One 
(8). 

The Newsboys SfxM contains six 
of the members of the "Song Revue" 
turn. They are employing all of the 
numbers that were in the big act, and 
retain the "Jimmie Valentine" piece 
of business for that song. What is 
needed sadly at present is more com- 
edy. Fred. 



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Brothers Martlne. 
Comedy TrampoltnisU. 
11 Mins.; Full. (Interior) 
Henderson's. 

The Brothers Martlne have an act 
that can All In on either end of the 
ordinary small big time bill. They 
work "straight" and "comedy." The 
comedian does several nifty falls, lead- 
ing to the finish of the turn. The 
"straight" man is an acrobat of no 
mean ability. The feature of the turn 
is "60 somersaults in 60 seconds," by 
the straight from a trampoline. This 
brought a number of bows. 

Fred. 



Meuther and Da via. 

'Songs and Dances. 

12 Mins.; One. 

A pleasing "small time" "sister act" 
is offered by these two young women. 
The opening, as boy and girl, was 
pleasing, and the single numbers that 
followed, well received. The girls 
might freshen up their repertoire of 
numbers. Both have good voices. "My 
Cavalier" used for the closing num- 
ber, received enough applause to war- 
rant several bows. The act is well 
dressed and shows class. Fred. 



lieatte Evans. 

Songs. 

12 Mins., One. 

Beatte Evans bills herself as an 
English singer, but the only evidence 
of that is her singing of Clarice 
Mayne's "Moonlight" song. Beatte 
starts off with a current song, chang- 
ing costume quickly for the "Moon- 
light" number. When first appearing 
the singer is heavily under-dressed. 
It spoils her appearance. In the sec- 
ond song, she is a real good lookef. 
For a finishing selection Miss Evans 
picked a song that shows a very good 
voice. She has a good chance on the 
"smalltime." Jcs*. 



Dinehart and Heritage. 

Comedy Sketch. 

13 Mins., Four (Parlor). 

In a comedy sketch with an old 
school plot, the pair show they are 
very capable. Besides the sketch there 
is a good comedy idea that "small 
time" audiences like. They make it 
apparent in two parts of the sketch 
that accidents have happened, appear- 
ing to be convulsed with laughter so 
as not to be able to speak the lines. 
And the audience laugh along with 
them, giving rousing applause at the 
finish. The young woman is a cute 
little blonde. Jew. 



Patty and Desparado. 

.ousts. 
7 .wins.; Full. 
Henderson's. 

The routine that Patty and Despa- 
rado are showing at Henderson's this 
week will never earn them the big 
time. The act has nothing sensational, 
and the closing is weak. The best the 
men offer is a series of head-to-head 
stands, with a walk-over bridge stairs. 
An unnecessary assistant is carried. 

Fred. 



Samson Trio. 
Strong Act. 
Mins.; Full Stage. 
Ham merstei n*s . 

These three men made their appear- 
ance at the roof garden at 11.30 Mon- 
day night, when scarcely one hun- 
dred people were left in the house. 
To make matters worse, their open- 
ing consists of a series of poses in 

front of a black curtain, which start- 
ed them off in a draggy way. They 
show a number of combination feats 
of strength and agility, a few new, 
but not sensationally so. For a fin- 
ish one of the men in a "crab" pos- 
ture sustains the weight of a piano 
and his two colleagues. All three are 
attired in leopard skin trunks, ex- 
tending up over the left shoulder. 
Their posing and "marching" to the 
accompaniment give them the unmis- 
takable stamp of foreign importation. 
There is no especial style or individu- 
ality about the turn. Jolo. 



OUT OF TOWN 



Kaii and Romano. 
Singing Act. 
14 Mins.; One. 
Keith's, Philadelphia. 

The reframing of the singing act 
with which Maude Earl and John Ro- 
mano have entered vaudeville as a 
team places them in the better class 
of singing acts and in the way of 
making a number which should meet 
with success. It will depend mostly 
upon the combination of songs Miss 
Earl selects. She possesses a light 

\oice of even texture and pleasing in 
t >ne and quality. Careful training 
has evidently furnished Miss Earl with 
the method of using her voice cor- 
rectly, there being no effort to force 
it. But Miss Earl cannot sing all 
songs well and the selecting of ma- 
terial will be half her battle. Those 
used now are suitable and well sung, 
though "My Hero," from "The Choco- 
late Soldier" has been almost worn 
through. It brought her liberal re- 
ward, however, but not as much as a 
catchy little "Mammy" song. This is 
her best and with something to catch 
the popular fancy for a finish, Miss 
Earl will have a dandy little act. She 
has the advantage of youth, a winsome 
face and the two costumes, a natty 
white suit with a becoming hat for 
the opening song and a pretty girlish 
dress of pink, made her attractive 
looking. Mr. Romano accompanies 
Miss Earl, on the harp, and plays a 
solo, while she changes. Mr. 
Romano is an excellent harpist, 
but it is a question of the 
selection for him, too. He is using 
"O, Promise Me," pretty and well 
played, but old. It will do no harm 
for him to try out one or two more 
modern numbers until he strikes 
something which will bring him all 
his good playing deserves. The act 
met with favor here, winning on its 
merits. Miss Earl and Mr. Romano 
were members of Julius Steger's Com- 
pany in vaudeville. 

fiforyr M Yoinnj 



"The Meistersingers"; (18). 
"Swept by Ocean Breezes." 
25 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Keith's, Boston. 

Here's the act that New York has 
been waiting for. It is all singing 
and the program is a varied one. 
Twelve male voices — some forming a 
combination from three famous mu- 
sical quartets, have joined hands, and 
the result is "The Meistersingers." 
Their offering is called "Swept by 
Ocean Breezes." It is a good title 
and they almost proved its worth Mon- 
day night, the hottest of the season. 
The audience that filled the house to 
about two-thirds of its capacity, were 
in a listless mood and to applaud any- 
thing was out of the question. "The 
Meistersingers" were "No. 6." The 
audience was hot and tired. Yet 
after singing nine numbers and hold- 
ing the stage for twenty-five minutes, 
three encores were demanded. The 
house is slightly darkened for the 
introduction. Before the rise of the 
curtain, the singing of "The Old Oaken 
Bucket" is heard. The rise disclosed 
twelve men seated on the veranda of 
a summer hotel at the sea shore. A 
cyclorama is used, showing a water 
ripple and a lighthouse in the dis- 
tance. The floral decoration in the 
set consist of palms and ferns. These 
are seen to sway in the breeze and 
made the audience sit up and take 
notice. The singers, who looked more 
like staid business men out for a rest 
at the beach, than professionals, sang 
until they were tired. The program 
consisted of "The Soldier's Chorus" 
from "Faust"; "Beauteous Night," 
"Tales of Hoffman"; "All That I Ask 
Is Love"; "Wot* Cheer"; "Summer 
Days"; "Invitation Waltzes"; "The 
Mulligan Musketeers"; "Any Old Port 
in a Storm"; "Childhood Recollec- 
tions" and "My Hero" from "The 
Chocolate Soldier." Very close to the 
finish, "Onita" the "Brownie," makes 
her appearance. There is no reason 
for bringing her into the act and her 
introduction acted as a damper for a 
moment. Onita did a "Brownie" 
dance. She wasn't asked to encore. 

"The Meistersingers" hold over for 
a second week. Its needs slight ad- 
justing and with about seven minutes 
cut from the running time, is good 
for a real headliner in the biggest 
houses. The Harvard, Schubert and 
Weber Quartets make up the act. It 
is the goods. Qooltz. 



HERE'S BILLY GOULD 

By WILLIAM GOULD. 



Clarence Oliver. 

Monologist. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Young's Pier, Atlantic City. 

Clarence Oliver has been playing 
for the past two years in the west. 
This is his first eastern appearance. He 
is a pleasant looking chap and knows 
how to wear his evening clothes. Mr. 
Oliver has a clear speaking voice, and 
really clever way of telling stories. 
Opening with a parody, he quickly got 
into the routing of talk and his easy 
manner of delivery soon brought the 
audience into good humor. He regis- 
tered a goodly number of laughs and. 
finishing with another parody, won 
hearty applause that brought him out 
for an encorse number. Mr. Oliver 
scored nicely. /. I'ulnxki. 



17-11)11 AI>A<JKS. 

Its a long lane that hasn't a mov- 
ing picture house. 

An act on the stage is worth two 
on the street. 

He who hesitates is— a bad mono- 
logist. 

If at first you don't succeed try— 
another act. 

"Honesty" is the best (insurance) 
policy. (That's why there are so 
many bad actors). 

There's always room at the top for 
(Victor) Moore. 

(Make them) laugh and the man- 
agers are with you. Don't — and he'll 
leave you alone. 

Live and let — other people's acts 
alone. 

In God we trust, but from all others 
we want an iron clad contract. 

Early to bed and early to rise if 
you open the show. 

Imitation is the sincerest from of — 
stealing the best part of an act. 

The wise guy from the city is usu- 
ally the biggest boob on a farm. 

It's a wise child that knows his own 
— act after the choosers get busy. 

One good turn deserves another, but 
the managers seldom get two together. 

Silence is (Geo. Fuller) Golden. I 
wish he would break the silence. 

Little children should (not) be seen 
— and not heard — on the stage, says 
the Gerry society. 



If you want some Inside "info" read 
Elbert Hubbard June number of The 
Fra — (vaudeville number) read what 
he thinks of first class vaudeville and 
the treatment he received. Then read 
Alice Lloyd's advertisement in Variktt 
June 3, and what she has to say to 
the managers, attaches, and stage 
hands; then re-read Nugent's letter 
three different sources. Mind you. 
"they" are actively engaged in first 
class vaudeville; they all agree. 



Suffragette Note: 

Melville Ellis is back from Europe 
with a lot of new gowns. 



The following bulletin was posted 
at the stage door of the Orpheum the- 
atre, Los Angeles, June 12: "On ac- 
count of the sad condition of our foun- 
der and first Big Chief, Geo. Fuller 
Golden, whose health has been for 
some time in a precarious condition, 
suffering from tuberculosis, and hav- 
ing gained the information from his 
physician that he requires as much out 
door exercise as possible for him to 
obtain and being without funds other 
than necessary for the maintenance of 
his family, we subscribe the amounts 
opposite our names as a part and por- 
tion of a fund, to be derived from pub- 
lic subscription from the members of 
our order, The White Rats of America. 
This fund is to be used for the pur- 
chase of an automobile which is to be 
given to him in order that he may 
take the proper outdoor exercise pre- 
scribed by his physician: Arthur Hon. 
$K»; Rob Cunningham. 51"; Paul nil- 
lion. $2"; Hilly Link. $*, ; Wilbur Held. 
$f»; Paul Deiss. $f> 



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VARIETY 



I^BBI 



HAMMERSTEIN*S. 

The roof garden on top of Haniiner- 
stein's theatre seeins somehow to be 
lacking in the main essential requi- 
site to the proper enjoyment of an 
evening at an aerial place of enter- 
tainment. Reference is not made to 
the absence of a liquor license, but to 
the total lack of novelty in the pro- 
gram. Mayhap one Wilhelm Hammer- 
stein in an all-wise wisdom, born and 
nurtured on years of experience in 
roof garden management, prefers to 
withhold his novelties until the month 
of July, when they will be far better 
appreciated. The present entertain- 
ment, commencing at five minutes af- 
ter eight and extending to a quarter of 
twelve, is about as tame and uninter- 
esting an affair as could possibly be 
gathered together for such a purpose. 
Not the acts individually are poor, but 
it is the combination, with no novel- 
ties interspersed, that fails to create 
pleasing entertainment for an evening. 

There was a big attendance not- 
withstanding. Perhaps Wilhelm has 
overcome the absence of a*"/eature" 
by changing his program weekly. That 
keeps the "regulars" In line, and cer- 
tainly is working out to better box 
office results than in previous seasons, 
when the programs were kept almost 
intact for weeks at a time. 

Alvin and Kenney opened the show 
with a comedy aerial act, entirely lost 
at such an early spot. Claire and West 
(New Acts), Buffered similarly in sec- 
ond position. Crouch and Welch were 
scheduled for "No. 3," but cancelled 
through the illness of Miss Crouch. It 
is significant that through an error in 
billing she was heralded as "Grouch." 

The only real roof garden turns on 
the bill followed — Mile. Eugenie Fou- 
gere and Martinetti and Sylvester. 
Both were through long before nine 
o'clock. The Fougere now has a wo- 
man working with her, singing while 
the curtain in the rear is closed to en- 
able her to make costume changes. 
When Fougere finally emerges for the 
regular turn she introduces her assist- 
ant as follows: "This is my sister. Oh, 
la-la!" — whatever that means. Mar- 
tinetti and Sylvester were the one big 
"clean-up" Monday night. They can 
be classed as the legitimate successors 
to the famous Rice and Prevost. Al- 
exander and Scott and Belle Blanche 
were next in order. For the roof, Miss 
Belle has had (in the language of 
Timotheus McMahon) "her telephone 
cut out." The remainder of the turn 
went very well. For a talking act 
Howard and Howard did remarkably 
well. They hesitated quite a while be- 
fore accepting what they regarded as 
an open air engagement, but need have 
no fear. The Bell Family closed the 
first part. By the time their first se- 
lection had been rendered half the 
audience was on the Suffragette Farm. 

The second half of the program ran 
as follows: Roehm's Athletic Girls 
(New Acts), Bernard and Weston, 
"Consul, the Great," Bedini and Ar- 
thur, Winsor McCay, Samson Trio. 
Bernard and Weston scored a hit. De- 
wirsky, trainer for "Consul," is with 
him and the act is working smoothly; 
Bedini and Arthur had nobody to bur- 
lesque, their stronghold for roof work. 
Winsor McCay did a "Brodie" and cut 
his act to "cases." Samson Trio (New 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

•Whitey" did some business atop 
the American theatre Tuesday night. 
A great evening for lemonade, and 
Whitey was giving orders to his as- 
sistants with the rapidity of a gatllng 
gun. It begins to look as though 
the management would have to switch 
with "Whitey" on the proceeds if they 
want to come out on the big end of 
the receipts. Three more nights like 
Tuesday, and "Whitey" will be pay- 
ing Ed Bloom his salary instead of 
Marcus Loew. 

There was a good crowd assembled 
on the roof. The weather was ideal 
for roof entertainment. 

A very good show was also in order 
and if the management can keep up to 
this standard, there seems to be no 
reason why the roof shouldn't enjoy a 
prosperous season at the scale of 
prices. 

Harry Tighe is the headllner with 
his latest college sketch in which 
Harry has allowed the role of the 
janitor or attendant to overshadow 
his own. The piece opened a bit slow- 
ly, but got going as it went along, fin- 
ishing in very good style. The sketch, 
however, did not do as well as it has 
in the regular houses. One of Tighe's 
old sketches played by a small time 
company before the same class of au- 
dience did much better, perhaps be- 
cause of the rougher comedy involved. 

Leo Beers at the piano did well, al- 
though he has no material that has 
not been heard many times. Vesta 
Victoria's "Mary Took Calfs to the 
Dairy Show" was his biggest winner. 
The English songs are becoming popu- 
lar, it seems. An act just before used 
Lily Lena's "Have You" Got Another 
Girl at Home Like Mary?" 

Gertrude Dunlop, assisted by a man 
not billed, did exceedingly well. Ger- 
trude is a decidedly clever girl, with 
a good idea of comedy, and gets it 
over beautifully. She has a couple of 
very good numbers also, and a voice 
above the usual. The girl has a 
knack of "getting to" her audience 
and she will bear watching. Real 
funny women are scarce in vaudeville 
(or anywhere else). 

The Webb Trio, with little trouble, 
could improve their acrobatic offering 
greatly. The boy should be dressed in 
his own attire. He makes such a poor 
looking girl that it takes away from 
the general appearance. The big 
woman in the act looks dandy and has 
a smile that is worth as much to the 
specialty as her size and appearance. 

'The Australian Wood Choppers," 
the same that William Morris dug up, 
made a very interesting closing num- 
ber. The men held most of the au- 
dience in, which is saying a whole lot 
for a roof garden where the elevators 
are eagerly sought around 11 o'clock. 

Foley Bros, opened the show, with- 
out' starting anything until one of the 
brothers announced the "silver shower 
clog."' which sent them off to good ap- 
plause. 

Rouble Simms, Freeman and Dur- 
ham, 6 Telephone Girls and Raymond 
and Faust Sisters (New Acts). 

Dash. 



Acts) closes the entertainment to emp- 
ty benches. Even the waiters had de- 
parted. Jolo. 



BRIGHTON THEATRE. 

It's Anniversary Week down Dave 
Robinson way. The theatre is all 
done in red, white and blue, with flags 
everywhere. From the start that the 
house got Monday night it appeared as 
though the Anniversary thing was go- 
ing to do some business. The man- 
agement thinks so well of it that next 
week they are calling the bill "the 
New Brighton Revue." Changing the 
billing in this way every week is fig- 
ured as making every program a fea- 
ture. 

It took some calculating after Mon- 
day matinee to get the bill running 
properly. After the changes had been 
made, however, everything ran off 
smoothly, aside from a short unavoid- 
able wait before La Belle Titcomb ap- 
peared. 

La Belle closed the first half in her 
horse act which she first showed atop 
Hammerstein's. Things didn't go just 
right for the singing equestrienne. The 
lights were troublesome and the horse 
didn't seem to relish the heat. The 
act is a bully sight offering. La Belle 
is singing much better than when last 
seen, which aids not a little, and her 
appearance (through the loss of some 
weight) is also improved. She makes 
a stunning appearance on the beauti- 
ful white horse. 

The program boasts of three big 
laughing hits, with a fourth not far 
away. Barnes and Crawford were the 
first of the big laugh getters, closing 
the first half. Bessie Crawford is sing- 
ing very well and looking dandy, car- 
rying about ten pounds less avoirdu- 
pois. Diero scored as strong a hit 
with his miniature instrument as us- 
ual. 

Kate Ellnore and Sam Williams, 
second after intermission, were the 
second big laughing number. Kate 
had no trouble whatever. All she had 
to do was raise a finger, and the house 
howled. The foolish "Salome" bit at 
the finish brought them back for four 
or five bows with a big laugh tied to 
each one. 

Nat Wills, down next to closing, 
made the third of the trio of laugh- 
ing hits. Nat is now confining his 
talk in the main to London. It is 
all funny, as it is all new and origi- 
nal with the comedian. It isn't all 
material, though, with Nat. The 
tramp comedian has no superior In 
putting a story over. He gets three 
laughs out of a simple story that 
would in most cases call for but a 
snicker. A couple of new parodies 
helped along and the house was not 
satisfied until he told of the act that 
was hissed off ahead of him. 

Bert Coote and Co. were the nearly 
act. The Englishman didn't fall much 
behind the others in corraling laughs. 
Coote is genuinely funny. The sketch 
is a poor vehicle for the comedian's 
talents. 

Valerie Bergere and Co. in "Judg- 
ment," supplied the sombre side. Miss 
Bergere has rearranged the piece some 
since last seen. The character of the 
mother-in-law has been taken out al- 
together, removing the slight attempt 
at comedy and the act gains thereby. 
This leaves the piece alive from start 
to finish. 

De Voie Trio opened the program 
to good effect. When the trio attain 



BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL. 

Down at the Brighton Music Hall 
where the footlights are aglow again 
for the summer, Manager Charles S. 
Breed has an act to spare. With the 
show starting at 8.30 and several of 
the acts running longer than the time 
card allotted, the closing number 
Tuesday night at 11:18, made no at- 
tempt to put on the full act. 

In the switch, Hickey's Circus was 
placed to follow the intermission; 
West and Van Slclen assigned to close 
the show, following Eva Tanguay. The 
audience had been well entertained by 
tbe time Eva appeared and was ready 
to go home. When she quit the stage, 
West and Van Slclen came on for a 
cornet duet and then vamoosed, the 
curtain being run down lor the end. 

Eva is saying farewell to American 
vaudeville this week and she went the 
wise old owl one better when she 
picked out the ocean shore for her 
last appearance here In two years. 
There were a few empty seats Tues- 
day night and it looks as though our 
friend Charles would come out on the 
right side of the ledger in spite of the 
"three thou" said to be due Eva when 
the week is up. 

The bill would give immense satis- 
faction without Eva. Rem Brandt 
opened, Dale and Boyle were "No. 2," 
"High Life In Jail" was on third. 
Harry Jolson, fifth, with Sam Curtis 
and Co. closing the first part. Each 
act scored and the audience showed 
hearty appreciation. 

Louis Rheinhard comes in the "act" 
category this week, playing a violin 
solo, "Old Folk At Home," during the 
intermission. Louis got the "spot," 
and much applause for his efforts. 

Hickey's Circus was "No. 6" and 
made it hard for MoKay and Cant- 
well, who followed. Howard proved 
the legitimate "clean up" of the set 
ond part, with his clever ventriloquis- 
tic act. This Scotch entertainer can 
let them all go by, then step to the 
plate and lace over a hit that hits 'em 
upstairs and down. 

With the reopening of the Brighton 
Music Hall under Mr. Breed's manage- 
ment, a number of changes have been 
made. The front of the house and the 
aisles have been covered with matting. 
New scenery has been installed and 
several interior sets being added to the 
former equipment. 

Frank A. Girard is treasurer, with 
James T. Dolan. his assistant. Edward 
Girard has charge of things back stage. 

Mark. 



Gordon & North have engaged Mar- 
guerite Chabauty, formerly of "The 
Columbia Burlesquers," for their 
"Passing Parade," Charles Raymond, 
late of "Wine, Woman and Son; ', i .• 
the "Whirl of Pleasure," and Phyrue 
Ogden, for another of their thowp for 
next season. 

snap and style they will rank well as 
an act of their kind, "'lie Six Steppers 
were placed nicely ("No. J ") ' and reel- 
ed off a substantial hit. The act, al- 
though lacking class, makes the two- 
men dancing teams h >k pretty foolish. 
Gordon Bros, and Boxing Kangaroo 
closed the show. The house remained 
seated to see the animal in action. 

Dash. 



VARIETY 



ji 



HENDERSON'S. 

Henderson's, last Monday night, was 
the scene of several riots. The show 
ran in fits and starts, hut there were 
six turns of those programed that 
proved big winners. Between these 
acts the show slowed down. The run- 
ning order had been switched for the 
night show. The result was a pleas- 
ing entertainment. 

Abbott and White were the real 
start of the bill. The boys are native 
sons of the Island and the home folk 
turned out en masse to give a befitting 
send off. The boys stopped the show 
completely. A speech and ten bows 
were the total result of their work. 
With the next turn there was a little 
flop. Patty and Desperado. (New 
Acts). 

Baily and Teare, on next, livened 
things up again. The man is a clever 
colored comedian and had them laugh- 
ing all the way. Their finish on the 
brasses went big. The Romany Opera 
Company held forth in the next spot 
and proved a "clean-up." The person- 
nel of the act Is practically the same 
as in days of yore. The repertoire Is 
nicely selected and was well received. 
Florence Qulnn, a diminutive soprano, 
stands out among the principals. Her 
rendition of the Doll Song from "The 
Tales of Hoffman" was a distinct fea- 
ture. 

Following the operatic offering came 
Harvey and De Vora Trio. The num- 
ber proved to the liking of the audi- 
ence and the little "pick" employed in 
the turn was one of the bright features 
of the evening's program. The Bro- 
thers Martine (New Acts) next. 

Then came the Bowman Brothers 
with another solid hit. The Harem 
skirt finish for "The Land of Har- 
mony" was the means of capturing the 
audience wholesale. With the "Top of 
the World Dancers" in the closing 
position, the show left a pleasing Im- 
pression. The tabloid musical comedy 
was the feature of the bill, and the 
various numbers received well earned 
applause throughout the action. 

The Musical Forrests opened and 
Celia and Neta Reid followed in the 
early spot. Fred. 



ARTHTR'S T1HST PROGRAM. 

Asbury Park, N. J., June 21. 

The first program of "big time" 
vaudeville for this summer, to be 
presented at the Criterion next week, 
has been arranged by Arthur Klein, 
the newest manager of Walter Rosen- 
berg's Criterion theatre. 

Hilled to appear are "The Bandit," 
Ashi Troupe, Donovan and Arnold, 
Bison City Four, Nancy Withro. Wil- 
liams Brothers, and Bert Melrose. 

■Vr, Klein is running the house on 
a penontc. :e plan with Mr. Rosenberg. 
Vaudeville will remain there over the 
summer. The initial bill is a sample 
show, preliminary to a big Fourth of 
•July week, with the shows growing 
stronger weekly. 

The Critei ion is a theatre of small 
capacity. Bookings for it will come 
through the United Booking Offices. 
Mr. Klein has oh'ained the United 
"franchise" for this city. 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

You never can tell what that audi- 
ence at the Fifth Avenue is going to 
do on a Monday night, but this week 
it wouldn't have taken a wise man to 
have coppered any old kind of a bet 
that it was doing a good imitation of 
the Egyptian mummy that hasn't en- 
joyed a laugh since the days the sand 
was dropped on the Sahara desert. 

The audience was conspicuous by its 
absence. Even the ushers were too 
warm under the collar to start much 
applause. Both the old and the new 
acts suffered with the heat and from 
the lack of noise. 

Truly Shattuck was headlined, but 
if Monday night's audience is any cri- 
terion, she isn't the "draw" at the 
Fifth Avenue she should be, after star- 
ring in "Alma" in the same neigh- 
borhood ( Weber's ) . 

Belle Onra (New Acts) opened. 
Brent Hayes followed and his "ban- 
joisms" were well received under the 
conditions. The Avon Comedy Four 
were on third and worked hard to 
puncture the deathlike silence with 
their songs and comedy, finally arous- 
ing them at the finish. 

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Connelly (New 
Acts), had an act that suited the 
Sphynxy atmosphere, and Perry and 
White put the busy little bee to shame 
before the audience was aroused from 
its reverie. 

Emmet Devoy and Co. between the 
"souse" and the "chocolate colored 
baby" at the finish, gave the curtain 
a little more exercise, with the audi- 
ence exercising its hands for a minute. 

Miss Shattuck proved a feminine 
Horatius, for she stood at the foot- 
lights and almost dared them to ap- 
plaud her. She was in good voice, 
but the house was in deep slumber. 

Mabelle Fonda Troupe felt more 
like throwing the clubs Into the audi- 
ence than into each other's hands, but 
creditably stuck to their posts and 
closed the show. The orchestra was 
awakened by the fall of the curtain. 

Mark. 



MUC KEN FUSS COMING. 

Chicago, June 21. 
B. S. Muckenfus8, the former Inter 
States Circuit's booking manager, will 
leave for New York next week, taking 
his entire family along. Mr. Mucken- 
fuss has been in the agency business 
here on a ten per cent, basis since re- 
tiring from the Inter State. There is 
a possibility that he will locate in 
New York and open an agency there. 
His daughter, Rosalie, is in the United 
Hooking Offices, looking after "small 
time" in the South. 



Inge and Farrell, a "sister" act, 
have separated. 



OFFERS FOR T1NNEY. 

Two offers from the different sides 
of the legitimate fence for Frank Tin- 
ney, are being looked over by his rep- 
resentative, Max Hart. 

The Shuberts would like to engage 
Mr. Tinney to take the part in the first 
Winter Garden show which was played 
by Al Jolson at the Winter Garden, 
New York. The other proposition ar- 
rived from a Klaw & Krlanger man- 
ager. 



NEW YORK. 

About half a house at the New York 
Tuesday night witnessed a "small 
time" vaudeville bill, remarkable for 
its lack of features and class. The 
one turn on the bill approaching any- 
thing near a solid hit was Milo, who 
has been seen under another name. 

The opening turn was two colored 

entertainers, Gaines and Jones. They 

have a turn that would remind one 

in a way of Williams and Walker many 
moons ago. The straight is a dandy 
"coon" who gets his points over very 
well. The comedy man Is a little shy 
at present, but should manage to 
loosen up a bit, and the turn would 
improve to a great extent. The sec- 
ond spot was assigned to Lucille Lang- 
don, who delivered three numbers 
with pleasing result. The trouble with 
the act presented by ths little Miss 
is that two of the songs she offers are 
practically the same. She should re- 
tain her closing number by all means 
and look for a new opening song. She 
was received excellently for the early 
position. 

The Semon Duo followed after a 
reel and managed fairly well. The 
Italian number used to .close with 
is not as strong as it might be. Then 
came Milo, who kept the house guess- 
ing for ten of the seventeen minutes 
that he held the stage. 

Cohan and Young, with "Cohen 
from Bridgeport," pulled some laugh- 
ter. They are a new combination, and 
the men do not work with sufficient 
snap at present to get as much out of 
the duolog as their predecessors (Har- 
rison and Barney Bernard) did on the 
big time. 

A musical turn by the Banta Broth- 
ers was one of the hits of the night. 
The singing of the four was particu- 
larly to the liking of the audience. 
Josephine Le Roy (New Acts) was in 
the next to closing spot, with the fin- 
ish left to Nat Leffingwell and Co. 
Leffingwell Is a great "small time" 
comedy artist, and his work kept the 
audience laughing to the end. 

Fred. 



OVERLAND AUTO TRIP. 

Portland, Ore., June 21. 

Angela May, the prima donna, who 
is traveling the west coast in her own 
motor car, has left for a visit of the 
summer resorts of this state, Washing- 
ton and British Columbia. 

The singer has been making a pro- 
fessional tour in her auto, starting af- 
ter an engagement at the Orpheum, 
Boise, April 9, of last year. She 
has been en tour for one year and 
three months, during that time travel- 
ing some 4,000 miles. 



ACCIDENT COSTS 20 WEEKS. 

Chicago, June 21. 
The comedian of the Williams, 
Thompson and Copeland Co., accident- 
ly cut his right hand this week on a 
glass. The injured member became 
worse and the comedian visited a phy- 
sician who advised him not to work 
until it healed. The accident made 
it necessary for the trio to cancel 
twenty weeks' work recently contract- 
ed for. 



THE LIGHTS O- LONDON 

Cecil Spooner, this old English 
melodrama and ice-cream cones, were 
the main attractions at the Metropolis 
theatre in the Bronx, Monday evening. 
As an idol in the Bronx, Miss Spooner 
has Christy Matthewson backed off the 
boards. The play made no difference. 
As the characters appeared they were 
cheered for what they had done. 

The ice cream cones came in quite 

handy while the stage hands were 

shifting London about at great speed. 

The big advantago In the play seemed 

to be the showing of snow. It was hot 
and then some, Monday evening, but 
the players shivered with cold, and 
you have to hand it to them for being 
actors when they could extract sym- 
pathy from a perspiring crowd. And 
that hero did look cold. The little 
fellow went through three hours of 
drama without a bit of cheer until 
the last two minutes of the piece. That 
goes for the heroine as well. And the 
villain had to wear a fur-lined over- 
coat. 

"The Lights O' London" has a plot 
that could really be played in twenty 
minutes or under, and in many cases, 
bigger plots are shown in the London 
halls at present. While at times the 
crowd groaned at the villain, they 
did not hiss him — for at one time or 
other in his Bronx past, he must have 
been a hero. 

The melodrama travesty of the 
present day must have been taken 
from this play. Harold Armytage is 
certainly a travesty name. Harold was 
the hero. Clifford Armytage was the 
hero's cousin and villain at the same 
time. Bess Marks was the heroine 
and Hetty Preene was a foolish girl 
who wanted fine clothes and also 
wanted to be a lady. Seth Preene 
was Hetty's father and he did the vil- 
lain's dirty work, because he wanted 
his daughter to get what she wanted. 
Joseph Jarvis was a kind actor, and 
Eliza Jarvis was his wife. There are 
other characters such as the hero's 
father, but he gets his In the first act. 

Harold, the hero, played by a dark 
fellow who combs his hair like an 
actor, was certainly the champion 
grouch of the world throughout this 
play. But then he worked as though 
he was playing a regular part, and as 
long as he is handed the leads will get 
along. Rowden Hall was his real 
name. The villain was played by 
Hal Clarendon. Outside of forget- 
ting his lines a few times, Hal gave 
satisfaction. He staged the piece as 
well. Richard Purdon perhaps did 
the only piece of real acting during 
the evening. The others played their 
parts in order to give the idea of the 
story, but Purdon is a character man 
of some note and certainly saves that 
company this week from a shut-out, as 
far as acting is concerned. 

Miss Spooner has the part of Bess 
Marks, but there is nothing to it that 
gives the stock leader any chance. 
While it Is a hard thing for a stranger 
to the Bronx to rave about the 
Spooner stock at one sitting, it is 
worth the price of admission to go up, 
just to hear the villain say in the last 
act, "Hetty has betrayed me, curse 
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MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr. ; agent. 
Orpheum Circuit). — The Majestic haa offered 
some exceptionally prominent headllnera In 
the paat several week*, but evidently there la 
a little "Jinx" around the house, for without 
an exception, they have fallen far below 
expectations. This week It was expected that 
Louise Dresser would break the spell. After 
her opening number, It looked as though she 
would, but the headllner kept on singing 
number after number until It began to look 
as though she Intended giving the evening's 
entertainment all by herself, and toward the 
finish the audience refused to applaud. Miss 
Dresser works In "two." accompanied by a 
pianist. With two or three songs eliminated 
from her routine and working In "one" with- 
out the pianist, there is every reason to be- 
lieve she would do much better. Edwards 
Davis presented his own playlet, "All Rivers 
Meet at the Sea." Mary Hampton, who Im- 
personates a scrub woman, seems promising, 
but there Isn't a chance for Earl Mitchell or 
Alice Learn, the other two members of the 
cast. However, the setting was above the 
average, which helps, although one can't find 
much enjoyment looking at a pretty stage 
picture for twenty minutes, especially on a 
warm night. Harry Fox and the Mlllershlp 
Sisters followed Davis and Co. They alone 
gave the audience their money's worth. Fox 
Is In a class by himself when It comes to light 
comedy. Sherman, Krantzman and White 
were also present, with Terry Sherman re- 
placing Earl Taylor. Some new material has 
been added with good results. Sherman, If 
given a little more opportunity to clown, 
might help the comedy end considerably. The 
three boys are already working smoothly, and 
In a few weeks should have an offering fifty 
per cent better than their former one. Will 
Rogers, whom the management thought wor- 
thy of a two weeks* engagement, went better 
than he did last week. Rogers Is a relief 
from the conventional comedy single. His 
talk Is made doubly valuable through his 
peculiar delivery, and It never falls to bring 
the desired laugh. The droll cowboy shared 
the honors with Harry Fox. The Four Hunt- 
ings went rather slow Monday evening, and 
didn't seem to start until the dancing finish. 
This Is no reflection on the quartet's work, 
however, for they hate an excellent comedy 
act, but Monday's house refused to become 



Interested. Corlnne Francis In an early spot 
went through safely, with some good numbers 
well rendered. The Narrow Brothers opened 
the performance with a comedy bicycle act. 
The contortionists kept the house In good 
humor through his falls, and brought the 
tram soMd applause at the close. The Three 
Escurdos closed. WINN. 



Willie Slegle, a Juvenile Hebrew comedian, 
and until lately one of the Telegraph Four, Is 
losing his eyesight. No one ran And the cause 
of his present trouble. 



Joe Allman Is back In America after three 
years' absence In Australia. 



Harry Lyons, a former Mort Singer prin- 
cipal, has left Chicago for New York, after 
a few disastrous weeks In vaudeville. Lyons 
will attempt to connect with a musical com- 
edy while In the east. 



Terry Sherman has replaced Earl Taylor in 
the White City Trio. Sherman Is a Chlcagoar 
and has written several popular song h\-> 
Taylor has found another trio In San T'rnn 
Cisco. 



The Interstate office has arranged to sup- 
ply attractions for Grceson's the.arr. Tampa, 
and the Victoria, at Charleston. S C. 



Rlvervlew Park at HutcMson has decided 
not to alternate between vaudeville ard mu- 
sical comedy this summer, and Int-tead, will 
piny solid vaudeville tills throughout, booked 
•by J. C. Matthews. 



Kerry Meag'. r, win, \v!i> start a five weeks' 
vacation next month. u.\a decided to take 
another look at New York Instead of hiking 
to the mountain* •>•• fishing purposes. Thin 
will be Kerry's second visit to the big city in 
thirty-five years. Twenty-four years ago he 
got as far east as Hoboken, but balked at the 
Hudson River and turned back Chlcagoward 
Last summer Kerry mustered up enough 
nerve to go the limit and took his first good 
look at Broadway. This summer his Inten- 
tions are to go away up to Harlem and look 
at the Bronx from the viaduct. He may. 
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Mayme Children of Roblsh and Childress, 
attempting to save her nephew's life, when 
i had set fire to his clothing, had her hands 
rribly burned. Despite her efforts the child 
ed in a hospital a few hours later. Mrs. 
>bisch is recovering at her home here. 



Sheppard Camp, a former burlesque man. 
will replace Frank Mclntyre In "The Trav- 
eling Salesman" next season, when Mclntyre 
goes with "Snobs," the new George Bronson 
Howard comedy. 



Harry LeVan has been engaged to play the 
lnclpal part In Dixon and Hansen's "Happy 
hool Kids" Lee Krause closed the con- 
act. 



Avery Hopwood has completed his i.exl sea- 
son's effort, which Is entitled "Somewhere 
Rise." Preparations are being made to launch 
the piece early In the fall. 



Sandy McGregor, the Scotch comedian has 
en signed by Mort Singer to hold down a 
irt with "The Prince of To-Night" In which 
ow Henry Woodruff will star. 



The Policemen's Benevolent Association has 
lected Harry Askln's "The Girl I Love" for 
1 annual benefit to be held at the Audlto- 
11m here week of Sept. 24. 



Cairo Portello has opened a producing de- 
rtment In the American Theatrical Agency, 
•r first effort being "The Portello Eight." 
>w In rehearsal. 



Lenox Pawle, a member of "Marriage a la 
trie." will produce for vaudeville next sea- 
n. a one-act playlet called "The Devil's 
orld." Pawle has been engaged for "Pom- 
der Walk," which opens hero early In the 
II. 

"The Goose Girl," from Harold McGrath's 
vel will go Into rehearsal early next month 
r production some time next season. 



McVICKER'S (Geo. Warren, mgr.; K. & E. ■ 
— Aborn Opera Co. 

COLUMBIA (M. Woods, mgr.; Columbia 
Am. Co.). — "The Bowery Burlesquers* will 
close the engagement at the Columbia next 
week. House will be dark for remainder of 
the summer. 

CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE (George Kings- 
bury, mgr.; K. & E.). — "Little Miss Fix-It" 
still drawing big audiences despite hot 
weither. It will probably last over the sum- 
mer. 

OLYMPIC (Sum Lederer. mgr.; K. & E. ). — 
"Get Rich Quick Walllngford," figured as the 
best show in town. 

POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.; K. & E.).-- 
"The Seven Sisters," eleventh week commenc- 
ing Monday. A few changes In the cast have 
been made, but otherwise the show remains 
the same and present business looks promising 
for a good summer engagement. 

PRINCESS (Mort. H. Singer, mgr.; Shu- 
berts). — The management evidently seems sat- 
isfied with the showing made by the new 
piece since they have announced no plans for 
anything to succeed "The Heartbreakers" be- 
fore next season. Business Is picking up every 
day. 



GARRICK (W. W. Freeman, mgr.; Shu- 
berts). — Howe's Travel Lectures. 

RIVERVIEW EXPOSITION— Arthur Pryoi 
.11. (1 his band for another week. 

WHITE CITY.— Liberal's Grand Opera Co. 
and band, feature attraction. Torcat seems 
to be the headline sensation, and is playing to 
several large audiences nightly 

SAN SOUCI. — Free vaudeville with Sophie 
Tucker heading. 

FOREST PARK. — Johnny Hand and his 
band. 



CHICAGO MUSEUM (Harry E Thurston, 
mgr.). — Big Otters Trained Animal Show. 
Burlesque and Curio Hall. Freaks: Ella 
Ewlng, J. W. Coffee Young Sandow and 
Kl Kl. 

WILLAK1) (Jones, Llnlck & Schaefii. 
mgr.; agi nt. Frank (J Doyle >. Alice Ray- 
mond & Co.: ('nine & (iilnm; John E. Brennan 
& Co.; Davis & Cooper; Alpha Troupe. 

WILSON AV. (Jones. Llnlck & Schacfer. 
mgr.; agent, Prank Q. Doyle ». — Stella Bid- 
well & Co.; Andy Rice: Raymond & Burton 
Co.: Earl Flynn: Morle & Scomie. 

VIRGINIA (W. B Heaney. :n«r. ; ag.-nt. 
Frank Q. Doyle). — Muzz & Kumm; King & 
Davis; Shirley Lane; Kelley Bros. 

BIJOU DREAM (Slgmund Faller. mgr; 
agent. Frank Q. Doyle). — Le Crand<- Trio: 
Ben Turplns; Willis & Willis; Jimmy R«mo; 
Du Boise & Younge, Sidney Dillon & Co. 

PREMIER (Chas. Srhaofer. mgr.; agent. 
Frank Q. Doyle). — Anglo-Russian Trio; Ows- 
ley Bros.; ORourke & ORourke; Ethel Rey- 
nolds: Chas. Welsz: Maybe 11 Milton; Knight & 
Benton: Harry Klein. 

GEM (Chas. Schaefer. mgr.; agent, Frank 



Q. Doyle). — Orrln & MeKenzle; Helsler Sis- 
ters Figaro; Marie Ward; Melville & Whit- 
ney; Scott & Crosby. 

WHITE CITY VAUDEVILLE THEATRE 
(Luwig Linick, mgr.; agent, Frank Q. Doyle) 
-The Millers; Edna Ruppert; Kramer & El- 
liott. 

IOLA (Georg. E. Powell, mgr.; agent. 
Frank Q. Doyle*. — Frankic La Marche; Dal- 
benle; Polskl Stock Co. 

MONOGRAM ( M. Klein, mgr.; agent. Frank 
Q. Doyle). — May & May; Lizzie Hart. Th«- 
Hillmans; Klein & Doyle. 



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MltPHEI'M 1 Martin Beck, gen mgr.: agi-nt. 
< ipheum C|. <-uii 1. —Edward Abeles. supported 
by charlotte Landers, has a cleverly <-on- 
Htructid comedy sketch. "He Tried to Be 
Nice." It found favor Immediately Ray- 
mond and Caverly went very well. Albert 
Hole, the boy soprano, Interested and enter- 
tained. Bellclalr Bros.. In the closing spot, 
held everyone In with their excellent aerobatie 
«p« cialty. "A Night In a Turkish Bath" did 
not lose anything through playing the second 
vveek. and gathered In the big hit. Farrell- 
Taylor Trio (holding oven also put over a 
solid success Belle Adair passed nicely 
.lamts H. Culbn once again proved equal to 
the occasion. 



Mrs Weston Is booking the Richmond 
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Dolllver ftnd Rogers, those dancing soubrets, 
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nitely at the New Port Cafe. Seattle. They 
open In Seattle 26. 



The Premium theatre on Fllmore street has 
had a checkered career Bince openlnR a few 
months ago. The management has tried 

everything from Yiddish vaudeville to mov- 
ing pictures. Now comes the report that 
they are RolnR to have musical comedy. The 
house has been renamed the (layety. 



Jack Kleley leaves for the east to attend 
the convention of the Stage Mechanics, as rep- 
resentative of tin- Oakland local. Mr. Kleley 
has been electrician at the Oakland Orphcum 
since the opening of that house a couple of 
years ago. 



ltrui'p and Calvert leave for the east 20. 
They are to join one of CIus Hill's shows for 
next season. They are a clever team and 
have been doing their act on the coast this 
piist season, biled as the (ierman Professor 
and the CJIrl. Mr. Itruce pays hi- will stop off 
at Milwaukee to refresh his dialect. 



The Rees Trio sail for Honolulu 2T> for six 
weeks, after which they will go to Australia. 



( >ne of the- saddest happenings In the west, 
was the sudden death of clever little Nellie 
Montgomery, who was Mrs. Charles Albert 
Fischer. She had been confined In the Sls- 
teis" Hospital. An operation was performed, 
which proved unsuccessful, although the life 
of Mrs. Fischer's new-born babe was saved, 
and is doing nicely. The loss of Nellie Mont- 
gomery will be keenly felt by her host of 
friends both in and out of -the profession. 
She sang and danced her way Into the hearts 
of the San Francisco and Los Angeles audi- 
ences, where she appeared In musical stock 
with the Fischer Musical Comedy Company. 



Tin- New Fort Cafe at Seattle Is In the 
hands of a receiver. Mr. Rosenthal, the for- 
mer manager. has left for Alaska. Sam 
Mlair. husband of May Taylor, has been ap- 
pointed amusement manager. In conjunction 
with Mr. Stanton, he will look after the af- 
fairs of the <"afe f.»r the creditors. The lia- 
bilities reach $!*>, flint. 



Ale\ I'ant.'iKcs Is exclusive booking agent 
for Fasad. n;i and Ocean Park, two towns 

outside ill' I .OS A Ilgell s. 



I '.<it l.e\. v has appointed M. H Sheedy 
as his New York representative, and hereafter 
will liring six nets direct from New York. 
Tin tnst relav of acts sent by Sheedy artived 
II. The quality of the acts are far above 
the a\-ragi o' those seen out lore hitherto 

Mr. I.'\i\ s> ems pbas'd. ami states that if 
Sheed\ continues to send the sinie in it' till 
i ach w eek will hi sat I s« t i • ■ < I 

"\^" 1 1 1 i • - Crooks, who a! present is come- 
dian ainl produci r with the I.i-wls and Lake 
Company at the (liand theatre. Vnnituiver. 
It i". will (lose with that company and make 
his way to these parts Mr. Hrooks has a 
record of long engagements to his credit. 



With the opening of last week's show at tin- 
I. os Angeles theatre, 1 1 1 • ■ house became known 
as The KmprcsB. 



The Armstrong Musical Comedy Company 
i-= making very good at Stockton, and staml- 
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!i,s popular company. They open at tbi 
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.In. :• I'lara Howard, the clever soubret «.(' 
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i«is>- states th.it he \v;ih one of the "black- 
listed acts' th.it h;nl Binned contracts with 
P.i n t .i ■■• s In fore the blacklist was raised, anil 
» li.it In is out here fullllling his obligations 
Tip- ;i< I gins to I. oh Angeles ii-xt week and 
* '"•■in there to |>i rivr Primrose states that 
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there now. She received quite a reception 
on her opening In i v this time This Is the 
Beeond rnniiRcmi'til i>layed hy MIsb Ward at 
the Portola. 



Sousie Lehman has slgind t" go with Don 
I "h 1 1 i pi n is Kami an soprano soloist She Joins 
ilo ban.] L'". 



Anderson, McNeil and Saucedo opened on 
the iirphiuiii time last week and certainly 
made good. This act Ib purely a western 

and one ol" the kind that, when they do get 
east, we hear from again out here as top 
out i h lis 



Tii. Pi.rtnla Louvre I'afe have brought hack 
lis.i Ward, and she 1b IIIIIiik her engagement 



The advent of "The perfect <'.lrl" Into 
vaudeville, piloted by that careful manager, 
dorge Kbey, of the Oakland Orphcum, Is an 



engagement of note. She waa discovered by 
Mr. Ebcy and her success Ih due to his unfull- 
Ing effort In her behalf. During her two 
Wei ks' engagement at the Oakland Orphcum. 
crowds were turned away at every perform- 
ance. Mr. Soniienberg (treasurer of the Oak- 
land house) states that never In his experi- 
ence in the show business has he seen an at- 
traction that offers greater possibilities. "The 
Perfect dlrl" will go on over the Orpheum 
Circuit accompanied by her mother. Herkcley 
is MIbb Kdwards' native town. 



Jerome II. Heinick has opened professional 
rooms for the professional people when they 
are in and around San Francisco. The oilier 
Is in charge of Kert C. Marquart, a clever 
pianist. The olllce has been quite a success, 
as the number of professionals coming in 
every day denote The looms are situated In, 
the Douglas building, Itus Market street. 



Tom Kelley, the popular San Franciseo 
singer, has been held over Indefinitely at tin 
Odeon <"afe. 



Mr. Tifllney, associated with the Pantages 
olllce here, and who has been In the show 
business since Columbus discovered us, has 
lately been appointed Judge over In Marin 
County, where lie has been located for some 
time. Mr. Tifllney has been a success as a 
showman, and in his otlbial position, it Is 
flood morning, Judge. 



Al La Rose, who had the (larden theatre 
at San Jose has quit. He lost about ft'.OO. 
He has decided that he will go back Into the 
show business as a performer and play vaude- 
ville dates. No doubt La Rose haB found out 
that It Is better to be a performer and get 
his every week than to be a manager and 
face a weekly de licit. 



There are live musical comedies companies 
at Los Angeles: Joe Howard Co.. at the 
Majestic; Ferris Hartman Co., at the (Jrnml; 
Armstrong Co.. at the Lyceum; and the 
Olympic and the Princess, respectively. All 
shows arc reported doing business. 



PORTOLA-LOL'VRK (Herbert Meyerfeld, 
mgr.; Lester J. Fountain, amusement mgr.). — 
La Maja, Spanish dancer; King & Starr; 
Hampton <£.- Stuart; Lisa Ward; La Angellta, 

"Apache Dance." 



PHILADELPHIA 

Hy (IKORGE M. YOI'NO. 

KLITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr ; agent. I'. \i. 
O. ) It's a long time since Frank Tinney 
played around Philadelphia as "Kaby Frank 
Tinney" from Mike Fenton's school, and sang 
"I'm a Neat Irish Swell." Tinney hasn't been 
seen in his native burg for some time, either, 
but his home-coming this week is worth talk- 
ing about. Frank is here for two weeks. lie 
gut a gnat start for the opener. There hasn" 
been an act just like Tlnney's seen In t ,<■ 
Keith houses lure, and there Is no wa\ to 
describe It accurately. It was Just op I Ig 
riot of laughter Monday night. Follow in ". 
the outburst there was a cartload of M-iia! 
designs hoisted over the footlights, an''. Tin- 
ney is credited with receiving more lluw-is 
than any act that ever played .tie hon* . 
which is some record. The two svecks' >v 
here looks like a big thing t ■■: 
tlie house, too. There \\ • iv p 
offerings, giving the show 
to run on, and It kept •..;> a 
the start. The La T •< Pro 



• start with their era 
the boys showing 
lloor tumbling t> 
its In a single 
scored solidly w. I. 
act In which he ,j 
formerly one of t ' 

Miss White adds conn to the act 
tractive looking, and she can handl 



"'innej . and 

i ty 1. 1 in u 

b ■ . c ,'un kei I 

i U pace from 

ih heljied the 



■ -.<,' good acrobatic act 
on" inn "i.imonly ' b\ • r 
s I !oth are clean work 
I'.n'.le J. Warren Keam 
li:s nicely set up magical 
assisted by finer Whit- 
i-olliie Nli hols' Fadettes 
being at 
the piano 



as well as she did the baps viol. Kcane Is 
pretty well In advance of many of the big 
magic handlers, his manipulation of the cards 
bringing liberal reward. The Five Sallys put 
over a lively comedy Bketch, "His Wedding 
Day" It Ih a mistaken identity story, well 
handled and boosted strongly by the dancing 



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CHARLES HORWITZ 

Author of the beat sketches playing the beat 
vaudeville time In America and Europe. Hla 
record proves It. Over 200 successes to his 
credit, Including; those big hlta for Mr. and 
Mrs. Mark Murphy, Grade Emmett and Co., 
Dave and Percle Martin. Chadwlck Trio. 

Room 116, 1402 Broadway, New York City. 
Phone 2549 Murray Hill. 

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Chorus Comi'iliau nml versatile artist. Im- 
personation of KiiKlish, Irish. Scutch and 
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of F.Btelle fully, and the snappy work of her 
hrother In, (he principal comedy part. A real 
fiovellv ' wm.m the handwriting trickery of 
Ks '.j .iina, a .1 :i p. who can write words up- 
side down and backwards at the same time 
and with both hands The .lap Is a wonder 

>ud the act, though an odd one In vaudeville, 
Imlds at tent Ion at all times. lie won his share 
"f the honors. Lillian Hetlein's Mr voice ami 
Home stunniuK Kowns placed hi r in nicely, tip 
"Wyes'' number Bending her off In Rood style 
with an abundnnce of npplause following 
Miss llerbln drags Iter net considerably, by 

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being too long Linton and Law rem ■<■ found 
reoopnlt Ion for their snappy singing and 
dancing number, "The I'lano Store." The 
talk is carefully distributed, never halting tin 
speed of the sketch and the two put a daml\ 
finish with their duo number for the finish 
Kim hi Pantzer ami his company made a good 
closing number Tin- hand-to-hand tricks 
with the midget win their usual reward 
Mamie Ivule ami John Kommo i.NVw Acim 
VHToltIA (.lay Mastbaum. mgr: agent. II 
Halt McllugMl. 1'rsoi.e. an Italian \iolinisi. 
Iliads the hill this week and the musician 
offers quite a novel act tor the "pop" time 
I'vsoiie manipulates the airings skillfully ami 
adds some trick plaxing to the routine, such 
as t u 1 1 1 1 n k his back to the instrument ami 
playing with a cloth covering the strings 
He was well liked < Hie of the viiy best talk- 
ing acts seen In any of the small time houses 
is that of Karly nml l.aight. the handling of 
the material placing tin m way ahead of most 
talking teams seen. 'Chi' man ami woman 
divide the honors equally and the woman puts 
over an individual hit at the finish with a 
"souse" bit which is a corker. Karly ami 
r, night have a dandy number that ought to 
land them plenty of work. I'lime Is a com- 
edy juggler familiar in the small time houses 
lie has added some new tricks since last 
si en and all his stuff Is well done. The com- 
edy Ib mixed In nicely and handled quietly 
and with effect. The King Sisters appear to 
be newcoimrs. The girls have started well 
If this is an early start ami ought to land 
tin in in nicely. lioth look well and can sing 
and dance, a novelty in itself. The smaller 
of the two girls might discard the boy'B outfit 
and the Tanguay number. Neither helps. The 
"Sumimr Days" song with the changes, makes 
a dandy llnlsh. Cole. Hussell and Davis won 
a liberal share of the laughs for a short 
sketch fashioned around an old burlesque bit 
(t'lhtwil and O'Dowd did some fair stepping 
and the (iarduers offered n singing and talk- 
ing ad of fair merit. Their chances are 
handicapped by the ear-splitting shrieking 
of both Pictures. 

PA LACK (.lulifl E. Aronsoti. ingi : agent. 
II Part McHugh) — John Eckert and Co. wen- 
giv-n the feature position this week with the 
sketch "Love Via Wireless," Eckert employ- 
ing Morva Williams, last season with tin 
"Hi nt/.-Santby" show, and five girls The 
sketch needs a lot of (King before it can 
puss. In Its present shape It will hardly do. 
even for the small time Kekert is a Oilman 
comedian of the cleanest type and works 
hard for results, but he receives im assist 
; iir from i.Mss Williams, and not enough use 
i.'i mad ■ of the girls. Lack of stage facilities 
was a handicap, but the sketch Is not yet In 
llu shape to secure for Kekert what In- ex- 
pects Ned "('lot Ins" Norton and Miss Avers 
also from the burlesque ranks, are on the bill 
with a singing and talking sketch with a lit- 
tle stepping for the tlnish Norton Is still 
the same well dressed young man. cairying his 
clotlns tight and making three ipiick changes 
which attracted attention. Moth are lacking 
in the voice line, but with the careful ban 
dllng of the material they will do ni.ely for 
the small time lmusi s. Miss A vers, a good 
looking blonde, can improve her appi.irane. 
Their last song is not a good one im- them 
\ till showy hand-to-hand balancing net was 
ofleied bv Welgaml and Piiiinan mie ot tin 
nun iloi s some posing which i mild be dropped 
without hurting the ad Tiny need only to 
think up some new tricks to keep them right 
ii line Lev. Ward hoi a "lompanv ' bill." 
with him. It may ha\"e hoi n the sc. in ry rep 
ri sititing a box cat. or the f, How who walked 
:ii ross the stagi once and muiteii d something 
Ward is a comedian of the ti.unp \iiiety. hut 
stalls little until near tin finish, win n he , ui 

I hit n umber, a cha t a i t • i 
I i W'.i i 'I will build up his 

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the "pop" houses. Miss Deanc has a pleas- 
ing voire. Miss Robinson Is not so much on 
tin voice, but other songs than used Monday 
might help She also whistles. So does Lew 
Ward and neither gains by It. The dancing 
of Walker and Harris, a "sister team," helped 
tl ' in along. Pictures. 



WILLIAM PENN (Ceo. Metzel. mgr. ; ngent. 
I'ltzpatrick Ag. ncy i — Walsh. Lynch A Co; 
Franklin. Wilson & Co.; llrady A. Mahoney; 
UlaiK In- Palrd; Three Comiques; Spook Min- 
strels; pillules 

NINON iF. O Nixon-Nirdlinger. mgr; 
agent. NIxon-Nirdlinger) — Yackby & Bunnell; 
Pond Morse. (Joblle Hhelnhart & Co ; Loland; 
Joe Doming A Co ; Delmore & Lee; pictures. 

PEOPLE'S (F. O. Nixon-Nirdlinger. mgr.; 
agent, Nlxon-Nirdllnger i -22-24. Cameronl; 
Simmons & Powers: P. rt Carter & Inky Hoys; 
Sheldon & Wilson; Puckner; pictures. 

L1PKKTY (M. W. Taylor, mgr.; agent, 
'!';.. vlor & Kaufman i . —PI. t ro ; Carroll-Gillette 
Troupe; Phil Dennett: Lester & Kellett; 
Woodford's Animals; Oibson & llanney; ple- 
t u res. 

OHAND O H (W. Dayton Wegefarth, mgr ; 
booked direct > — Nellie Piewster & Amster- 
dam Quartet; That Kid; McPhee & HIM; Jim 
Reynolds; Shepperly Sisters; pictures. 

rOREPAPOJPS (Miller & Kaufman, mgrs ; 
agents. Taylor <fc Kaufman i. — Kendall St Don- 
ovan; Lawrence ft Thompson; AdbT * Ar- 
:im; Laypo & H.nlamln; Fritz Houston; Lil- 
lian Ward; pictures 

OIRARD i Kaufman & Miller, mgrs ; agents. 
Taylor A Kaufman i. — 22-24. Carlisle's Dog 
Pantomime; Stuart A Hall; Wolfhelm's Mod- 
els; Rosa Stelnmann; Jack Stoekton; pictures. 

DIXIE 'D Labell. mgr.; agents. Taylor & 
Kaufman >. 22-24. Cowboy Williams A Co.; 
Elsie Lloyd: Cameron A Kenmdy; Musical 
Devo; pictures. 

ORKAT NORTHERN < M. Cr.enwald. mgr; 
agent. H Part MeHughi. 22-21. Mad Daly A 
Co; Warr.n \- Ooodwln; Ersola ; Nash; The 
Hedfords. 

An»IT(il!ir.\l (W C Her. h. nn ider. mgr : 
agent. II. Hart McHugh > 22-24, Connors A 
Fox; Dow A Dow; Hlanrh. Drowning. 

LINCOLN ( D. Bader. niRr ; ag.-nt, H Hart 
McHuglO. 22-24. Mysterious Moor.; Springer 
A Church: Horner Harnett. 

OLOPE (Hen Israel, mgr: agent. II Part 
McHugh ( -22-24. Llondale: Crannr's dit- 
I'ps: Thomas Ryan A c,» ; Dottle Farmer 

PLAZA (Chas E O.lschlager. mgr; agent 
II Part McHugh ». 22-21. Ed Olngras; Mor- 
r.-ll i< Caulhoun; McClaln A Mack; 
Moore A Young; porani Pros 

OKKMANToWN (Walt-r Stu.mhV 
agent. Chas .1 Kiausi 22. 2L Rosa M 
' 'o ; Three (behaiis; K\ta Mars 
Martin ; Lin y K.-liv \- W"i 

MODKL i Mr Lord, mgr: 
K raus i. 22-2 1. LaKsta A Si. 
Rosalie Sisters 

IRIS i M. J Walsh, mgr 
Krausi. 22-21. Cop. land A W 
ford : Joe Hurt Iz Minst t «!s 

CRYSTM. PALACE (E O Johns. m mgr: 
agents. Stein A Leonard. In.- ■ I.. st.T A 
llowatd: Hilbr A Hopkins. II W Ma.bb.ck. 
Sum.. Com. dv Four; Mai\elb ,v Da\is, Jordoii 
A Francis: Parnon's Mlnlatur.- '"inns 

COLISKFM i.M \ Pi nn mgr. agents 

Stein A 1 lard Ine .. K.,f,r \ P.r.-ii.bdl: 

l'banot. i'.imi, ion; Ktntn.i Lnnlsas .ml !|. r 
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By J. GOOLTZ. 

80 Summer Street. 

KEITH'S (Harry E. Gustln, mgr.; agent, 
V. B O ). — For the Inauguration of the 
summer season, "old Sol" put In his best 
licks. The bill Is Rood. Delmore A Oneida, 
pleased; Lester. Lurle & Qulnn, good dancers; 
"The Great Richards, " fooled many, got the 
credit; Thurber & Madison, excellent; Sny- 
der & Buckley, good; "The Melsterslngers," 
(New Acts); Haines & Vldocq, scored; The 
Peroscoffls, closed with fine Juggling act; 
pictures. 

ORPHEl.'M (V J Morris, mgr.; agent, 
T.ocw i Mi liiinv Ar MeGarry; Claude & Mar- 
Inn Cleveland; Juliet Wood; Gruett & Gruett; 
Farber Sisters; Louie & llarr; Gardner; Three 



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By CRIFF. 

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Hoping to hear from you in the near future, I beg to'remain, 

Sincerely yours, C^f* I P" sr^. 



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"Assisted by Ikt Sister " ESTHER 

In ;i sartorial display of the latest designs in Parisian gowns 

A genuine success at 

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sent postpaid on receipt of price. 
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Stage Oirector 
NOW STA6IN6 



Helena Frederick's 



Vaudeville Version of " CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA 

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National Continues 
Mondane Phillips; Errat 
Co.; Thomas Potter Dunne. 
Tremont Four; Marceno Ai Delton Bros.; pic- 
tures. 



Reives & Bradcomc ; 
(ieorge Beane A 
Le Roy Sisters ; 



COLONIAL (Thomas Lothian, mgr. ; K. & 
E. ).— "Dr. D« Luxe." with Ralph Herz. Only 
summer show In town. Now playing the 
fifth week and doing well. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr . ; 
agent, direct) — Stock. "The Lottery Man." 

MAJESTIC (Lindsay Morlson, mgr.; agent, 
direct). — Stock, "The Man Who Owns Broad- 
way." 

HUB (Joseph Mack, mgr.; agent, Fred 
Mardo). — Callonettl; Helen Primrose; IL<rsley 
& Nicolas; George Brown; Cole & Hastings. 
Harry LeMarr; The Komedy Trio; Plxley & 
Malaterta; pictures. 

NIPMUO PARK (I). J. Sprngue, mgr: 
agent, Fred Mardo). — Williams <& Rose; Dim 
A Levan ; The Georgia Trio; Lightning Wes- 
ton; pictures. 

WALNUT. Woburn (John Finn, mgr : 
agent Fred Mardo ). Hilton ; Marks & Young; 
Al Alberts; Lewis & Grant; pictures. 

OKPHEl'M, Oulney (T. M. Murray, mgi ; 
agent. Fred Mardoi- Ray Williams; Shorty 
Dcwitt Ai Stuart; Georgle Mack; Sadie Fisher; 
Li wis & Grant; pictures. 

PARAGON PARK (William H. Mill, mgr: 
::geiit. Fred Mnrdo). — -The Alohikeas; LaFoy 
A Touhev; Billy Elliott: <'lr»ji Tov. pictures. 
WINCHENDON (A. La \\Mu\. mgr.; agent. 
Fred Mardo). — Elsie I.avedeau; Bennh- 

Pierre: Hilton; Bertha Rich: pictures 

(•LOBE (R. Janette, mgr; agent, Davis. 
Shfedy & Flynn) — Wolfe and His Dancing 
Girls; Grimm & Satchell; Malvln & Thatcher; 
Norman; pictures. 

SCENIC, Revere (Bud Raftery. mgr.; agent. 
Davis. Sheedy & Flynn >. Plamphln Ac Hchr: 
Bait & Riley; John Philhrlek; Delaney & 
Wohlman; Hunan & Helm; Ned Dandy; pic- 
tures. 

IMPERIAL. South Boston fM. .1 Lydon. 
iMgr. : agent. D ivis, Sheedy & Flynn i — Casey 
At MeGill; Ned Dandy; »'lvo& limb, 
to till; pictures. 

POTTER HALL ill E 
D ivis, Sheedy Ai Flynn). 

of Vaudeville tills Week 

NORl MREGA PARK 

agents. Gorman AL- Mardoi. Mile. Ceeile 
<'o. : Dixon \- Dixon ; Marathon (Juartet ; < 

pict u res. 

l:<»l 'L.EVARD (.1 W. Gorman. 

ilirect) -"The Village Choir"; 

alle Troupe; Hilton Ai Louis; 



Other 

.1 urns, mgr ; ngen t 
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Vlssochl Bros. ; The 
Taylor; pictures. 

SCENIC. Cambridge 

-Ana Me. Matin: (.Julnn 

Bob Don Trlii. pictures 

SCENIC (M F iiBrleii. mgr i. -Billy Ray; 
Ri gnl Trio; Klmt \- West: pictures. 

BOWDOIN SOI'AIM'. i.l. I-:, i 'ommerfonl. 
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Brighton Beach 
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Permanent Address, 200 Claremont Ave., New York City 

JACK GOLDEN 

AND HIS COMPANY OF 30 PEOPLE 

AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE. SAN FRANCISCO. INDEFINITE 
Beautiful Costumes — Clean Comedy 

jean""rwin 



In the hands of Charles Nail. Edward Togler. 
(Jon Hooker, John Laughlin. (Joorge Hedges, 
Albert Tail be r and Charles Murjihy. 



The season subscription salo of th<> third 
annual season of tho Mt tropolitan-Phtladel- 
phla-Chleaffo opora companies to appear at 
the Odeon Kob. 2-3-5, 1'JlL', was opened Mon- 
duy by the St. Louis Opera Committee. 



"'uii'i nt program contains Rainbow Sisters. 
I'. 1-a phono; Espi A: Roth; do la Fucntt's 
Hand. 

MA.1KSTII' (I.. K. Sawyer, mgr 1 Lyric 
M usical 1 "oinedv < 'o. 



CINCINNATI 



Joshua l'earoe has leaseel the ('anal street 
Hiiiii' foriiu rly occupied by A. Sctiwarti & 
Sons, and will convert it into a moving ple- 
11. re emporium. The yearly rental is $12, 000, 
n record price for a store show in tho south 



don Bros.; Charles & Sadie McDonald; Ocean 
Four; Lcavltt & Dunsmore; Nealon & Clay- 
ton; pictures. 

BEACON (Jacob Laurie, mgr. ; agent, Na- 
tional). — West & Morton Sisters; Kelley & 
Davis; Haynes & Leo; H. Lorleberg; The 
Woeckeners; Jimmy Turner; Sid Vincent; 
Jack Sullivan; pictures. 

PASTIME (Frank Allen, mgr. ; agent, Na- 
tional). — Gypslnln; Sandy Russell; Dolly 
White; The Geers; pictures. 

OLD SOUTH (Nat Burgess, mgr.; agent, 
National). — St. John & McCracken; Ceylon; 
May Belmont; Wlllard & Watson; Harry & 
Lucille Gardner; Adler & Arllne; Hayney & 
Brennan; Franklyn A Hyatt; pictures. 

WASHINGTON (Nat Burgess, mgr.; agent, 
National). — Douglas & Douglas; Ted & Clara 
Steele; Jolly Lukens: Edmunds. Barry & La- 
vllle; Burns & Clark; Harry' Jones; Lucille 
.Mnher; Harry Barabeau; pictures. 

NORFOLK HALL •M£Mit. National).— Bob 
Alexander; Chief Wolf Wanna; Grace Tucker; 
pictures. 

SUPREME. Jamaica Plain (J. Levey, mgr.; 
ngent, National).- — Loe J. Klein; Harry Rose 
Binda; Savastas & Co.; pictures. 

OLYMPIA, South Boston (Frank Wood- 
ward, mgr.; agent. National). — 'Harry Rose; 
James Marron; Jackson & Lennon ; Ethel 
O'Nell; pictures. 



DELMAR GARDEN (Dan S. Fishell, mgr). 
— Georgia Calne and the opera company In 
"Peggy from Paris." 

SUBURBAN GARDEN (Opponhoimer Bros, 
nigra. ). — Amelia Bingham and tho Suburban 
Stock In "One of Our Girls." 

WEST END HEIGHTS (Harry Wallace, 
mgr). — Jossey Stock Company, In "Mrs. War- 
ren's Profession." 

MANNION'S (Mannlon Bros., mgrs. 1. — Cal 
Stewart; Grace Wilson; Lynn & Hazzard; 
Melvln Bros.; Betty & Eddie Play Burns. 



Amelia Bingham and the Suburban stock 
are rehearsing "The Nigger." 



By HARRY 1IE88. 

CONEY ISLAND. — Nick & Llda Russell, 
featured; Don Fay Bio; Barney Callaghci. 
Sterling Bros ; DeVern & Haydn; Girard's 
Diving Horses, free attraction. 

LAGOON (M. A. Neff. mgr. ) .—Gcrt rude 
Arnold; Dick Loo; Bell Sisters; Sensational 
Leggerts. 

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN'S (Walter Dra]ier. 
secy.). — The work of the Cincinnati Summer 
Orchostra shows wonderful Improvement, 
due to the concentration nf tin- volume of 
sound by tho new shell, which in open from 
the front only. 



Audiences, although in great demand, have 
hi en very scarce l:i this vicinity of late. 



.lack Israel has sold his theatrical Inter- 
ests at Uilovl. Miss, to S T Stevens They 
iiiclud -il Duk.ites ' -H'.'iii. and tho Blloxi Alr- 

(lollle. 



Tli." L . ric olost il S'turdav. Heat. 



A new .1 i 1 < ) 1 1 11 1 1 - appears at Canal and 

K'm lolilav e streets It. too. gives out raln- 

1 hei ks and redeems them If throe acts have 
not been pJ.1j.u4J. 



Hattio Williams engagement at Suburban 
starts July 23. It will bo for three weeks 
Instead of two. She will do "Tho Girl From 
Maxims," "Decorating Clementine" and either 
"The Impostor" or "Father Jerome." 



The Cincinnati Aeroplane Co. was Incor- 
porated by R. K. Hynlcka and others They 
will manufacture aeroplanes invented by 
Louis Mueller. 



.1 u h t In cause the managir of the Victor did 
:iot p. iv his lent, the landlord ejected him 



BALTIMORE 



Joseph Heiiegan and his brother. John, have 
purchased the interest of their associates in 
the Lubin theatre here. 



Tho annual police benefit is at Delmar Gar- 
den, the first time it over was held any- 
where except the Highlands. The second 
theatre was opened and vaudeville will bo 
given during the two benefit weeks Tho first 
hill announced is Three Alex, John T. and 
Jessie Powers, Toney and Norman, Jessie 
Keller, Harry Von Fossen and the Six Mome 
Arabs, and Ishlkawa Japs. 



ST. LOUIS 



By FRANK E. ANFENGER. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (D. E. Rus- 
sell, mgr. ).-- Hallen & Fuller head this week's 
bill. Ashley & Lee; Maxim's Models; Five 
Satsudas; Star Operatic Trio; Cavallo's Band 
(in the pavilion). 



The Coburn Players appeared at 
in "Much Ado About Nothing'" 
Taming of the Shrew." 



Glen Echo 
and "The 



The A-C-G-O-S Club, composed of employes 
of the American, Century. Garrlok, Olympic 
and Shubert theatres will give a picnic at 
Lemp's Park, July 15. The arrangements are 



NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. M. SAMI'KI.. 

GREENWALL (Arthur Leopold mgr. 

agent. B. J. Williams » Klein \- F.rlanger 
diil nicely; Norwood \- Norwood. well re- 
ceived; K:ito Barton, graceful: Itoecn in Trio 
liictinotly su"cessful. 

WEST END PARK i.Tules F Hist.s mgr : 
agent. W. \" M A : rehearsal Sundav J' 
Mintz ivi Palm« r, cvideiitlv r.eiiins ti.m 
comic opera, elevir artist.", tievv matiiial 
should land these poop'.- on tie • big I. .it' 
Mankln. contorts gracit'ullv; Yalto lip.. Kai! 

SPANISH I'till i.Iul.s I Hi.v.s mgr 
ri'-'Hlt, W. V M A : t ■•li.-a is. i ; Smnl i; L' > 
This new Lake Poiilchart ra in resof is get 
ting the bulk of local summit patiomig. 



By AKTIll K I.. ROBB. 

l'ii|;i»S i Charles K. Ford, mgr ; K ,* E » 

Aboiu Knglish (iiand (ip.-ia i 'u , good busi- 
ness. 

NEW THI'ATRE n'hailes E. Whit, hurst 
mgr . J F Hi iilnniii, nsst mgr , agents 
1'eib.r jV shea, tiliearsal Monday 1 a i .\vei- 
age business Murphy ,V McGuiro, laughs. 
\eiietian Str.et Singers good, lYrilia Wes- 
ton, liked; Walls Trio, passed. Arnion X- Ar- 
moti. i b ver; Nicodi mus «V York, pleased. 

V ic'l'i i|t I \ " chai I- s E la w is. mgr ; agent. 
N i \oii - N it d I in get , rehearsal Monday and 
Weilnisdav l"i ll'-L'l. Kb-' trie Comedy Four. 
M'or. d: Titickhim I'.n v ■ !.• Troupe, thrilled. 
Jessie Olaiiville. hit. Two Wheilers. amused: 
'I'd t.e Transt'n Ids. lik.d .' J _' I . Mrs pet.-, 
Mali!, l'ai .-v ,v Mi-! i is. .ii. i iniega Trio; M ie 
1 ; hea . | in l ii r>t> 1 tu si "• ss e i in t i tin is \ ■ rv k ' 

Str.tKI'.W l'\l;k i|-'i..| 1 lalst. ad 'mgr - 

Mat iv Tivlor. l-'iosso I.- Van. Ti.pack .v 
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Published by JEROME M. REMICK & OO. 

68 Farnr St., DETROIT I 3 I West 4 I st Street, New York City Majestic Theatre BM|., CHICAGO 



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Direction, 

JAMES E. PLIMKETT 



THE FITS 



BAHJOPHIEHOS 

SINGERS. DANCBR8 AND EXPERTS ON THH BANJOS 

Season 1911-12. Geo. Evans Minstrels. Next Week (June 26). Montmorency Park. Quebec, Ca. 
Management GENE HUGHES. CHAS. CsVOHSMAN, MgT. 



ELECTRIC PARK (W. O'Brien, mgr.).— 
Iula's Orchestra and miscellaneous attractions; 
fair business. 

GWYN OAK PARK (James Pratt, director) 
— Ozarfs; May Van Lear; Billy Balrd. Excel- 
lent business. 

HIPPODROME (Maryland Amusement Co.: 
Tom Harlg, mgr.; agent, TJ. B. O). — Coonrllle 
Pickaninny Band; Tojettl; Great Kenny; Loro 
A Payne; McCleary. Fair business. 

FLOODS PARK (W. H. Trueheart, mgr- : 
»gents. Tanner * Co.). — Stock, burlesque. 
Good business. 

GREATER HOLLYWOOD PARK (Jos. Goel- 
ler, mgr.). — Musical Comedy stock. Business 
pretty good. 

RIVER VIEW PARK (W. J. Gahan. mgr.) 
— Royal Artillery Band; miscellaneous attrac- 
tions; crowded. 

BAYSHORE PARK (James Pratt, director). 
— Bostonla Ladles' Orchestra. Good business. 



EXPOSITION (Purchase A Talt. mgrs.).— 
Pictures. 

STEEL PIER )J. Bothwell. mgr.).— Pic- 
tures; Murphy's American Minstrels. 

APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.; K. A E.) — 
"Follies of 1911." 



ATLANTIC CITY 

By I. B. PULASKI. 

YOUNGS PIER (Jack D. Flynn. mgr.; 
agent, U. B. O. ). — Jack Wilson Trio, laughing 
hit; Old Soldier Fiddlers, hit; Weston, Fields 
A Carroll, hit; Chaa L. Gill A Players, went 
big; Clarence Oliver (New Acts), scored; Sen- 
sational Bolses. went big; Lillian Ashley, well 
liked: Dare. Bros., excellent. 

SAVOY (Harry Brown, mgr.; agent. Louis 
Wesley).— Six Klrksmlth Sisters, big hit; 
Franklyn Ardell A Co.. very funny; Geo. 
Bonhalr Troupe, wonders; Alva York, very 
well liked; Anderson A Evans, very good; Alf 
Rlpon. clever: Peerless Macks, scored; Con- 
nors A Jarvls. went big; Klpp A Klppy. good. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER (J. L. Young & 
Kennedy Crossan. mgrs.; agent. Jos. Dawson, 
direct ». — Prof. Charles Carlos. Dogs A Ponies; 
Lew Welch A Co.; Four Clovelly Girls; Wil- 
son & Aubrey; Arthur Turelly; California Boy 
Scouts: pictures. 

STEEPLECHASE PIER (R. Morgan A W. 
H. Fenn:in. mgrs.). — Pictures; Pavilion of Fun. 

CRITERION (J. Child & C. Daly, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

COMET (Li-vy * Anson, mgrs). — Pictures; 
open air. 



Ever since the "Follies" shows began to give 
their premiers in Atlantic City, that organi- 
sation has been growing in its power of at- 
tracting great numbers of people. This year 
the play seems to be an enormous magnet, 
drawing not only over-capacity numbers of 
lovers of first performances, but a host of 
professional folk. Many persons well known 
In the big theatrical circles came down at the 
week end and stayed over for the first night. 
Ever present "Diamond Jim" Brady was on 
hand 'way ahead of time. He witnessed Sa- 
rah Bernhardt in "Camllle," and though he 
made various excursions out of the theatre, 
he never failed to come back. 



Prominent among those at the first night 
show 6f the "Follies" were Pat Casey. a\ L. 
Erlanger. A. H. Woods. Julian Eltlnge. Walter 
Moore, Frank McKee, S. F. Nixon. Jean 
Schwarts. Irving Berlin. John C. Fisher. Also 
Blutch Cooper as a representative of the 
burlesque field, came down n to look his pal. 
Loon Erroll, over. 



Jenle Jacobs and party were down for the 
week end. This was Miss Jacoba's first visit 
to our fair city, so It rained Sunday. 



Billy Torpey. who managed Mile. Genee 
during her vaudeville tour, Intends spending 
the summer here with his wife and son. 
Billy's son's full name Is Edwin Erlanger 
Torpey. When the youngster was christened 
the dominie who performed the ceremony, 
asked Bill who Erlanger was. Billy saved the 
minister's life by counting ten before answer- 
ing. 



B. A. Rolfe and his band come to Young's 
o.ean PI'.t July 1. The organization will 
consist of forty musicians. Including three 
fingers. There Is In building In the big audi- 





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Back from a Successful Tour of the Orpheu.ti Circuit 
Brighton Beach Music Hall, This Week (June 19; 



84 Bushwood Road, 
Kew, London, 8. W. 



THE WILMAR 8ELBIT WONDERS. 



-Featurlng- 



2510 Madison St., 
Chicago. 111. 






Offering DR. WILMAR'S "SPIRIT PAINTINGS 



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JUST CONCLUDED ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



torum of the pier a band shell which they 
will use. and which promises to be very 
pretty. "Mr. Rolfe has some new and original 
Ideas which hs will incorporate into his 
concerts that look mighty good. 



The "Creation of the World" opens Satur- 
day. It will, as last year, be under the man- 
agement of Fred E. Moore, manager of the 
Apollo theatre. • 



A special vaudeville show was brought here 
Saturday last for the entertainment of the 
numbers of the Master Car Builders and 
Master Mechanics, in Joint convention here. 
The show came from the U. B. O., and was 
under the direction of Frances R. King. 



vor; Marie Dreams, good; Hobson A Deland, 
sketch: Waring, headliner. 

EUCLID GARDEN (Max Faetkenheuer. 
mgr.). — Adelaide Norwood A Charles Le Seuer. 
feature, in version "Cavalerla Rustlcana," 
well liked. "Why Smith Left Home." roar 
the last half. 

COLONIAL (R. A. Mlttchcl. mgr.).— Shee- 
han Opera Co.. "II Trovatore." 

STAR (Drew A Campbell, mgr.).— "High 
Flyera" WALTER D. HOLCOMB. 



The amusement features at the Windsor 
cafe are new and unusual for Atlantic City, 
and are worthy of notice. There are half a 
dozen singers, two of whom are -girls. The 
singers work In doubles, quartets and alone. 
The best and funniest Is George Offerman. 



COLl MBL8, O. 

KEITHS (W. W. Prosscr. mgr.; agent. U 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10.30). — Pollard, fine 
opener; Lizzie B. Raymond, pleased; Kelso & 
Lelghton, clever; The Hylands. hit; Wm. Kay- 
nor A Co.. good. "LITTLE CHARLEY." 



Billy Miller, the manager of the William 
Pcnn theatre and the Glrard in Philadelphia 
has taken a cottage here for the summer. He 
comes down regularly every Friday night and 
spends the week end with his family. 



BANGOR, ME. 

NICKEL (H. F. Atkinson, mgr.). — Anna 
Mellor; Fred Caskey; pictures. Capacity busi- 
ness. 

GRAPHIC (Burns A Grant, mgrs.). — Pic- 
tures. 

RIVERSIDE PARK (Steven Bogrett, mgr.; 
agent, IT. B. O ; rehearsal Monday 10.30). — 
19-24. Merry MacGregors, featured; The Three 
Romans, clever; Clark A Parker, very good; 
Gourley & Keenan, scored. HOWARD. 



DES MOINES. IA. 

INOERSOL PARK (Geo. W. McCartney, 
mgr.; S. A C). — Week 12. Arvls Mysterle. 
scored; Knight Bros. A Sawtelle, pleased; 
Harry Van Fosson. liked; Jessie Keller, good: 
Rose A Ellis, good. 

MAJESTIC (Elbert A Getchell. mgrs.; S. A 
C). — 12-14, Braggaar Bros., fair; Frank Ml- 
lano, good; Cook A Myers, pleased; Manning 
A Ford, clever; Hlnode Troupe, good.. 15-17, 
Welser A Welser, good; Root A White, 
unique; Swartx A Co.. good; Dixie Christy, 
clever; Jupiter Bros., good. JOE. 



CLEVELAND, O. 

(1RAND (J. H. Mlchels. mgr.; agent. U. B. 
o. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Venetian Four, 
headline; Fred Wyckoff. hit; Great Haines 
clever; Althea, features; Fay St. Clair, pleas- 
ing; Kennedy A Kennedy, good. 

OPERA HOUSE.— Frank Hurley, novelty; 
Orvllle A Frank, clever; Skinner A Wood, fa- 



DETLOIT, MICH. 

TEMPLE (C. O. Williams, mgr.; agent. U. 
B. O. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Maud Hall 
Macy A Players, headllners; The Granvllles. 
big hit; Hanlon Bros., good; Fiddler A Shel- 
ton, good; Welch, Mealy A Montrose, scored; 
Sidney Shields A Co.. good; Stella Karl, fair; 
Konerz Bros., clever. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr. agent. T. B. 
C. ; rehearsal Monday 10). — Master David 
Schooler, exceptional; Klawatha, Indian tenor; 
Eleanor Otis A Co., good; Borlslnl Troupe, ex- 
cellent; McCauley A Cornwell, scored; The 
Westons, hit. 

LYCEUM (Charles Warner, mgr). — Lai 
week of stock. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.). — Willi. ..i 
Hawtrey, In "Dear Old Billy." Business fi. 




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JO PAICE SMITH 



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In "The 
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A NEW WESTERN ACT NOW PLAYING ORPHEUM TIME 

Would like to hear from a good Agent, 
Address Care VARIETY, 908 Market St, San Francisco 



AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr. ). — Parisian 
Relies Co. Business fair. 

WAYNE GARDENS (James W. Hayes. 
iiikt. i — Allmny Four; Kelce> Sinters; Claire 
Maynard; Shuhert Musical Trio. 

FAMILY (Dave Markowltz. mgr. : agent. 
MorganBtern >. — Juggling Jewells; Laf Razors; 
Zell & Hodgcrs; The Malones; Bingham & 
Thornton; Mysterious Straubs; Will Dover- 
eauz; Wheeler Comedy Four. 



HArrY HOUR (D. H. Connelly, mgr.).- 
Vaud«vllle and pictures. 

M H. MIZENER. 



KLMIRA, N. Y. 

MAJESTIC (G. H. Von Demark, mgr.; 
agent. I'. B. O ; rehearsal Monday 12 30). — 
l'J-22. Spencer &' Williams, good; Osaka Jap- 
anese Troupe, well received. 22-24, L'Alglan; 
Morrissey Alt Towers. 

RORICK'S ((irorgc Lydlng. mgr 1. — Manhat- 
tan Opera Co.. large houses. 

MOZAKT (Ci. W. Middleton. mgr; agent. 
Edward Mozart). — 19-24, pictures; excellent 
bulncss. J. M. 1JKEIIS. 



ERIE. r.\. 

WALDAMKER ( E. H. Suerken, mgr.; agent 
U. H. O ). — Five Muslcnl Smith, clever; Mar 
do & Hunter, good; Crelghton Hros.. big 
Pauline Walsh, good; Holden &• Lc Claire 
entertaining. 

FOUR MILE CREEK PARK (H 
mgr; agent, direct). — Adams & 
sieal Comedy Co., hit. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 

HARTFORD (Fred P. Dean mgr.; egent, 
James Clancy; rehearsal Monday and Th.irs- 
day 11). — 19-21. Sanders' Russian Troupe, 
teored ; Will Adams, good; Annette De Lea- 
tare, exceedingly good; Lawrence &. WrlgM. 
stored: llarbes & Barron, laughs. 22-24, Law- 
ton: Armada; Morton & Temple; Morris & 
Kramer; Human Trio. 

PARSONS' (H. C. Parsons, mgr.). — Stock; 
big business. 

POLI'S (O. C. Edwards, mgr.). — Stock: ca- 
paclt ybuslnes*. R. W. OLMSTED. 

HOOPESTON, ILL. 

VIRGINIAN (Max M. Nathan, mgr.; agent. 
W V. M. A). — 15-17. "The Merry Widows." 
good: li»-21. Jlmmle Leonard. 

Week 19. Aiken Amusement Co. under can- 
vas. 

27. "The Girl and the Stampede." under 
canvas. 



Two Hills show, which was to have played 
hen- July 14. cancelled. RIGGS. 



T. Foster. 
C.uh I Mil- 



KNOXVILLE, TENN. 

GRAND (Prank Rogers, mgr.; agent, Inter- 
State; rvhearsal Monday 10). — Week 12. Fred 



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Operatic Trio of Singers 

Under the exclusive Direction of SIG. LEONARDI 

FEATURE ACT at the OLD LOUVRE MUSIC HALL. 

WILL BE AT LIBERTY IN FOUR WEEKS. 

Would like to hear from Eastern Agents. 

Address, care VARIETY. San Francisco. 



Zobedle, big hit; Force & 
Wilson & Wilson, excellent; 
ston, well liked. 

WALTER N 



Williams. 
Laurence 



good; 
John- 



Vlssochl Bros., good: 
applauded: Brown a 



BLAUFELD 



LOS ANGELES, CAL. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen mgr ; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 10). — Week 12. ex- 
cellent program. Hickman & Barrlscale. went 
big; Robledillo. daring; Tom Walters, capital. 
."tockbridge & Bulsseret. well received. Th- 
holdovers: Golden Troubadours; Jones & 
Deely; Dooley ' Sayles; Murphy. Nichols & 
Co. 

EMPRESS (E. J. Donnellan. mgr.; S & c 
rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 12. Eight Vas- 
sar Girls, big; Fantons. fine; Harry Le Clair. 
excellent; Carita Day, pleasing; Mr. & Mrs. 
McCann, funny; Knox &. Alviu. entertaining 

PANTAGES (Carl Walker, mgr.; agent, di- 
rect; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 12. Ellis' 
Musical Hawailans. very good: Charles Kenna. 
amusing; Mr. & Mrs. William Morris, humor- 
ous: Salvaggi Sisters, charming: Sampson \ 
Really, meritorious. 

MASON (W. T Wyatt. mgr.; Shubertst. 
Week 5, fair houses. John Drew. 

E. M. OM ALLEY 



ton A Lewis, favorites: 
Village Choir, liberally 
Taylor: The Hennings. 

SCENIC TEMPLE ( W. D Rradstreet. mgr) 
-Chicago Stock Co.. second I'Xfk. Overflow 
hous«'». T. C. KENNEY 



LAKE 



MIL FORD. MASS. 

N I I'M UC PARK (Dan 



J Sprague. 



mgr : agent, 
hit: Lightning 
fair; Williams 

ers. excellent ; 



Fred Mardo) — Georgia Trio. 
Weston, clever: Dow a LeVan. 
£ Rose, excellent. Saldee Rog- 

l>aylight Pictures, very good 
♦ HAS. E LACKEY 



Ml'NC'lE. IND. 

STAR (Ray Andrews, mgr )— Billy Falk. 
went bljt: Dunbar & Turner, very clever. 
Andy Rankin. Rood; Four Casting Campbells, 
hit. GEO FIFER. 



MEI>FORI>. MASS. 

BOULEVARD SIMMER THEATRE 'J W 
Gorman, mgr ; rehearsal Monday 11 > Open 
ing week. Harrak La Selle Trio, good; Hil- 



ONEONTA. N. Y. 

ONEONTA i Fred Foll.-tt. mgr; agent. Pru- 
dential, rehearsal Monday and Thursday 1 i 
-13-17. Mason A IVare«\ well liked: Jack 
I), mpsey. applauded. 1:<-21. BIJou Comedy 
Trio, several curtain calls: Marlon & C|»re. 
good applauve. 22-24. The Stantons; Wells i£ 
l>«V.au\. lei; business. 

Auk. v Uarnum A Hailey s cir>-'js 
I*. Youth: Kuffalo Wild W.-sl played *■■ 
goo. I lii.miii us • 1 • » i> 1 1 •- .i \.ry rainy day 

IVl.i >NC, 



Co to Hammerstein's Next Week 

AND HEAR 

HARRY A. ELLIS ani McKENNA TON 

Sing ALFRED BOLIVIAN'S March Bal.ad 

"With the Last Rose of Summer I'll Come Back to You," also "Just a Dream of You, Dear" 



NEW YORK OFFICE 
1367 Broadway 



PUBLISHED BY 



LVIUSIO GO 



CHICACO OFFICE 
Crand Opera House Bldg. 



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putsblbo. 

i ".It AND (Harry Davis, mgr.). — Stock. 

FAMILY (John V. Harrl». mgr.; agent. Moi - 
K ;,iiiit>rn). — Prof Hand's Dogs, featured; Fox 
& Merry, very good; Radcllffe A Hall, ap- 
plauRv; Bert & Iron** Vaughn, oncorea; Henley 
& Henley, won favor. 

NIXON (Thos. F. Kirk. mgr. ).— Lyman 
Howe's Pictures, well received. 

HIPPODROME (direction of Harry Davis 
ui.d John P. Harris). — Zeno. Jordan A Zeno. 
thrilling and comic (lights on the high bars: 
Mle. Omega, thrilling; Six Stuart Sisters and 
Brothers, good; McCune & Oram, funny; Co- 
rlne Trio. Juggling comlques; Two Kinsners; 
Three Saxollans: Cycling Brunettes: Four Mu- 
sical Avolos; Hassan Hen Alls Arabs: Flying 
Martins; Wormwood's Dogs A Monkeys; 
Alaska's Educated Cats; Mareena, Nevaro & 
Mareena; Juggling Hurkes; Rex's Comedy Cir- 
rus; ('onll's Fireworks. M. S. KAUL. 

FITTHFIELD, MASS. 
COLONIAL (Jas. Sullivan, mgr.; agent. K. 
& K . ). — 14, Sarah Bernhardt; business very 

good. TT 

EMPIRE (J. H. Hebbetts. mgr.; agent. U. 
B. O. : rehearsal Monday and Thursday 10.).— 
— 15-17, Rogers. Fontaine & Moore, good; 
Chas. Loeder A Co.. very good. 19-21, Alever 
& Harrington, good; Four Hawailans. very* 

good. 

BERKSHIRE PARK THEATRE (Theodore 
Goodman, mgr., >.— Opened June 19. Whlte- 
side-Strauss Co. attraction for two weeks. 

FRANKLIN. 



PORTLAND, ME. 

CAPE (E. V. Phelan, mgr.). — June 24. "The 
Girl Question." 

CA8CO. — Moving pictures. Edison Co. held 
reception on stage Friday night. 

GEM (Peak's Island) June 24, "The Green 
Bird": Ladles' Orchestra. 

KEITH'S.— Stock. s 

PORTLAND (J. W. Greeley, tngr. : agent. 
17. B. O. : rehearsal Monday and Thursday 
10.30). — The Langdons. featured; Price A Mc- 
Cabe, clever; Marie Belmont A Co., well re- 
ceived; Goodhue A Burgess, novelty. 

RIVERTON PARK.— Week 26. Aero Girl. 

For this entire week, on the city lot at 
Westbrook. Camtara's Carnival Co. Is giving 
a benefit In behalf of the Valentine Hose Co. 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

PANT AGES (John A. Johnson, mgr.; 
agent, direct; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 
12. The Kratons. novel; Garden City Trio, ex- 
cellent; Fitch Cooper, fine; Billy Eldld Trio, 
clever; Thos. P. Holer A Co.. laughing success; 
Lynden A Dorman, good. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cofflnberry. mgr.; re- 
hearsal Monday 11).— Week 12. Mason A 
Keeler. excellent; Ronsby's Scenic Review, 
novel; Three Vagrants, musical treat; Fred 
Hamll A Kids, excellent; Lydell A Butter- 
worth, clever; Lotta Gladstone, good; Mile. 
Emerlc. clever. „,,_,•, 

GRAND (Chas Ryan. mgr.). — Week 12. Joe 
Welch A Co.; Sprague A McNeece; Blasett A 
Scott; Lutrlnger- Lucas Co.; Gretchen Spencer 
Mitchell; Wells A Lewis. 

OAKS PARK (J. Cordray. mgr.).— Philip 
Peltx Band; Grand Opera Quartet; Oaka Mu- 
sical Comedy Co.; Ostrich Farm. 

W. R. BREED. 



READING. PA. 

PALACE (W. K. Goldenberg. mgr.; agent. 
Morrls-Loew; rehearsal Monday and Thurs- 
day 10.30). — Marvelous Haslam. pleased: 
Warren A Gc.odwln. well received; Zella Rus- 
sell, liked; Collins A Cole, good; Lawrence & 
Mackle. pleased. 

CIRCUS MAXIMUS.— Lyric Minstrels. 

LYRIC (Frank D. Hill, mgr.).— Pictures. 

IMPERIAL PALM GARDEN— Burnette A 
Hull, favorites. °- R H 

RENOVO. PA. 

FAMILY (Albright A McCarthy, mgrs.; 
agent. W. J. P. Conner).— 19-21. Herman 
Crystal, good; Shultz A Damon, very good. 

WM. E. ALBRIGHT. 



ROANOKE. \'A. 

JEFFERSON (Isador Schwartz, mgr.; agent. 
Norman Jefferles; rehearsal Monday and 
Thursday 2.30). — 19-21. Roscoe A Sims, 
pleaaed; May A Hall, appreciated: Felton. did 
well. 22-24, Rother A Kelgard; Lorraine; Do 
Verne A Van. 

MOUNTAIN PARK (J. W. Hancock, mgr.. 
agent, Frank Melville; rehearsal Monday 11). 
— Week 2, Mack Comedy Co.. but owing to 
the poor performance given, by the company, 
the management cancelled the show after 
the first night and the house remained dark 
the rest of the week. Jim Weston A Co. were 
hooked for week of 19. but did not open. 

T. H 



ROCKAWAY BEACH, N. Y. 

Morrison's theatre played to capacity houses 
Saturday and Sunday evening. Matinees very 
well attended. 



In spite of the fire at this resort, all pic- 
ture shows and privileges anticipate a pros- 
perous season based on the showing of Satur- 
dav and Sunday's business. 

EDWARD F. MAYBAT'M. 



SAVANNAH, OA. 

LIBERTY (Frank & Hubert Bindy. mgrs.). 
-Stock, to excellent attendance. 

BIJOi: (Charles W. Hex. mgr : agent. Wells' 
Circuit: rehearsal Monday and Thursday 2>.-- 
Attendance holding up. l.*.-17. Lillian DeLuc 
very good; Rogers A Dorman. hit; Turpln & 
Behrens. entertaining: Murphy A Thomas, 
hit. 19-21, Pearl Bergen, versatile; Holland 
& Webb, good; Lctltla Pierre, scored: Ray- 
imirid's Midgets, hit. 'J2-24. <;reat Zola; M< - 
Nallv * Stewart; Ray Harris; Lewises. 



business. Van Oaten' s Band Is the feature 
attraction at the Casino, with Miss Alice 
Bracken as soloist. 

R. MAURICE ARTHUR. 



The Whltakere. In sensational open-air act. to 
good business. 

PARK (Nelson A Tomlln).— Dark. 

DREAMLAND (Joe Brown). — Poor business 

HOWARD T. DIMICK. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 

PANTAOES (Alex. Pantages. mgr.; agent, 
direct; rehearsal Monday 11). — Week 12. Ros- 
tow, corking opener; Sweeney A Rooney. re- 
called: Cliff Dean Co.. scored; Rappo Sisters, 
pleaaed; Four Cook Sisters, splendid; Willie 
Zlmmermann. hit; pictures 

GRAND (Eugene Levy, lessee and mgr.). — 
Thomaa A Ward; Kesterson Bros.; Conchlta 
Carransa; pictures. 

MOORE (G. Reed, mgr.; direction Cort).— 
Albert Chevalier, immense house. Week 18. 
The Lily." 

SEATTLE (Ed. Drew. mgr). — Stock, good 
business. 

LOIS (D. lnverarlty, mgr.). — Musical com- 
edy, fair business. 



NOTES: L. Morrison, who has held every 
position at the Lola theatre from head usher 
to cashier, left Saturday for the East, where 
he will be advance man for the "Juvenile 
Bostonians." ARCHIMEDES. 



SOI TH BEND. IND. 

ORPHEUM (C. J. Allardt. mgr.; agent, W. 
V. M. A.); rehearsal Monday and Thursday 
12.30). — 19-21. Delmar A Delmar. very good; 
Alex Chrlstensen. hit; Frlnt George A Co.. 
very good; Van Dyke A Fern, excellent; Mor- 
ris A Morris, knockout. 22-25. LeRoy A Paul: 
Carrie McManus; Falrman. Furman A Falr- 
ir.an; Ross A Oaks; Five Musical Nosses. 

MAJESTIC (T. M. Moss, mgr.; agent. Frank 
Doyle; rehearsal Monday 12.30). — Krafft A 
Myrtle, fair; Orlando, very good. 

SPBINGBROOK PARK CASINO— Week 
26. Maseppa Shows. 

NOTE: Guss Lardon. stage manager at the 
Majestic, was married to Miss Margaret Pare 
last week. 

17. Barnum A Bailey Circus. Business good. 

H. S. COHEN. 



Eva Jansen. a 17-year-old girl, with aspira- 
tions for the stage, waa arrested on a com- 
plaint of her married sister In Auburn, a 
small town near Seattle, who alleged ahe ran 
away to enter vaudeville. When arrested. 
Eva was with Moore's "Merrymakera" at Car- 
bonado. Her case will come up before the 
Juvenile court. 



A pretty romance which had its beginning 
on one of the Sound boats running between 
Victoria and Seattle, culminated Saturday in 
the marriage of Walter Keller, the vessel's 
wireless operator, to Cecil Whitmore of Dav- 
enport, la., who recently appeared at the 
Majestic in a aketch entitled "Just From Col- 
lege" 



SHREVEPORT. LA. 

MAJESTIC (Ehrlich A Coleman Co.).— Lew 
Leever, ordinary; Travers A Ray. good: H. G. 
Pierce, ordinary; Austin A Carvin. big; Hal- 
llday A Chatres Sisters, big hit. 

PALACE (C. L. Montville). — Unsatisfactoiy 
business 

GLADSTONE PARK (Nelson A Tomlln).— 



TORONTO. ONT. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.). — San- 
ford A Marlow; Samuels A Chester; Mile. 
Hoffman; Prof. Talkerton; Dante. 

SCARBORO BEACH PARK (Geo. H. W. 
Moran. attraction mgr.). — The Scnaatlonal 
Howards, success; Sixty-Fifth Band of Buf- 
falo, scored; Winkler Kress Trio, good; Den- 
nis Bros, clever; attendance, great. 

HANLON'S POINT (L. Solman. mgr.). — J. 
W. Gorman's High Diving Horses, novelty. 

PRINCESS (O. B. Sheppard. mgr.). — Stock. 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.). — 
Stock. 

STAR (Dan F. Pierce, mgr.). — Stock; bur- 
lesque. HARTLEY. 

YOUNG8TOWN, O. 

IDORA PARK (R. E. Piatt, mgr.; agent. 
Frank Melville). — Keno. Welsh A Melrose, 
hit; Harrington, good; Clarice, Grogan A Kel- 
ler, pleasing; Contlno A Lawrence, good; Earl 
Llndsey, entertaining. 

GRAND (Joa Schagrln. mgr.). — Mitchell. 
Hunt A Miller, good; Leah B. Stanley, good; 
Two Johns, funny. 

Krsjus' Greater ShowA. carnival, opened 
week's engagement to fair business. 
Miller Bros. 101 Ranch 24. 

C. A. LEEDY. 



VARIETY ARTISTS' ROUTES 

FOR WEEK JUNE 26 

WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED. 

The routes are given from JUNE 25 to Jl'LY 2. Inclusive, dependent upon the open- 
ing and closing days of engagement In different parta of ths country- All add r sssss 
are furnished VARIETY by artists. Addresses care newspapers, managers, or agents 
will not be printed. 

ROUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK MU8T REACH THIS OFFICE NOT 
LATER THAN WEDNESDAY MORNING TO INSURE PUBLICATION. 

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NOTE: — Starkey Players rlose their en- 
gagement at the Liberty. Saturday. reopening 
again on Labor Day for nn Ir definite run. 

Casino at Thunderbolt and Barbee's Park 
and Isle of Hope are both doing a tremendous 



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Apollos 104 W 40 N Y 
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Armstrong A Verne Royal Wellington N Z 
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Oremmer Ik Melton 1417 B 6 Louisville 
Grieves John 4k Co Columbia Boston Indef 
Griffith Myrtle B 111! Klrkwood av Pittsburg 
Griffith Marvelous Blkhart Ind 
Griffs 4k Hoot lit! Cambria Philadelphia 
Grimes Tom 4k Co Majestic Kalamasoo 
Grimm & Satchel! Bates Attleboro Mass 
Groom Bisters 101 N Hermitage Trenton N J 
Grossman Al III North Rochester 
Gruber 4k Kew 401 Av B Flint Mleh 
Gullfoyle 4k Charlton 101 Harrison Detroit 



Hall B Clayton Elmhurst Pa 

Hall 4k Pray 10 Columbia 8wampscott Mass 

Hall 4k Briscoe 66 Orchard Norwich Conn 

Halls Dogs 111 Walnut Revere Mass 

Halpern Nan 1611 B 17 av Denver 

Halson Boys 11 E 91 N Y 

Halsted Wllliard 1141 Tyrtanta New Orleans 

Hamilton Estelle 2636 W 31 Phlla 

Hamilton H L Cllffalde Park Ashland Ky 

Hamllns The 61 Bcoval PI Detroit 

Hampton 4k Basset 4166 Wlnthrop av Chicago 

Hanes O Scott 111 Rltner Phlla 

Haney Edith 1114 Harrison Kansaa City 

Hannon Billy 1611 No Hamlin av Chicago 

Hansons 4k Co 1017 Tremont Boston 

Hanvey Lou III Lenox av New Tork 

Harney Ben National Bydney Australia 

Hart Bros Barnum 4k Bailey C R 

Hart Stanley Ward 1441 Pine Bt Louis 

Hart Maurice 166 Lenox av New York 

Hartman Gretohen 111 W 116 N Y 

Harvey * Welch 7 B 111 N Y 

Harveys 197 Western Moundsvllle W Va 

Hatches 47 B 111 New York 



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Hayden Jack Orpheum Oakland 

Hayden Virginia Alcasar Denver Indef 

Hayman & Franklin Oxford London 

Heelow Chas 4k Marie 106 Donaldson Columbus 

Held 4k La Rue 1611 Vine Philadelphia 

Henderson 4k Thomas 117 W 40 New York 

Henella 4k Howard 646 N Clark Chicago 

Henry Dick 107 Palmetto Brooklyn 

Henry Girls 1116 80 17 Philadelphia 

Henrys 421 E 161 N Y 

Herbert Barnum 4k Bailey C R 

Herberts The 47 Wsshlngton Lynn Mass 

Herleln Lilian Temple Detroit 

Herman 4k Rice 112 W 16 N Y 

Herr Noadle Box 66 Wltmer Pa 

Hers Geo 111 Stone av Scranton 

Heasle National Sydney Australia indef 

Heuman Trio Auditorium Norwich Conn 

Heverley Grace 101 Desmond 8ayre Pa 

Hill Mile Garrick San Diego Cal 

Hill Edmunds Trio 112 Nelson New Brunswick 

Hlllman 4k Roberta 616 8 11 Saginaw Mich 

Hlllman Geo Casino Greenville N C 

Hlllyers 192 Bay 26 Bensonhurst N Y 

Hlnes 4k Fenton 151 W 61 New York 

Hoffman Dave 1141 E Clearfield Phlla 

Holman Bros 614 Lake Cadlllao Mich 

Holman Harry 23 N Y 

Holmes Ben 114 W Montana Allalne Neb 

Holmes Wells & Flnlay Bijou Bay City 

Holt Alf Sydney Australia 

Honan 4k Helm 126 Lockwood Buffalo 

Hood 8am 711 Florence Mobile Ala 

Hoover Lillian 411 W 14 New York 

Hopp Fred 116 Littleton av Newark N J 

Horter Katheryn 161 Halsey Bklyn 

Horton 4k La Trlska Hip Devenport Eng 

Hotallng Edwards 667 8 Division Orand Rap 

House Carl C 191 Glover Detroit 

Howard Bros 119 W II N Y 

Howard Emily 644 N Clark Chicago 

Howard Comedy Four 991 I av Brooklyn 

Howard Harry 4k Mae III 8 Peoria Chicago 

Howard Bernloe 1009 Calumet av Chicago 

Hoyt Edward N166W47NY 

Hoyt 4k Btarks 14 Bancroft pi Bklyn 

Huegel 4k Qulnn 616 Rush Chlcsgo 

Hulbert 4k De Long 4416 Madison Chicago 

Hunter Ethel 4019 Troost Kansas City 

Runtsr 4k Ross 110 80 Senate av Indianapolis 

Hurley F J 161 Magnolia av Elisabeth N J 

Hutchinson Al 110 E 14 New York 

Hyatt 4k Le Nore 1611 W Lanvale Baltimore 

Hylands 22 Cherry Danbury Conn 

Hynde Bessie 611 Pearl Buffalo 



Inge Clara 100 W 49 N Y 

Inglls 4k Reading 192a Bower Jersey City 

Ingrams Two 1104 8tory Boone la 

Inness & Ryan Park Dubuque la 

Irving Pearl Indian Lane Canton Mass 

Irwin Flo 227 W 46 New York 



Jackson H'ry 4k Kate 206 Buena Vista Yonkers 

Jackson Alfred 60 B Tupper Buffalo 

Jeffries Tom 119 Bridge Bklyn 

Jennings Jewell 4k Barlowe 1161 Arli'gt'n St L 

Jess 4k Dell 1202 N 6 St Louis 

Jewell Mildred 6 Alden Boston 

Johnson Great 267 W 17 N Y 

Johnson Honey 19 Tremont Camorldge Mass 

Johnson Kid 8equln Tour South America 

Johnson Bros 4k Johnson 6146 Callowhlll Phlla 

Johnstons Chester B 49 Lexington sv N T 

Johnstons Musical Empire Glasgow Scotland 

Jones 4k Rogers 1161 Park av New York 

Jones Maud 60 W 116 N Y 

Jones 4k Gaines 411 W 66 N Y 

Jones 4k Moore 99 Kendal Boston 

Jones 4k Whitehead 81 Boyden Newark N J 

Juno 4k Weils 611 E 71 New York 

K. 

Karno Co Los Angeled 

Kartello Bros Paterson N J 

Kaufmans 240 E 35 Chicago 

Keating 4k Murray B lakers Wlldwood N J Ind 

Keaton 4k Barry 74 Boylston Boston 

Keeley 4k Parks 281 W 160 N Y 

Kcelcv Bros Coliseum London 

Keifs Zena 110 W 44 N Y 

Kell Jack 1162 16 Milwaukee 

Kelly 4k Wentworth 1914 8 24 St Joe Mo 



Kelsey Bisters 4111 Chrtstlanla av Chisago 
ke liners 111 Colonial PI Dallas 
Kendall Chas 4k Maldle 111 Alfred Detroit 
Kenna Chas Pantages Pueblo 
Kennedy Joe 1111 N I Knoxvllle 
Kenton Dorothy Whallonsburg N V 
Keough Edwin Continental Hotel Han Fran 
Keasner Rose 411 W 164 New York 
Kldders Bert 4k Dorothy 1174 Clay San Fran 
King Bros 211 4 av Schenectady 
King Violet Winter Gard'n Blackpool Bng Ind 
Klralfo Bros 1710 I av Evansvllle Ind 
Klein Ott A Nicholson Victoria Charleston H C 
Koehler Orayce 6060 Calumet Chicago 
Kohers Three 41 II Wheeling W Va 
Konerz Bros Hheas Buffalo 



Lacey Will 1516 Capital Washington 
Lafayettee Two 116 Graham Oshkosh 
Lamont Harry 4k Flo 20 Clinton Johnstown NY 
Lancaster 4k Miller 646 Jones Oskland 
Lane Goodwin 4k Lane 1711 Locust Phlla 
Lane 4k Ardell 111 Genesee Rochester 
Lane Eddie 106 E 71 New Tork 
Lang Karl 171 Blckford av Memphis- 
Langdons Keiths Boston 
Lanlgan Joe 102 8 61 Philadelphia 
Lansear Ward E III Schaefer Brooklyn 
La Auto Girl 122 Alfred Detroit 
La Blanche Mr 4k Mrs Jack 1116 B Baltimore 
La Centra 4k La Rue 1461 2 av New York 
LaClalr 4k West Box 166 Sea Isle City N J 
La Grange 4k Gordon 2802 Lucas av St Louis 



La Maze Trio 

Wlntergarten, Berlin. 10 weeks, until July 21. 

La Moines Musical III I Baraboo Wis 

La Nolle Ed 4k Helen 1707 N 11 Philadelphia 

La Ponte Marg 111 W Commerce San Antonio 

La Rue 4k Holmes II Llllle Newark 

La Tour Irene 14 Atlantlo Newark N J 

La Toy Bros 5 Av N Y 

La Vettes 1701 W II Kansas City 

La Vine Edward Orpheum Spokane 

Larose 126 Bleecker Brooklyn 

Larrlvee 4k Lee 22 8huter Montreal 

Lashe Great 1611 Kater Philadelphia 

Laurent Marie 114 W 46 N T 

Laurens Bert 207 W 17 N Y 

Lavardes Lillian 1109 Union Hackensack N J 

Lavlne 4k Inman 1201 B II Cleveland 

Lawrence 4k Edwards 1440 Westm'r Providence 

Lawrence 4k Wright 66 Copeland RoxburyMass 

Lsyton Marie 262 E Indiana St Charles III 

Le Dent Frank Sheas Toronto 

Le Fevre & St John Empress St Paul 

Le Grange 4k Gordon 2101 Lucas av 8t Louis 

Le Hlrt 760 Clifford av Rochester 

Le Pages 120 French Buffalo 

Le Pearle 4k Bogart 401 Solome Springfield III 

Le Roy Geo 26 W 116 N Y 

Le Roy Vic 222 Everett Kansaa City Kan 

Le Roy Chas 1206 N J Baltimore 

Le Roy 4k Adams 1611 Locust av Erie Pa 

Leahy Bros 269 East av Pawtucket R I 

Lee Joe Kinsley Kan 

Lee Rose 1040 Broadway Brooklyn 

Lefflngwell Nat 4k Co 216 W 160 New York 

Lenss 1914 Newport av Chicago 

Leonard 4b Drake* 1099 Park PI Brooklyn 



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N'ext Week (June 26). Lake Cliff Park. Dallas. 

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Leslie Geo W O H Alexandria Va 

Leslie Genie 161 Tremont Boston 

Leslie Frank 124 W 129 New York 

Lester ft Kellet 211 Falrmount av Jersey City 

Lester Nina Majestic Florence S c 

Levlno A Susie 14 Prospect W Haven Conn 

Levitt & Falls Park Lexington Mass 

Levy Family 4 7 W 129 New York 

Lewis 4k Lake 2411 Norton av Kansas City 

Lewis Phil J 116 W 121 New York 

Lewis Walt'r 4k Co 677 Wash'n Brookllne Mass 

Llngermans 705 N 6 Philadelphia 

Livingston Murry 820 E 162 N Y 

Lloyd 4k Csstano 104 E 61 New York 

Lockhart 4k Webb 222 W 88 N Y 

Lockwoods Musical 122 Cannon Poughkeepsle 

Lois 4k Love 2914 2 Brooklyn 

London 4k Rlker 22 W 98 New York 

Londons Four 201 N 2 Reading Pa 

Lorch Family Orpheum Seattle 




Next Week (.Tune 2«). Chattanooga. Tenn. 

Lowe Musical 87 Ridge av Rutherford N J 
Luce 4k Luee 926 N Broad Philadelphia 
I.ucler A Ellsworth 172-4 1 Oakland 
Luttrlngcr Lucas Co Empress San Kiaiuls< o 
Lynch Hasel 166 Norwood av Grand Rapids 
Lynch Jack 92 Houston Newark 
Lynn Roy Box 62 Jefferson City Tenn 
Lyon 4k Atwood Dunns Cafe San Fran Indef 



Mack 4k Co Lee 666 N State Chicago 
Mack Floyd 6984 Ohio Chicago 
Macy Maud Hall 2618 E 26 Sheepshead Bay 
Mae Florence 42 Jefferson Bradford Pa 
Main Ida Dunns Cafe San Francisco Indef 
Makannko Duo Washington Spokane 
Malloy Dannie 11 Glen Morris Toronto 
Malvern Troupe Star Munele In. I 
Manning Frank 355 Bedford av Brooklyn 
Manning Trio 154 N Wannmaker Phlla 
Mautells Marionettes Hamilton St Loin* 
Marcous 819 Lafiln Chicago 

Mar.lo X- Hunt, r Park K l.i\.i| I «> 

Marine Comedy Trio 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Marlon Cliff Grant Hotel Chicago 
Marlon A Lillian Freeport L 1 



Mario Aldo Trio 204 W 24 N Y 

Marsh 4k Mlddleton 19 Dyer av Everett Mi 

Marsh Chas 806 14 Milwaukee 

Martha Mile 68 W 91 New York 

Martina Carl 4k Rudolph 467 W 67 New York 

Matthews Mabel 2911 Burling Chicago 

Matthleson Walter 241 W Ohio Chicago 

Maxims Models Majestic Chicago 

klayne Elisabeth H 144 R 48 New York 

McCann Geraldine 4k Co 706 Park Johnaton Pa 

McCarthy 4k Barth 2901 Missouri av 8t Louis 

McConnell Sisters 1847 Madison Chicago 

McCormlck 4k Irving 1110 Gravesend av Bklyn 




Orpheum Tour. 
Next Week (June 26). Orpheum. Portland. 
Direction. A IDEE. WEBER 4k BTANB. 

McCune 4k Grant 116 Benton Pittsburg 
McDowell John 4k Alice 617 6 Detroit 
McGarry 4k Harris 111 Palmer Toledo 
McGuIre Tuts 69 High Detroit 
McLain Sisters 38 Miller av Providence 
MacMlllan Violet Majestic Denver 
McNallys Four 119 W II New York 
McNamee 41 Smith Poughkeepsle 
MacNIchol Jas Charlottetown Canada 
McWaters ft Tyson 471 60 Brooklyn 
Mendelsohn Jack 161 W 66 New York 
Menetekel 104 E 14 New Tork 
Meredith Sisters 29 W 66 New York 
Merrltt Raymond 171 Tremont Pasadena Cal 
Methen Sisters 11 Culton Springfield Mass 
Meyer David 1614 Central av Cincinnati 
Michael 4k Michael 110 W 61 New York 
Milam 4k DuBols 214 W 61 N Y 
Military Trio 679 E 14 Paterson 
Miller 4k Mack 1641 Federal Phlla 
Miller 4k Princeton II Olney Providence 
Miller Theresa ill W Grand av Oklahoma 
Mlllman Trio Stoll Circuit England 
Mills 4k Moulton 61 Ross Buffalo 
Milton 4k De Long Sisters Coliseum London 
Mints 4k Palmer 1105 N 7 Philadelphia 
Mlskel Hunt 4k Miller 101 14 Cincinnati 
Mitchell 4k Cain Empire Johannesburg 
Moller Harry 14 Blymer Delaware O 
Montambo 4k Bartelll 40 B Liberty Water bury 
Montgomery Harry 164 E 124 New York 
Montgomery ft McClaln American Cincinnati 
Moore Geo W 2164 Cedar Phlla 
Morgan Broa 2525 E Madison Philadelphia 
Morgan King 4k Thompson 81s 601 B 41 Chic 
Morgan Meyers 4k Mike 1116 W 16 Phlla 
Morris 4k Wortman 111 N Law Allentown Pa 
Morris 4k Kramer 1106 Bt John PI Bklyn 
Morris Mildred 4k Co 160 W 16 New York 
Morton 4k Keenan 674 11 Brooklyn 
Mosher Hays 4k Mosher Alhambra London 
Motogirl 166 W 46 N Y 
Mowatts Hip London Indef 
Mozarts Hokah Minn 
Mueller A Mueller Vaudeville Pasadena Cal 



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Murray 4k Alvln Great Alblnl Co 
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My Fancy II Adams Strand London 
Myera 4k MacBryde 161 6 av Troy N T 
Mylle 4k Orth Muacoda Wis 

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Nasarro Nat 4k Co 8101 Tracy av Kansas City 
Neary Bliss 4k Rose 469 E Main Bridgeport 
Xeary A Miller Pantages Los Angeles 
Nelson Bert A 104 2 N Humboldt Chicago 
Nelson Oswald 4k Borger 160 E 128 N T 
Newhoff 4k Phelps 12 W 117 N T 
Nonette 617 Flatbush av Brooklyn 
Norton C Porter 684 2 KImbark av Chicago 
Norwalk Eddie 696 Prospect av Bronx N T 
Nose Bertha Gerard Hotel N Y 

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O'Dell 4k Gllmore 1146 Monroe Chicago 

ODonnell J R 182 B 124 N Y 

Ogden Gertrude H 2886 N Moaart Chicago 

Oliver Jack Barnum 4k Bailey C R 

Omar 262 W 26 N Y 

O'Neill 4k Regenery 692 Warren Bridgeport 

O'Rourke 4k Atkinson 1848 E 66 Cleveland 

Orr Chas F 181 W 41 N Y 

Orren ft McKensle 606 East 8prlng Ohio 

Ott Phil 178 A Tremont Boston 

Owens Dorothy Mae 8047 90 Chicago 

Osavs The 46 Klneel av Kenmore N Y 



Padula Vlnoent 629 Park av Bklyn 

Palme Esther Mile 121 B 46 Chicago 

Parker 4k Morrell 187 Hopkins Bklyn 

Parvls Geo W 2624 N Franklin Philadelphia 

Patterson Sam 29 W 132 N Y 

Paullnetto 4k Plquo 4224 Wain Frankford Pa 

Paull 4k Ryholda 269 County New Bedford 



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Pearl Marty 32 Marcy av Bklyn 
Pederson Bros 635 Greenhush Milwaukee 
Pelots The 161 Westminster av Atlantic City 
Pepper Twins Lindsay Can 
Perry Frank L 747 Huchanan Minneapolis 
Peter the Great 422 HI 'mUeld sv Hohoken N J 
Phillips Mundane Calvert Hotel N Y 
Phillips Samuel 3D". Classon av Brooklvn 
Piccolo Midgets Box 23 Phoenicia N Y 
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Quintan Josle 644 N Clark Chicago 



Kaceford Roy Columbia Ashland Ky 

Ralmund Jim 17 E Adams Chicago 

Rainbow Sisters 840 14 San Francisco 

Rapier John 17S Cole av Dallas 

Rawls A Von Kaufman 8 Cherry Muskegon 

Rsy Eugene 6602 Prairie av Chicago 

Ray A Burns 287 Balnbrldge Brooklyn 

Raymond Clara 141 Lawrence Brooklyn 

Raymond Great Milan Italy 

Raymore A Co 147 W 96 N T 

Redmond Trio 261 Halsey Bklyn 

Redner Thomas A Co 972 Hudson av Detroit 

Redway Juggling 141 Inspector Montreal 

Reed A Earl 236 E 62 Los Angeles 

Reeves Geo H Park Jamsetown N Y 

Reffkln Joe 163 Dudley Providence 

Regal Trio 116 W Wash PI N T 

Reld Sisters 46 Broad Elisabeth N J 

Rellly A Bryan Star Muncie Ind 

T'.Hnflelds Minstrels Star Memphis 

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Renalles The 2064 Sutter 8a n Francisco 

Reno Geo B Park Memphis 

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Rice Frank A Truman 8038 Sheffield av Chic 

Rich * H«ward 214 E Iff V T 

Rich A Rich 2493 Milwaukee av Chicago 

Richard Bros 116 E 3 New York 

Richards Great Morrisons Rockaway 

Riley A Ahearn 36 Plant Dayton O 

Rio Al C 330 W 146 N T 

Rlpon Alf 646 B 87 New Tork 

Rltter A Bovey 49 Bllleiica Boston 

Roberta C E 1861 Sherman av Denver 

Roberts A Downey 86 Lafayette Detroit 

Robinson Win C 8 Granville London 

Robinsons The 901 Hswthorne av Minneapolis 

Rock A Rol 1610 Indiana av Chicago 

Rosdsr A Lester 814 Broadway Buffalo 

Rogers A Mackintosh Jeffers Saginaw Mich 

Rolands Geo 8 Box 390 Cumberland Md 

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Rose Lane A Kelgard 126 W 48 N T 

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Rosa Sisters 66 Cumerford Providence 
Rossis Musical Novelty 218 W 48 N Y 
Russell A Davis 1316 High Springfield O 
Rutledge Frank Spring Lake Mich Indef 
Rye Geo W 116 4 Ft Smith Ark 
hyno A Emerson 161 W 174 N Y 



Sabfl Josephine Orpheum Vancouver 

Sanders A La Mar 1337 6 av N Y 

San ford A Darlington 2337 So Warnock Phlla 

Savoy A Savoy Leavltt Sanford Me 

Scanlon W J 1691 Vlnewood Detroit 

Scarlet A Scarlet 918 Longwood av N Y 

Schercr A Newklrk 18 Goodell Buffalo 

Schilling Wm 1000 E Lanvale Baltimore 

Brintella 688 "Lyell av Rochester 

Scott Geo 377 8 4 Bklyn 

8cott A Yost 40 Mornlngslds av N Y 

Scully Will P I Webster pi Brooklyn 

Selby Hal M 204 Schiller Bldg Chicago 

Sonxell Jean Airdome Homestead Pa 

Sevengala 616 Abel Boston Pa 

Sexton Chns B 2849 Johnston Chlcsgo 

Seymour Nellie 111 Manhattan N Y 

Shea Thoa E 3464 Pine Grove av Chicago 

Fheck A Darvllle 2028 N Clark Chicago 

Shedmans Dogs Dumont N J 

Shepperley Sisters 260 Dovecourt Toronto 

Sherlock Frsnk 614 W 136 N Y 

Sherlock A Holmes 2606 Ridge Philadelphia 

Shermans Two 262 St Emanuel Mobile 

Sherry Joa V Sparks Circus C R 

Shields The 207 City Hall New Orleans 

Slddons A Earle 2544 So 8 Phltudelphii 

Sldello Tom at Co 4313 Wentworth av Cn>c*„o 

Slegel A Matthews 3£4 Dearborn Chicago 

Simmons A Carmontelle 383 Clinton Bklyn 

Slmms Al 18 E 106 N Y 

Stmms Wlllard 6436 Ellis av Chicago 

Slater A Finch 10 N 3 Vlncennes lnd 

Small Johnnie A Sisters 620 Lenox av N Y 

8mlrl A Kesaner 438 W 164 N Y 

Smith Allen 12tl Jefferson av Brooklyn 

Smith A Adsms 408 So Halstea*! Chicago 

Smith A Brown 1324 St John Toledo 

Somers A Storke c;r»nd Portland 

Sousloff Park Loulsvlllo 

Spears The 67 Clinton Everett Maas 

Spencer A Austin 3110 E Philadelphia 

Springer A Church 8 Esther Terrace Pltlsfleld 

Stadium Trio St Charles Hotel Chicago 

Stanley Harry Gmnt Hotel Chlcauo 

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st<<1man Al A Fannie *>8S 6 So Boston 

SiHnrrt Thornns Trio 611 l.^nox av N V 

Steppe A H 33 Barclay Newark 

Stepping Trio 3'.*0S N 6 PMU 

Stevens E J 498 Marlon Bklyn 

Stevens Paul 823 W 28 New York 

Stewart A Earl 126 EucMd Woodbury N J 

Stokes A Ryan 1106 Bayard Wilmington Del 



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St John A MoCraeken 8161 Chestnut' Phils 
8torsobeln H 8181 Atlantlo Brooklyn 
Stubblefleld Trio 1101 Maple av St Louis 
Sullivan Danl J A Co 1917 W 81 Cleveland 
Sully A Phelps lilt Bolton Philadelphia 
Susana Princess O H Hanford Cal 
Sutton A 8uttoa 1118 W I Duluth 
Sweeney A Rooney lilt Wyoming av Detroit 
Swish it A Evans 1147 W Hursn Chicago 
Sylvester* Plymout Hotel Hoboken N J 
S>monds Alfaretta 14C Bo 11 Philadelphia 
rt/ts A Sjis 140 Morris Philadelphia 



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Tanglvy Pearl 67 8 Clark Chicago 

Taylor Mae 2201 8 11 Phlla 

Taylor A Brown Star San Antonio Tex 

Tavlor A Tenny 1840 Ridge av Phlla 

Temple A O'Brien 419 ■ 1 Fargo N D 

Tcrrlll Frank A Fred 167 N Orkney Phlla 

Thomas A Hamilton 667 Dearborn av Chicago 

T nomas A Wright 616 N Clark Chicago 

" liomson Harry 1284 Putnam av Brooklyn 

Thornc Mr A Mrs Hsrry 176 W 141 N Y 

Tliornes Juggling 68 Rose Buffalo 

Thornton Geo A 896 Broome N T 

Thurston Leslie 1311 11 Waahlngton 

Tldmarsh Fred A Co 1134 Tatnall Wilmington 

Tlnney Frank Kelts Phlla 

Tivoli Quartette Grlswold Cafe Detroit lndef 

Tope Topsy A Tops 1441 W School Chicago 

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Tracy Julia Raymond Bartholdl Inn N Y 

Trsvers Bell 207 W SI N Y 

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Travers Roland 111 W 41 N Y 

Tremalnea Mill's ISO Caldwell Jacksonville III 

Trevett Quartet Monarch Hotel Chicago 

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Troxell A Wlnchell 806 1 N Seattle 

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Valdare Bessie 106 W 97 N Y 
Valentine A Bell 1461 W 101 Chicago 
Valletta A Lamson 1319 Bt Clark Cleveland 
Van Dalle Sisters 614 W 111 N T 
Van Epps 16 W 64 N Y 
Vsn Horn Bobby 189 Best Dayton O 
Vardelles Lowell Mich 
Vardon Perry A Wllber 16 Green London 
Variety Comedy Trio 1611 Berth Indianapolis 
Vass Victor V 16 Hasklns Providence 
Vassar A Arken 114 Christopher Bklyn 
Vedmar Rene 3116 Broadway N Y 
Venetian Ssrensders 878 Blackhawk Chicago 
Vernon A Parker 187 Hopkins Brooklyn 
Vlllsge Comedy Four 1911 Ringgold Phlla 
Vincent A Sieger 810 Olive Indianapolis 
Viola Otto Empire London 
Vloletta Jolly 41 Lelpslger Berlin Oer 
Voelker Mr A Mrs 618 W 161 N Y 



Walker Musical 1614 Brookslde Indianapolis 
Walker A Sturm Majestic Colorado Springs 
Walters A West 8487 Vernon Chicago 
Walton Fred 4114 Clarendon av Chicago 
Ward Billy 199 Myrtle av Bklyn 
Warde Mack 800 W 70 New York 
Warren A Dale 1310 8 Carlisle Phlla 
Washburn Dot 1930 Mohawk Chicago 
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West Al 606 B Ohio Pittsburg 

West 81st era 1412 Jefferson av Brooklyn N Y 

West A Dtnton 116 W Cedar Kalamasoo 

Western Union Trio 1241 B Clearfield Phlla 

Weaton Edgar 246 W 44 N Y 

Weston Dan B 141 W 116 N Y 

Westons Models 204 W 110 N Y 

Wethetill II W I Chester Pa 

Wheeler Sisters 1441 7 Philadelphia 

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Williams Cowboy 4716 Upland Philadelphia 
Williams Chas 2626 Rutgers St Louis 
Williams Ed A Florence 94 W 101 N Y 
Williams A De Crotesu 1 Ashton sq Lynn M 
Williams A Gilbert 1010 Marohfield av Chic 
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Williams A Sterling Box 1 Detroit 
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Wlnflsld A Shannon 172 B Mllw'kee av Detroit 

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Wolf A Lee 114 Wood lawn av Toledo 

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Behn C 
Bell Boy Trior (8 F) 
Booth Hope 
Boudinl Bros 
Boyle J C 
Boynton Jane 
Brennan Syble 
Brinkley Sisters 
Bryden Mae 
Butler Klrksmlth 



(C) 



(C) 



(C) 



C. 



Calpln Wm (C) 
Carleton Arthur C 
Carter Virginia Lu 

(P) 
Chaddertoa L (C) 
Chadderton Lily 



Challonger A Brent 

(C) 
Chaae Billy (S F) 
Chouteau Josephine 

(C) 
Christy Lew 
Christy Wayne (C) 
Clarence Sisters (C) 
Clark Florette 
Clarke H L 
Cllve Henry 
Cohurn Nettle (C) 
Coleman Johnnie 

(SF) 
Corrigan Emmett 
Cousins Ida (C) 
Covert Dorothy 
Creasy Wm 
Cummings Ralph (C) 
Cummlngs Dick (C) 
Curzon J W 

D. 

Dallas Beaulah 
Darrell Emily 
Daub Jack 
Davis Marlon 
Defrejl Gordon 
Delaro Hattle 
Delaro Hattle (C) 
Dell Bert 
Delton Henry 
Denman Louise 
Dietrich Roy (C) 
Dillon Wm A 
Donlta (C) 

Doris Opera Trio (C) 
Dotson A Lucas (SF) 
Dreano Josh 
Dunsworth A Valder 
Duncan Ray (C) 
Dunlop Dagman (C) 



Elliott Geo K 
Emmons Lotta (C) 
Ergottl A Lilliputians 
Evans Raymond (C) 
Evans Pearl 
Everell Emma Car us 



Fairfield Frances 
Fairfield Virginia 
Fay Anna Eva 
Ferguson Dave 
Fisher Wm 
Fitzgerald M B 
Florence Genevieve 
Frank Maurice 
Franklyn W 
Fuhrer Bessie 



Oazette Eugene (C) 
Gibson J V 
Gordon Frank 
Gordon Tom A Ste- 
phen 
Graham Clara (C) 
Gray Eleanor 
Griff Jennie (C) 

H. 

Hagan John P 
Harcke Edith 
Harvey A Donnelly 
Harris Chas (O) 
Hayes Geo B 
Holcomb A Berwick 
Holt Edwin 
Hopper Lightning (C) 
Hughes Madge 
Hurst Blllle 
Hymer John B 

I. 

ibsons The 
Irwin Flo 



James Byron (C) 
Jarvls A Harris (C) 
Johnson A Wells 

(SF) 
Jolly A Wild 

K. 

Karlton Avery 
Kaufer Carrie (C) 
Keefe John 
Kendall Chas 
Kennedy Vic 
Kerr Miss (P) 
Kingston A Thomas 

(C) 
Kline Sam (C) 



La Genie Mile (C) 
La Tour Babe 
La Vine Gene (C) 
Lee Irene 
Leipslz Nate 
Le Mont L A 
Lerner Dave 
LeRoy Hilda 
Leslie Ethel (S F) 
Lewin Harry W 
Lewis Walter 
London Ernest A 



Mack A Orth 
Mack Wilbur 
Manchl K 
Martine Bob 
May Ida 

May Jeannie (C) 
McCarte Billy 
McCullougb Carl 
McDonald John (C) 
McGloin Josephine 
Merritt Hal 
Middleton Karl 
Miller Belle 
Montrose Max 
Moore Alma (C) 
Morenl Con 
Morrell Sidney 
Morris Mike 
Muller W E 
Mum ford A Thompson 

(C) 
Mykoff B 



N. 

Neff A Starr (C) 
Noble Billy (C) 
Norton Ruby (P) 



Oberman B C (C) 
O'Hearn Will (C) 



Palmer Minnie 

Perclval M 

Phasma 

Piquo Philip (C) 



Quirk Billy 

R. 

Ramey Marie j 

Rattray Allan (SF). 
Redford A Winchester 1 
Redwood A OordoOJ 

(C) ' » 

Reece Arthur ! 

Relnhardt Frieda 
KelllB Josephine 
Rice Jas A ! 

Rlnaldo \ 

Roberts Ignace (C) 
Robinson A Burdett 

(C) 
Rosetta 

Royal Jack 1 

Ruhso D W » 

i 
8. 

Schlman E F (C) 
Schuler Henry (C) ' 
Senzell J Will (C) 
Shoenfeldt Jos 
Shoholm Grace (C) 
Simons Wlllard A Co 

(C) 
Sinner Jack 
Snook Great (S F) 
Squires John (S F) 
St. Albyn Edmond O 
St. Cass C (C) 
Stedman Al 
Steeley A Edwards 
Stephens Leon a 
Stewart Cal (C) 
Stone Sydney (C) 
Strong Nellie 
Sturm Geo (S F) 
Sutton Dora 
Sylvester Joe 



Thornburn Samuel 
Thurber Philip (C) 
Tlce Herbert 
Twist Star (C) 
Tuxedo Comedy Four 



Van Cleave 
Vlnlng D M (C) 
Vivian A Corrigan 

W. 

Walker Harry 
Walker Jack (S F) 
Walker Spencer 
Wall Lawrence 
Webby Jake (C) 
Weston Lury 
Westony Vllmos (8 F) 
Wheeler Bert L (C) 
Whltford Anabelle 

(C) 
Wl-.liams Amy 
Williams Crystal 
Williams & Warner 
Wllaon Dall 
Wolf Moore A Young 

(SF) 
Wrothe Ed Lee 
Wurnelle A Nelson 

(C) 
Wyckoff Fred 
Wynn Bessie 

T. 

Young Oscar (C) 
Yulr Mae 



Zimmerman Willy 
Zolo (C» 



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Fifth Floor. Straus Bldg.. Clark A Mac' so- 
Sts.. Chicago. 111. PRACTICE IN ALL fc ATE 
AJ4D U. 8. COURTS. ADVICE ;/RRi:. 



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that had steel corners, steel ralla. steel dowels, steel handle looks and every ether fitting ef 
steel and waa covered with vulcanised hard fibre, lined with fibre and bound w'th vu'< .ntsed 
herd fibre, wouldn't you wonder why you used the heavy, old-fashloncd, canvas-cover* wood 
trunk as long as you did and wouldn't you be anxious to get up to date? 



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, ___K OUT F~OR TROUBLE! 

Your Booking Agent is to blame for most of your frictions with actors. REPUTABLE MANAGERS receiving their vaudeville attractions 
from the FRANK Q. DOYLE AGENCY never have trouble with their shows. We know, see or get a reliable report on all acts we book. 



FRANK 




DOYLE 



Chicago's Foremost 
Vaudeville Agent 



BOOKING in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin and more houses in Chicago than any other agencv. 
Fourth floor, CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, CHICACO, ILL. u* littiin hmi. Mm 5111.' taMta ill! 



FOSTER'S AGENCY 



Ltd. 



GEORGE FOSTER. Manai"! Director 



I New Coventry Street. LONDON. W. < MtoM C«nHnns)tlo«. I ..■do* 



THEATRICAL AND VARIETY EXPERTS 

(Established IK years) 

THE MO0T REMABLK AGBMCT IN THS WOILO. 

Star acta requiring tnitgrmenti in Burope. communleete at once. George 
Foster personally superintends the booking of every act and baa been I astro* 
mental In Introducing more American acta to Burope In one year than all other 
tgencles combined. George Footer visits the U. 8. A. annually, and periodically 
•very other continental city In Burope. 

England's Foremost Vaudeville Agent 



FREEMAN BERNSTEIN 

Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaudeville Acta 
HEIDELBERG BLDG., Bway and 4*d St., NEW YORK (Suite 405). Phone 2476 Bryant. 

OPEN NIGHT AND DAT. 



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urns ill 





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VAUDEVILLE AGENT 



MR. MANAGER: — Are you losing money this warm weather? Write me for Ideas as well 
acts that will get you results. 



CHICACO 



MUSEUM 



H. E. THURSTON, - GENERAL MANAGER. 

THE LARGEST Ml SKI M IN THE WORLD. FOUR FLOORS, 26,000 SQ. FT 

STATE AND VAN BUREN STREETS. CHICAGO* ILL. 

WILL ALWAYS CONSIDER GOOD FREAKS, STRANGE PEOPLE, ETC. 

VAUDEVILLE, BURLESQUE. ANIMAL CIRCUS AND CURIO HALL. 



For Sale or Lease MODERN AND FIREPROOF THEATRE 

In a New England City; 100,000 Inhabitants; Seating Capacity 1,100. 
For full particulars, address. 

C. H. WOODMAN. P. O. Box No. 2497. Phone. Spring 2065. BOSTON. Mass. 



HAVE YOUR CARD IN VARIETY 



BRENNAN'S AUSTRALIAN 
VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

Proprietors Brennan'a Amphitheatres. Ltd. 
Capital, £200.000 ($800,000). 
Governing Director, Mr. JAME8 BRENNAN. 
CIRCUIT: 

National Amphitheatre, Sydney. 

Gaiety Theatre, Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre, Melbourne. 

Amphitheatre, Newcastle. 

His Majesty's Theatre, Hobart 

Theatre Royal, Brisbane. 

Amphitheatre, Newtown. 

WANTED AT ONCE. 
SPECIALTY ACTS, COMEDIANS* 80UBRET8 

Must "be Flret desa- 
lt Successive Weeks s. Oatlo* if Week* Mare. 

Transportation paid. Vancouver to Sydney, 
•as way or both ways, according to salary 
•smanded. 

All transportation' paid In Australia. 

One performance per night. Matlneea: Wed- 
nesday, Baturday and holldaya No Sunday 
work. 

NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON 
CONTRACTS. 

Ah Communications: Booking Department, 
Matlonk Amphitheatre, SYDNEY, Australia 
Cable Address: "PENDANT." 

NOTE: No Australian agent has authority 
to book ff r Brennan's Amphltheatree. Ltd. 

WANTED -12 Minstrel Men for IS months' 
work. Huit be good performers. 



BORNHAUPT 

INTERNATIONAL AGENT 
16 Galerle Du Rol. Brussels 



NTED 

VAUDEVILLE ACTS FOR 



J. W. GORMAN'S 
PARK CIRCUIT 

Address, 100 Boylston St., Boston, Masa 



Vaudeville Headliners 
and Good Standard Acts 

If you have an open week you want to fill at 

abort notice, write to W. L. DOCK8TADER. 

GARRICK THEATRE. WILMINGTON. DEL. 

Can close Baturday night and make any city 

east of Chicago to open Monday night. 

Hammerstein's 

AMERICA'S MOST 
FAMOUS VARIE- 
TY THEATRE. 
OPEN THE TEAR AROUND. 

ERNEST EDELSTEN 

,' VARIETT AND DRAMATIC AGENT. 
17 Green St.. Leicester Square, LONDON. 
Sole Representative. 
John Tiller's Companies Walter C. Kelly 

Little Tich. Two Bobs. Wee Georgle Wood 

AJwrays Vaoanoles for Good Acts 




La Cinematografia Italiana 

18 ITALY'8 LEADING PAPER FOR THE 

Animate. Pietire a* Pktutf ra#b Bisinets 

PUBLIBHED FORTNIGHTLY. 

3S-S6 large pagea, S shillings per annum ($1.60 > 

Edltor-pfop'r: Prof. GUALTIEHO I. FAB1U. 

la Via Arclrescorado. Torino. Italy. 



BRIGHTON BEACH 
MUSIC HALL 



Dailv 2:45 and 8:30. Sunt lav Concerts, 

Week of June 26, 11*11 
FRANK KEENAN. - • 6 MUSICAL CUTTYS 
JAMES J. C0RBETT and 7 OTHER BI6 ACTS 



BERT LEVEY 



II 



CIRCU VAUDEVILLE 



Plenty of Time for Recognised Acts who Respect Contracta Acts desiring lime communlcau 

Direct to EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 144-180 POWELL 8TREET. Pan Francisco. Calif. 

N. B— WE ADVANCE FARES TO REAL ACTS. 



EUROPEAN OFFICE 
BERLIN. GERMANY 
RICHARD PITROT. 

Representative. 

LOUIS PINCU8. 
New York Repre- 
sentative, Gayety 
Theatre Bldg. 



Pantages Circuit 

VAUDEVILLE THEATRES, Inc. 

ALEXANDER PANTAGES 
President and Manager 



OFFICES 
NEW YORK 
CHICAGO 
SAN FRANCISCO 
SEATTLE 
DENVER 



DOUTRICK'S ISgaiSS- 

CHAS N. BOUTMCK. Prtf. an. Maiaaer IBS M0RTH LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO 

WANTED 

New Acts, New Facea. Recognised Big Feature Acts. Good Comedy Sketches. Novelty and 

Musical Acts etc., for Immediate and future time. 
BOOKING First Class Vaudeville Houses In Chicago, and 15 Houses In III. Jumps from «o 

cts to S4. Also New Houses lo Ind.. Iowa. Wis. 
PERFORMERS — If you have one or more weeks open, write, wire or phone. 



JOSEPH M. 8CHENCK, Oca. Mgr. N. Y. OnVe. 



I KID >l \|{|io. Mgr. BoMton OAVr. 



VAUDEVILLE ACT8 NOTICE, WANTED FOB NEW ENGLAND TIME. 

The Marcus Loew Booking Agency 

NEW ENGLAND HEADQUARTERS 

Pheoe. Oifors 2640 Csloaial Rnilfini, BOSTON 

THE ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL 

Circulation guaranteed to be larger than that of any English Journal devoted to the 
Dramatic or Vaudeville Professions. Foreign subscription. 17a Id. per annum 



NEW YORK AGENTS — Paul Tauslg. 104 East 14th St., and Samuel French & Sons. 14-2* 
West 22d Street. 

Artists vlsltlnt- England are Invited to send particulars of ttulr act and J.i;«- of opening 
THE STAGE Letter Box Is open for the reception of their mail. 

16 YORK STREET. COVENT GARDEN. LONDON. W. C 

Griffin Circuit 

The Hide away big time circuit. No acts too big. Exclusive agents Write or wire PETER 
F. GRIFFIN, Booking Agent, Griffin Vaudeville Circuit. Variety Theatre Bldg . Toronto. Can 



CONFIDENCE 



PAIR TaUSIt. fMfl. Stcsmsis aseat 

I04E m st m t Tel ?tJM st. T ,ei».i a dozen times or more 



of your customers is essential to your welfare. I have 
arranged S.S. accommodations for 

LILY LENA and W. NEWHOUSE 

(Are you satisfied, William'' 



Australian Vaudeville Agency 

IN, Director 



J. C. 

Head Office. SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA 



Cable Address " Xiab " 



BOATING. FISHING 



ISSUES ONLY ILLINOIS STATK O >N |'i<A«TS 



KKSmKT^ IN MlfH 



sp..«n.>.i> summer ! Barrett - Curtis Vaudeville Circui MsllllTWB, " l! 



KNftAOEMKNTS IN 

RESORT TOWNS. I Sl'lTBS '21A Vl"» 

35 DEARBORN STREET 



n«n>kiN<; 
cKii.i.v m n. mm; 

010 NUMBEI 167 CHICAGO, ILL 



Western States Vaudeville Ass'n 

ELLA HERBERT WESTON, General Manager 

Now Booking Acts In the West. Short Jumps. No Act Too Wg 
7th Floor. Westbaak Bid*.. 8AM FBAlltlilCO. 



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VARIETY 



TUB VBNTRILOQUIBT WITH A 
PRODUCTION 

ED. F. 

REYNARD 

Presents Beth Dewberry and Jtwn Jawnson In 
"A MORNING IN HICK8VILLB." 

lUri-riion. GENE HUGHES. 

Gene Hughes 

Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaude- 
ville Acts. 

What to produce, and how to succeed. 

Authors please note: Oomunlcatlons so- 
licited. 

Putnam Building*. New York. 



ELLIS 



MONA 



BLAMPHIN and HEHR 

The Chawpigo Simcrs of Vi^eville 

FUK dALil. 

WIGGINS FARM 

Apply to THE OHADWIOE TRIO 

Stuart Barnes 

JAMBS B. PLUNKBTT. Manager. 




CORNALU and WILBUR 





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Hhs promised to land us a route 

We hop*- that she will, hut a two dollar hill 
Won't pay for our tickets to Hutte. 

WANTKI): COO]) IV S MONKV, ANY Sl'/K 
Dll STVLK. 

BUTLER 

HAVILAND 

- THORNTON 

This Week (June 12). Henderson's Coney 

Island. 



ALICE 



It isi't the name 
teat makes the 
act- 
It's the act that 
makes the name. 



THE KINO OF IRELAND 

JAMES B. DONOVAN 

AND 

RENA ARNOLD 

QUEEN OF VAUDBVILLB 

DOING WELL, THANK TOU. 

Director and Adviser, King- K. C. 





Opened at the Palace. Blackpool, Im- 
mensely. Oh. you cool breezes; how we do 
enjoy you. 

Well, It 'wasn't sueli a bail trip, after all. 

Stayed In London over Sunday and got 
acquainted with some of the old bunch. Talk 
about your crowds! this village Is .lammed, all 
walling lo sec the Coronation. Will toll you 
all about It In our next. 

Leicester S<|. looks like America a La 
Petite. 

Some of the old Yanks that have been over 
here some time wanted to buy our clothes. 
Nothing doing from the trio. 

Now for a quiet summer's reBt. 

Itestlngly yours, 

VAROON. PERRY and WILRER 

"THOSE THRBB BOYS." 

Marshall P. Wilder 

ATLANTIC CITY, If. J. 

RHl 'Phone tit. 

JULIAN 
»■■ DYER 

A LAUGH A SECOND 

McKISSICK 
andSHADNEY 

THOSE EBONY ENTERTAINERS 

Comedy character change artists. 

Special Scenery. 

Address VAR1KTY, Chicago. 



Willa Holt Wakefield 



IN 




Is this a Man? 



ihiCROMWELLS 

JUGGLING ACT 



Then Try to Solve the Mystery. 



Marcus - Cartelle 



"Skatorial RoUeriea." 



ORACB 



Ritter - Foster 

ACROB8 THB POND 
Address care VAUDBVILLB CLUB 

98 Charing Cross Road, London, Bng. 




GAVIN PLATT 



THB 



PEACHES 



Presenting "TRAVELING A LA CART" 

GBO. WOLFORD BARRY. 
(No. T Hawthorne At*., Clifton. H. J.) 



HARRY L. WEBB 

Direction AIL T. WUton. 



JOHNNIE 
COLEMAN 

The original Scotch lad with a somewhat 
different monologue, singing his own aonga 
First time in this country. 

A big hit in Ban Francisco. 
Keep Ter Ere on Johanle. 



HERMAN 



Agent. PAT OA8IY 



WILL LACEY 



THE 
ORIGINAL 

CYOLINO OOMIOIAN 

"LISTEN TO ME" 



Kxperlence will teach 
you that It Is quite as nec- 
essary for a manager 
(that Is, a powerful one) 
to he a master of the study 
of human nature as It la 
to master addition of Du- 
nns or dollars and cents. 



PEL ADO.. 1510 « CAPITAL IT.. 
WAINII0T0R 

The Fellow That Waltzes and 
Sings on One Wheel 




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BARRT •» WOLFORD 

Owing to numerous reqaests of Manag< rs 
for Barry A Wolford, Mrs. Barry will not re- 
tire. Coming Season, New Act. 

JAMES E. PLUNKETT. Smart. Mgr. 

Home Add., 8 Hawthorne Ave., Clifton, N. .7. 

Sam J. Curtis 

And Co. 

Melody and Mirth. 

In the original "SCHOOL ACT." 

All music arranged by 0«o. Botsford 

This Week (June 19), Brighton Beach Music 

Hall. Brighton Beach, N. Y. 

CHARLES AHEARN 




■ACING HAN" 

PAT 0A8BY, Agent 




GATES 



WORLD'S GREATEST AND MOST MERITO- 
RIOUS MUSICAL ACT. 

$1000 CERTIFICATE SAYS SO 

BRITANNIA-ON-TH-BAT. 
The Musical Cates is one of the best mu- 
sical acts that has been seen here. Thev 
play saxophones, cornets, xylophones anil 
other instruments In the most entertaining 
manner. These people have a great reputa- 
tion, and the saxophone team is claimed to 
be the best In the world. One of the broth- 
ers plays a mammoth double Eb contra bass 
saxophone that produces a wonderfully deep 
and mellow tone. They are equally at home 
on all the Instruments, and whether In solos, 
duets, trios or quartettes made the biggest 
kind of a hit. 

THE CITIZEN. OTTAWA. CANADA. 

Rem Brandt 

This Week (June 10) 

NEW IM6HT0N THEATRE. BRIGHTON BEACH, H. T 

Direction. JO PAIQB SMITH 





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